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Snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. | Newsreel

Tourists pump $90m into economy each day

Visitors to Queensland over the past year spent more than $90 million a day. New figures from Tourism Research Australia show the state’s visitor economy reached $34.1
Read more 26 June 2024
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Pilots explore renewable energy sharing

Caloundra and Townsville residents will pilot a new system to store and re-use locally produced energy across the community. Queensland Government Local Renewable Energy
Read more 25 June 2024
Robot pills are on the way - Newsreel

Robot pill could replace uncomfortable probes

A robot pill has been developed that the inventors believe will reduce the need for many invasive medical procedures. California-based Endiatx is conducting clinical
Read more 25 June 2024
Armaguard truck. | Newsreel

Banks and retailers chip in $50m to support cash carrier

A decline in the use of cash in Australia has led to major banks and retailers stepping in to financially support the private cash transportation sector. An agreement to
Read more 25 June 2024
Aerial view of Cairns in Far North Queensland. | Newsreel

Cairns’ cultural cred rewarded in ranking

Cairns is Queensland’s most cultural city, based on a study which took into account a town’s population. Preply, an online language learning company, compared the
Read more 25 June 2024
Ashley Nugent and Jeremy Orr of OCE VR and VirtuReal. | Newsreel

Virtual training for all the senses a reality

By Steve Zeppa Two Gold Coast entrepreneurs have developed highly immersive virtual reality simulation systems which have attracted the interest of defence and emergency
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Houses under construction. | Newsreel

South-East Queensland housing affordability plummets

The southern Moreton Bay islands and pockets in the Lockyer and Somerset regions are the only places where housing remains affordable in South-East Queensland. The
Read more 24 June 2024
House under construction. | Newsreel

New climate resilience measures for building code

Australian building codes are set for a shake-up with new provisions for climate resilience and carbon-footprint reporting to be considered. Federal, state and territory
Read more 24 June 2024
Young children on laptop talking to someone. | Newsreel

Children need a say in social media debate

A total social media ban for young people could have a detrimental impact on the very people such a move aims to protect. In a new study, researchers from the University
Read more 24 June 2024
An artist's impression of the approved residential building in Crosby Rd, Albion. | Newsreel

Upgraded rooftop in Albion development

A more functional rooftop has been included in updated plans for an approved residential building in Albion. The proposed nine-storey complex at the corner of Crosby Rd
Read more 24 June 2024