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Lime e-bike in Brisbane. | Newsreel

Lime squeezes back into Brisbane market

Lime e-scooters will return to Brisbane streets next week, after a three-year hiatus. The original e-scooter provider in the Queensland capital, Brisbane City Council
Read more 16 July 2024
Diesel train. | Newsreel

No plan for diesel trains’ green transition

Half of Australia’s diesel-powered railway rollingstock is due to be replaced before 2050, with no plan for environmentally-friendly replacements. The Australasian
Read more 16 July 2024
Green building and trees. | Newsreel

Scheme to track emissions linked to products

The Federal Government is fast-tracking the development of a Guarantee of Origin scheme, to provide an emissions accounting framework for Australian
Read more 16 July 2024
AI data graphic. | Newsreel

Creators want recognition in AI tools

Australian content creators are calling on laws compelling artificial intelligence (AI) developers to declare the origin of the information on which they train the
Read more 16 July 2024
Construction site. | Newsreel

Call for national inquiry into CFMEU

The Australian Building and Construction Commission should be re-established and a nation-wide inquiry held in the wake criminal allegations made against the
Read more 16 July 2024
Qantas employee at Perth airport. | Newsreel

Fly direct to Paris in just over 17 hours

Australians will be able to fly to Paris directly, in a little over 17 hours, with Qantas offering services to the European capital for the first time in 20 years. The
Read more 16 July 2024
Aged man looking at empty wallet. | Newsreel

Banks to refund fees to low-income customers

Customers on low incomes will be refunded more than $28 million, after banks were found to have knowingly kept them in high-fee accounts. An Australian Securities and
Read more 15 July 2024
Quantum Systems Vector 2-in-1 drone. | Newsreel

ADF zeroes in on Vector drone technology

A Brisbane-based drone company will benefit from a $100m Federal Government investment in the aerial technology. Defence Minister Pat Conroy said the Australian Defence
Read more 15 July 2024
Red wine bottles. | Newsreel

Wine exports pour back into China

Wine exports to China have rebounded, with figures back to levels reached at the peak of the trade in 2019. China imposed tariffs on Australian wines in 2020 amidst
Read more 15 July 2024
Vecco vanadium project north west Queensland

Boost for $800 million vanadium project

An almost $800 million critical minerals mine in north-west Queensland has gained coordinated project status, which will streamline a raft of approvals. State
Read more 15 July 2024