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Wheat harvesting. | Newsreel

Queensland carries nation’s winter crop output

Queensland farmers will carry the nation this year, with record winter crop production making up for shortfalls in other states. Rabobank’s 2024-25 Australian Winter
Read more 22 October 2024
HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2024. | Newsreel

$7 billion missile defence boost for Navy

Australia will spend $7 billion on state-of-the-art long-range missiles systems to beef up the country’s air defences. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said
Read more 22 October 2024
Uluru with Kata Tjuṯa in the background. | Newsreel

Uluru trek first to offer overnight stays in national park

A new 54km guided trek, which finishes at Uluru, is set to become one of the world’s leading desert walks. The new Uluru-Kata Tjuta Signature Walk through World
Read more 22 October 2024
Mother and child Christmas shopping online. | Newsreel

Time running out to get on Christmas lists

If you haven’t completed your Christmas shopping list yet, you are at risk of being in the minority of Australians. A survey by e-commerce technology provider Shopify
Read more 22 October 2024
Woman and robot fist pump. | Newsreel

The dangers of humanising artificial intelligence

By Raffaele F Ciriello and Angelina Ying Chen For most of our history, we believed empathy was a uniquely human trait – a special ability that set us apart from
Read more 21 October 2024
Bike path separated from road. | Newsreel

Separation the key to more active transport

Three quarters of Australians support building more walking and cycling paths, prompting a call for extra investment in active transport infrastructure. An Australia
Read more 21 October 2024
Farmer looking at smart phone in the field. | Newsreel

Satellite’s mobile credentials tested for remote Australia

The viability of new satellites to provide reliable mobile connectivity in remote Australia will be tested over the coming months. The trials, under way in 50 regional
Read more 21 October 2024
Brisbane City Council Metro vehicle. | Newsreel

Brisbane Metro begins operation in city’s south

Brisbane’s long-awaited Metro system begins operation today, with a route between Eight Miles Plains and the University of Queensland the first to carry fare-paying
Read more 21 October 2024
High density housing. | Newsreel

Rezone to build homes ‘where people want to live’

A rezoning blitz is needed to radically move the dial on the current housing crisis. The Business Council of Australia (BCA) has called on governments to undergo an
Read more 21 October 2024
Fake people are now turning up on video calls - Newsreel

Deep fake video calls join cyber security threat list

Companies are starting to report “deep fake attacks” where artificial intelligence is used to impersonate people on video calls. Business Aspect Cyber Security and
Read more 19 October 2024