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Sustainable home Noosa, Queensland. \ Newsreel

Homeowners set to reveal sustainability secrets

More than 200 eco-friendly homeowners will throw open their doors on Sunday and give away their sustainability secrets. The annual Sustainable House Day aims to showcase
Read more 1 May 2025
Rodger Cook. \ Newsreel

Olympic opportunity for gold-medal security

By Rodger Cook In a perfect world, the Olympic Games would be only about sport. In reality, every host city carries a heavy, often hidden, burden: the responsibility to
Read more 1 May 2025
Man threatening woman and child with closed fist. | Newsreel

New DV laws provide police with on-the-spot powers

Police will be able to issue on-the-spot 12-month Protection Directions under new legislation being tabled in Queensland Parliament this week. State Minister for the
Read more 30 April 2025
Aboriginal woman. | Newsreel

Call to amend social work approach in communities

Social workers are being urged to change their practices when working in First Nations communities. A University of South Australia (UniSA) study found current
Read more 30 April 2025
T2KO. | Newsreel

Cost of living pain impacts giving levels

Cost of living pressures have seen almost half of regular donors in Australia cut their level of giving over the past 12 months. The research, commissioned by Australia
Read more 30 April 2025
Phantom Femme Fatale.

Mega schedule of events emerge on the Horizon

From street parties to whales in the sky, this year’s Horizon festival will feature entertainment options across the Sunshine Coast region. Horizon Creative Director
Read more 30 April 2025
Smart bandage created by Caltech. | Newsreel

Smart bandage speeds up healing process

A smart bandage, which monitors the healing of a wound, has been successfully trialled on people. Caltech professor Wei Geo said the goal was to create a “lab on
Read more 30 April 2025
Echidna, Australia | Newsreel

A humerus tale about a water-dwelling echidna

One of Australia’s most bizarre type animals have just become a little stranger. Research led by UNSW Sydney has shone new light on the evolution of echidnas and
Read more 30 April 2025
Snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. | Newsreel

Exchange of ideas at global tourism event in Brisbane

Hundreds of travel businesses and organisations from more than 30 countries have descended on Brisbane this week for the southern hemisphere’s largest international
Read more 29 April 2025
Lithium battery in a car. | Newsreel

Could old EV batteries power a town?

By Daryoush Habibi and Yasir Arafat Around the world, more and more electric vehicles are hitting the road. Last year, more than 17 million battery-electric and hybrid
Read more 29 April 2025