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Five surprising items you should not keep in your car

Victoria’s peak motoring body has published a list of five times that motorists should not keep in their cars. They include some electronic devices, medicines, aerosol
Read more 15 January 2025
Commemorative Australian Open $2 coins

Mint serves up Australian Open $2 coins

New commemorative $2 coins have been released to coincide with the Australian Tennis Open, currently underway in Melbourne. Australia Post has partnered with the Royal
Read more 15 January 2025
Farmer in field. | Newsreel

RIC review keeps farm business loan rate at 5.18%

Australian farmers have another six months of certainty in servicing loans with the Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) leaving its concessional farm business loan
Read more 14 January 2025
Myer department store, Melbourne, Australia. | Newsreel

Online jump not enough to prevent Myer profit dip

Australia’s largest department store Myer has reported a drop in overall sales and profit in 2024, despite a jump in online purchases, compared to 2023. In an
Read more 14 January 2025
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Billions to upgrade entire NBN to FTTN by 2030

An extra $3.8 billion will be invested in the National Broadband Network (NBN) to ensure the entire network is fibre-to-the-node (FTTN). Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Read more 14 January 2025
Concrete being poured on a construction site. | Newsreel

Concrete solution to carbon storage initiatives

Storing carbon in building construction materials has the potential to lock away billions of tons of carbon dioxide. A study by civil engineers and earth systems
Read more 14 January 2025
Adelaide Oval and city centre. | Newsreel

Connected precincts key to enduring Brisbane 2032 legacy

Queensland’s architects and urban designers have urged the Brisbane 2032 bosses to look past the debate around individual stadiums and adopt a precinct mindset. In a
Read more 14 January 2025
Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia. | Newsreel

Bank data reveals summer holiday hotspots

Iconic Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast beaches enjoyed some the largest holiday spends in the country, according to the National Australia Bank. Analysis of NAB’s
Read more 13 January 2025
Australian anti-scam ad scheenshot. | Newsreel

Anti-scam campaign taps into consumers’ inner-voice

A new campaign to help Australians avoid being scammed has been launched around three simple actions. The Stop, Check, Protect advertising campaign, to be screened on
Read more 13 January 2025
Woman with insomnia. | Newsreel

Insomnia risk rises for desk-bound workers

Desk-bound employees are much more likely to develop insomnia than non-sedentary workers. A study conducted by the University of South Florida found that people whose
Read more 13 January 2025