Robbery sparks call to boost rights for gig workers
The violent carjacking of a food delivery worker on the Gold Coast this week has renewed calls for extra protection for the nation’s gig workers.
Transport Workers
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Wimbledon drops line judges after 147 years
The legendary Wimbledon tennis championship will break a 147-year tradition in 2025 when it phases out human line judges.
They will be replaced by electronic line
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Alzheimer’s disease to affect 1.2 million by 2050
More than a million Australians will have Alzheimer’s disease by 2050, with a $17 billion impact on the economy, according to a new report.
The health advisory company
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OECD warning over ‘dark commercial patterns’
Deceptive commercial tactics are impacting 90 percent of global consumers, sparking a warning from the OECD.
A new survey from the intergovernmental economic
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Warmer Antarctica is greening dramatically
Antarctica has 10 times more vegetation than 40 years ago despite the challenging growing conditions.
The greening of the Antarctic Peninsula has been linked to warmer
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Lights going out on Brisbane Festival favourite
One of the last remnants of this year’s Brisbane Festival will fade to black this weekend as Lightscape closes.
The multisensory experience of light, colour and sound
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Disasters signal march to 2.7 degrees of warming
By Thomas Newsome and William Ripple
You don’t have to look far to see what climate change is doing to the planet. The word “unprecedented” is everywhere this
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Professor Kelly steps down as Australia’s CMO
The medical face of Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly, is stepping down.
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler
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Queensland ground zero for nation’s disasters
More intense bushfires and sustained heatwaves are joining cyclones to form the trinity of devastation, as Queensland is labelled Australia’s most disaster-prone
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Satellite data suggests emissions under-reported
More than half of Australia’s methane “hotspots” are in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, with new data showing current national emissions levels may be twice as much as
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