Mint serves up Australian Open $2 coins
New commemorative $2 coins have been released to coincide with the Australian Tennis Open, currently underway in Melbourne.
Australia Post has partnered with the Royal
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Bid to lift breast screening rates as numbers grow
The Queensland Government is bolstering its breast screening program to lift participation rates and plan for a more than 20 percent increase in eligible women over the
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Demand for shark meat drives extinction risk
A rise in global demand for shark and ray meat is driving many species to extinction with Australia one of the few safe havens for the marine creatures.
James Cook
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Morning coffee reduces the risk of heart attacks
Drinking a morning coffee, rather than drinking coffee all day, has been linked to lower risks of dying from cardiovascular disease.
A new study has found that morning
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Global honour for community-led homelessness program
A community-led Australian program working to end homelessness is receiving global recognition.
The Advance to Zero (AtoZ) initiative, run by the Australian Alliance to
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Billions to upgrade entire NBN to FTTN by 2030
An extra $3.8 billion will be invested in the National Broadband Network (NBN) to ensure the entire network is fibre-to-the-node (FTTN).
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
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Concrete solution to carbon storage initiatives
Storing carbon in building construction materials has the potential to lock away billions of tons of carbon dioxide.
A study by civil engineers and earth systems
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Connected precincts key to enduring Brisbane 2032 legacy
Queensland’s architects and urban designers have urged the Brisbane 2032 bosses to look past the debate around individual stadiums and adopt a precinct mindset.
In a
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QPS flying squad soars with 41 extra officers
More than $30 million is being invested to grow a Queensland Police Service’s (QPS) rapid response unit to almost 60 officers.
Premier David Crisafulli said the QPS
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New dataset shines light on Earth’s “ignorosphere”
A 60km wide blindspot in Earth’s atmosphere has been mapped, paving the way for improved weather forecasting.
A team led by University of Tokyo researchers have
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