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Worried woman and child gaze out window. | Newsreel

Wealth divide grows as housing gap widens

The wealthiest Australians lifted their net worth by 84 percent over the past 20 years as the gap between rich and poor continued to grow. Research released today by the
Read more 18 April 2024
Crowd cheers at sporting event. | Newsreel

Health benefits of watching sport confirmed

It is official. Watching sport is good for you. A team of researchers at Waseda University in Japan conducted a series of studies on the potential well-being impacts
Read more 18 April 2024
Music festival from crowd. | Newsreel

Festivals need funding to weather the storm

Australia’s music festival organisers are calling for extra public funding and extreme weather management support to help future-proof the industry. In a climate
Read more 18 April 2024
Vergemont Station aerial view. | Newsreel

$21m donation helps secure national park

A $21 million donation has helped the Queensland Government purchase a cattle property in the state’s west, to add to the list of national parks in the area. The
Read more 17 April 2024
Suncorp Stadium Brisbane. Newsreel

Independent Games authority in starting blocks

An independent body to oversee the delivery of venues for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is a step closer, but still months away from starting work, with
Read more 17 April 2024
Researcher studying sample under microscope. | Newsreel

New centre tweaks cancer treatments in real-time

A new cancer therapy centre will adjust treatments for patients in real-time in an innovate new approach to care. QIMR Berghofer scientists at the ACRF Centre for
Read more 17 April 2024
Solar farm. | Newsreel

Energy projects must deliver for communities

Future renewable energy projects in Queensland will need to adhere a new code of conduct to ensure the current and future needs of communities are fully considered. The
Read more 17 April 2024
Arms hugging tree. | Newsreel

Response to national EPA not so positive

The second stage of the Federal Government’s plan to better protect the environment has received a luke-warm response from the nation’s conservation groups. The
Read more 17 April 2024
Cancer treatment lounges. | Newsreel

World-first trial zeros in on cancer cells

A world-first cancer trial at a Brisbane hospital is targeting difficult to treat cancers that have spread throughout the body. The Princess Alexandra Hospital, in
Read more 17 April 2024
Group of Millennials watching television. | Newsreel

Millennials revealed as leisure-starved generation

New data on how Australians use their time has exploded some of the stereotypes around the habits of different generations. Much has been written about Generation X
Read more 16 April 2024