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Public EV charging station. | Newsreel

US EV charging study offers lessons for Aussie ambitions

As the push for more Australians to buy electric vehicles gathers pace, a study in the United States has looked at the barriers to increased EV sales. The study in an EV
Read more 24 September 2025
Cracked land. | Newsreel

Extreme heat risk to Northern Australia food bowl plans

By Steve Turton Australia’s worrying future under climate change was laid bare when the first National Climate Risk Assessment was released recently. It revealed
Read more 23 September 2025
Royal Queensland Golf Club, Brisbane. | Newsreel

Royal Queensland Golf Club to tee off on eastern expansion

The home of golf for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games will undergo a major upgrade, including the addition of nine new holes. The State Government has
Read more 23 September 2025
House in the country.| Newsreel

Townsville and Bundaberg lead regional charge

New lending data has revealed a move away from inner-city living with more than half of the top 30 in-demand areas located in the regions. Westpac’s Managing Director
Read more 23 September 2025
Person with headphones.

Trade mission set to blitz Europe and UAE

A blitz through Europe and the Middle East will aim to make Queensland businesses front of mind for decision-makers in those regions. State Finance, Trade, Employment
Read more 23 September 2025
Child and AI chatbot. | Newsreel

Suicide-by-chatbot puts Big Tech in liability hot seat

By Brian Downing It is a sad fact of online life that users search for information about suicide. In the earliest days of the internet, bulletin boards featured suicide
Read more 22 September 2025
QFD Commissioner Steve Smith. | Newsreel

80 new trucks set Queensland Fire Department record

The Queensland Fire Department is undertaking its largest single fleet procurement program with 80 new trucks on order. The new Type 2 Queensland Fire and Rescue trucks
Read more 22 September 2025
Dr Jiaming Ma

Cardboard replaces cement in new building material

Australian engineers have developed a building product based on cardboard, with has a 75 percent lower carbon footprint than concrete. Study lead author Dr Jiaming Ma,
Read more 22 September 2025
Amazon rainforest deforestation.

Deforestation the major driver of a drier Amazon

Deforestation is the major cause of the drop in rainfall across the world’s largest rainforest. A new study, involving researchers from Brazil and Germany, has
Read more 22 September 2025
Movie Clapper board. | Newsreel

Yatala rezoning set to put new film precinct up in lights

It’s action for plans to create Australia’s most advanced movie production precinct on the Gold Coast. The State Government has enabled the rezoning of over 51
Read more 22 September 2025