Brisbane hub for training of Pacific police forces
Police forces from more than 20 Pacific nations will be trained in Brisbane, following the opening of two purpose-built facilities.
Australian Federal Police
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Christmas festivities light up across the city
It is less than two weeks until the jolly man in the big red suit comes to your house, so get your Christmas cheer on with these festive happenings around town.
Go
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Extra pressure on visitor numbers to Australia
Projected international visitor numbers to Australia have been revised down as geopolitical, economic and environmental issues combine to take some of the sheen off
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Real-time monitoring boosts active school travel
A program which sends real-time notifications to parents on their children travelling to and from school has boosted active travel among Sunshine Coast
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Growing arthritis numbers to impact workforce
Almost 5.5 million Australians will be living with arthritis by 2040, placing a $11.9 billion strain on the health system and impacting national productivity.
A new
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$60 billion opportunity in ageing offshore rigs
$60 billion worth of offshore infrastructure is set to be decommissioned in the coming decades, with a roadmap established to take advantage of the opportunity.
Federal
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Health insurers warned to stop ‘product phoenixing’
Private Health insurers have been put on notice to end “product phoenixing” or risk Government intervention.
An investigation from the Commonwealth Ombudsman
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Obesity leading to ‘unimaginable’ health crisis
Health authorities in the United States are warning of a health crisis of “unimaginable scale” due to rising obesity levels.
The situation is expected to start
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Extreme heat pockets surpass climate change models
Climate scientists are reporting pockets of extreme temperature zones that far exceed global warming predictions.
The Columbia Climate School (CCS) says these extreme
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Battery storage costs drop 20 percent in a year
The cost of battery energy storage fell 20 percent in the past year, as the price of solar energy generation continued to drop.
The statistics are included in the
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