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QFD Commissioner Steve Smith. | Newsreel

80 new trucks set Queensland Fire Department record

The Queensland Fire Department is undertaking its largest single fleet procurement program with 80 new trucks on order. The new Type 2 Queensland Fire and Rescue trucks
Read more 22 September 2025
Amazon rainforest deforestation.

Deforestation the major driver of a drier Amazon

Deforestation is the major cause of the drop in rainfall across the world’s largest rainforest. A new study, involving researchers from Brazil and Germany, has
Read more 22 September 2025
Blood test. | Newsreel

Home-grown donors vital for blood cancer treatment

Around 80 percent of Australians diagnosed with blood cancer are relying on overseas donors to ensure life-saving treatment. Leukaemia Foundation CEO Chris Tanti said
Read more 19 September 2025
Children playing. | Newsreel

Hundreds of free school holiday activities across Brisbane

From BMX workshops to storytelling, hundreds of free school holiday events have been listed on the Brisbane City Council website. Council said 70 percent of the more
Read more 19 September 2025
Peter Kuruvita.

The Curated Plate lands record crowd as 2026 takes shape

An almost 50 percent increase in visitors is prompting a leading Queensland food and drink festival to “take it to a new level” next year. The Curated Plate, which
Read more 19 September 2025
Map of world in rainforest. | Newsreel

Climate change target announcement in the PM’s words

By Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Today, we’re announcing Australia’s next step in acting on climate change and seizing the economic opportunity before our
Read more 18 September 2025
Worker with children. | Newsreel

More Queensland occupations now need a blue card

More Queenslanders will need a blue card to continue working in their current jobs from this weekend. Changes to Queensland’s Working With Children legislation comes
Read more 18 September 2025
Judge and gavel. | Newsreel

New laws target “good blokes” committing sexual assault

Queensland sexual assault survivors will be protected from hearing “good character” references for perpetrators under new laws passed in State Parliament this
Read more 18 September 2025
Man in lab testing blood. | Newsreel

World-first cancer test unveiled in Brisbane

Research conducted at QIMR Berghofer has been commercialised into a product, to be launched in Brisbane this week, that better detects one of the most dangerous
Read more 18 September 2025
Inge Gajczak's photo Bongeen under the stars

Queensland bush the focus of admiration

Images of Queensland have dominated the winning entries in Rural Aid’s annual Spirit of the Bush Photography Competition. Rural Aid CEO John Warlters said the
Read more 18 September 2025