Pneumococcal spike prompts next-gen vaccine call
The rate of life-threating pneumococcal disease in Australia has a hit a 20-year high, prompting calls for the urgent rollout of new generation vaccines.
Paediatrician
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More than a million first-time charity users this Christmas
One and four Australian parents fear their children will not receive a present this Christmas, with more than two million worried about feeding their kids this
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Brisbane cake event rises to cream of the crop
A Brisbane-based cake show has been named among the world’s best, mixing it with rivals from Europe, the Middle East and India.
International Cake Show Australia was
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Zip up to Scenic Rim for cliff-face adventures
A world-first “cliff park”, with three mountain-based adventure experiences, is set to open in the Gold Coast hinterland early in the new year.
Happitat, based in
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4WD wheelchair opens up Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve
Nature-loving wheelchair users now have the opportunity to better explore one of the most popular rainforest walks in South-East Queensland.
Mary Cairncross Scenic
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Built-up environments encourage walking
The ability to walk to shops and restaurants in a neighbourhood has been found to significantly lift the likelihood of people exercising.
A Washington State University
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Older Aussies look to cannabis as cigarette prices rise
The rising price of cigarettes is driving an increased use of cannabis in older Australians.
New research from Curtin University, in Western Australia, found that over
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Sport helping to engage at-risk Brisbane youths
The Olympic sport of 3×3 basketball is being used to engage at-risk youths across Brisbane.
The Take it to the Streets youth program, run by the Queensland
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Weather warnings mapped out in BOM app upgrade
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has introduced a new warnings map layer in its weather app.
BOM Decision Support Services General Manager Chantal Donnelly said the new
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Aussie visitors to Japan jump more than 70 percent
The number of Australians choosing Japan as a travel destination jumped by more than 70 percent over the past 12 months.
The latest Australian Travel Industry
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