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The Big Wheelbarrow, Western Australia.

Second round of Aussie Big Things make their mark

An Aussie road trip ticking off as many “Big Things” as you can is a rite of passage for many, with many iconic destinations now honoured in a new coin
Read more 25 September 2025
Professor of Microbiology Peter Timms. | Newsreel

Single-shot koala chlamydia vaccine approved in world-first

A world-first vaccine to protect koalas has been approved for use by Australia’s veterinary medicine regulator after 10 years of work by Queensland
Read more 25 September 2025
Olympic gold medalist Nat Cook. | Newsreel

Co-funding call to light up seven-year Games runway

By Steve Zeppa A new co-funding model would help set up Australian athletes for success at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond. Sydney Olympics
Read more 25 September 2025
Goa, India. | Newsreel

Hundreds of coastal communities already moving higher

Humans are moving to higher ground, with a global study of 155 countries finding hundreds of coastal settlements already relocating inland to pre-empt future rises in
Read more 24 September 2025
Pregnant woman with headache.

Should I use paracetamol in pregnancy? Here’s the science

By Nicholas Wood and Debra Kennedy United States President Donald Trump has urged pregnant women to avoid paracetamol except in cases of extremely high fever, because of
Read more 24 September 2025
Sunshine Coast Lightning player. \ Newsreel

GSF strikes on Sunshine Coast with Lightning takeover

The new owners of Sunshine Coast Lightning bring a strong local connection to region. Global Sports Fund Management Group (GSF) take over the reins of the successful
Read more 24 September 2025
Public EV charging station. | Newsreel

US EV charging study offers lessons for Aussie ambitions

As the push for more Australians to buy electric vehicles gathers pace, a study in the United States has looked at the barriers to increased EV sales. The study in an EV
Read more 24 September 2025
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Donate to support connections for Brisbane homeless

A donation drive has kicked off to support hundreds of homeless people across Brisbane. In the lead up to the next Homeless Connect event in November, Brisbane City
Read more 24 September 2025
Cracked land. | Newsreel

Extreme heat risk to Northern Australia food bowl plans

By Steve Turton Australia’s worrying future under climate change was laid bare when the first National Climate Risk Assessment was released recently. It revealed
Read more 23 September 2025
Royal Queensland Golf Club, Brisbane. | Newsreel

Royal Queensland Golf Club to tee off on eastern expansion

The home of golf for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games will undergo a major upgrade, including the addition of nine new holes. The State Government has
Read more 23 September 2025