Events
Christmas in Australia. | Newsreel

Business

Australians investing in Christmas cheer

Despite the cost-of-living crunch, new data has revealed Australians plan to spend more this Christmas than in 2023. Australian Retailers Association Chief Industry
Read more 20 December 2024
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Arts

Traditional wedding music losing its appeal

The traditional “Here Comes the Bride” bridal chorus is steadily disappearing from weddings as couples opt for more contemporary services. The New York
Read more 17 December 2024
Brisbane cake artist Katie Young. | Newsreel

Community, Events

Brisbane cake event rises to cream of the crop

A Brisbane-based cake show has been named among the world’s best, mixing it with rivals from Europe, the Middle East and India. International Cake Show Australia was
Read more 17 December 2024
People preparing to abseil. | Newsreel

Business, Community, Events, Government, Local, Tourism, Travel

Zip up to Scenic Rim for cliff-face adventures

A world-first “cliff park”, with three mountain-based adventure experiences, is set to open in the Gold Coast hinterland early in the new year. Happitat, based in
Read more 17 December 2024
Kangaroo Point Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland.

Business, Community, Events, Government, Local, Transport, Travel

Kangaroo Point Bridge opens Sunday and roads close

Brisbane’s newest river crossing, between Kangaroo Point and the CBD, opens to the public on Sunday. Brisbane City Council is hosting an opening event for the new
Read more 13 December 2024
One of Brisbane's festive tiny doors - Newsreel

Arts, Community, Events, Music

Christmas festivities light up across the city

It is less than two weeks until the jolly man in the big red suit comes to your house, so get your Christmas cheer on with these festive happenings around town. Go
Read more 10 December 2024

Health
MouseGoggles developed at Cornell University. | Newsreel

Education

VR MouseGoggles to reveal neural secrets

Researchers have built miniature virtual reality goggles for mice to better understand the rodent’s brain activity and gain more insight into disorders such as
Read more 19 December 2024
Woman using smartwatch and phone. | Newsreel

Education

Microchip turns smartwatches into disease detectors

A microchip has been developed which can detect disease in the air, paving the way for small portable diagnostic tools. In a new study, NYU Tandon researchers in the
Read more 18 December 2024
Counsellor providing support. | Newsreel

Community, Federal, Government, Health, Support & Services

Four free mental health centres north of Brisbane

Four new free mental health centres will open in the northern suburbs of the Greater Brisbane area by July next year. Federal Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Read more 18 December 2024
Bluebottle on beach. | Newsreel

Business, Community, Education, Health, Research & Science, Safety, Tourism

New app set to take sting out of next beach trip

An Australian app which tells beachgoers the chance of them being bothered by bluebottles could be ready by next summer. Under development by UNSW Sydney, and set to be
Read more 17 December 2024
A child after an injection. | Newsreel

Community, Federal, Government, Health

Pneumococcal spike prompts next-gen vaccine call

The rate of life-threating pneumococcal disease in Australia has a hit a 20-year high, prompting calls for the urgent rollout of new generation vaccines. Paediatrician
Read more 17 December 2024
Poor mother and child. | Newsreel

Community, Health, People, Support & Services

More than a million first-time charity users this Christmas

One and four Australian parents fear their children will not receive a present this Christmas, with more than two million worried about feeding their kids this
Read more 17 December 2024

Sport
Man holding basketball. | Newsreel

Community

Sport helping to engage at-risk Brisbane youths

The Olympic sport of 3×3 basketball is being used to engage at-risk youths across Brisbane. The Take it to the Streets youth program, run by the Queensland
Read more 16 December 2024
Rugby league fans in Papua New Guinea. | Newsreel

Government

Sport and security deals bring PNG closer

A new funding deal between the Federal Government and Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) has cemented a PNG-based side being included in a future expanded
Read more 13 December 2024
Start to cycling race. | Newsreel

Brisbane 2032, Community, Government, Sport, State

Olympic cycling stars to call Brisbane home from January

Brisbane will be home to a national cycling centre of excellence as the sport gears up for both the Los Angeles and Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games. Queensland
Read more 8 December 2024
Clown Fish with Anemone on Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. | Newsreel

Community, Environment, Sport

Lions and Wallabies unite to help Great Barrier Reef

Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef will benefit from 30 sweaty men running around a rugby field multiple times in the middle of next year. The British & Irish Lions
Read more 27 November 2024
2024 Pacific Cup AFL, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. | Newsreel

Community, Government, Local, Sport

International Aussie Rules on Sunshine Coast

Australian Rules Football without an Australian on the field will draw spectators to the Sunshine Coast this week as the AFL goes international. The 2024 Pacific Cup
Read more 18 November 2024
Squash Australia Open player Youssef Soliman

Business, Community, Retail, Sport, Tourism

Brisbane to host new-look national squash titles

Next year’s Squash Australian Open will have a distinctive Brisbane feel as the best players in the world converge on the Sunshine State to contest an upgraded
Read more 12 November 2024