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Driver with GPS map. | Newsreel

Aussie back-up for GPS technology

An Australian venture is building a satellite navigation system which will provide a local alternative to the US-owned Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. RMIT
Read more 22 January 2025
Chile has been in drought for 15 years - Newsreels

Prolonged megadroughts are here to stay

Persistent megadroughts will become a more prevalent feature of the global climate, according to a 40-year study released this week. The Swiss Federal Institute for
Read more 22 January 2025
Adult and child hand in hand. | Newsreel

Child Death Review Board leads inquiry into Blue Card

Queensland’s Blue Card Child Protection System will be reviewed by the state’s Child Death Review Board to identify systemic weaknesses. Premier David Crisafulli
Read more 21 January 2025
Hydrogen-powered airplane. | Newsreel

Queensland flight plan for hydrogen-electric plane

A Queensland aircraft manufacturer is planning to fly a hydrogen-electric aircraft between Gladstone and Brisbane this year to test the cutting-edge
Read more 21 January 2025
Couple receiving advice in home. | Newsreel

Buy now, pay later schemes adding to debt burden

Almost half of Australians are starting the year in debt, with many unable to manage a household budget and relying on buy now, pay later schemes to purchase basics. New
Read more 21 January 2025
Brisbane City Council Metro vehicle. | Newsreel

School bus changes to support Brisbane Metro launch

Brisbane’s stop-start, turn-up-and-go, Metro service officially starts next week, with the high-capacity, high-frequency public bus rapid transit system operating
Read more 21 January 2025
Young person spraying graffiti. | Newsreel

Legal experts to advise on new Youth Justice laws

The Queensland Government will create an Expert Legal Panel to review new laws it introduced last month to combat youth crime. The Making Queensland Safer Laws were
Read more 21 January 2025
Woman worried looking at her phone. | Newsreel

Workforce Australia IT woes continue in new year

Current IT issues at Workforce Australia have sparked renewed calls for a full investigation of the nation’s employment services system. The Australian Council of
Read more 21 January 2025
Pharmacist with customer at chemist. | Newsreel

AMA calls for forum to focus on medicine shortages

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called for a new body to better manage future medicine shortages. AMA President Danielle McMullen said a new dedicated forum
Read more 21 January 2025
Cancer is shifting towards women and young people - Newsreel

Cancer impacting more women and young adults

Mortality rates from cancer are continuing to drop but the disease is starting to shift towards women and younger people. American Cancer Society data, released this
Read more 21 January 2025