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Global river experts flood into Brisbane

River experts from around the world have descended on Brisbane this week for an international convention. Hundreds of delegates are gathering in our own River city for
Read more 9 September 2025
Dark Sky Experience. | Newsreel

Sky Country stories part of Biosphere celebration

Hearing and seeing the stories of our country told in the skies will be a highlight of a star-studded festival on the Sunshine Coast. The Biosphere Festival, which runs
Read more 9 September 2025
Heart attack. | Newsreel

Fat cell key to limiting tissue damage from heart attack

A fat molecule which the body manufactures during trauma may hold the key to limiting tissue damage during a heart attack or stroke. Cornell University Associate
Read more 9 September 2025
Homeless child. | Newsreel

CSOs join police to address State’s missing children

Child Safety Officers will be embedded with police in a trial project to address the hundreds of children missing from State care. A Queensland Government survey found
Read more 9 September 2025
Person on phone. | Newsreel

“Nudify” apps impacting Aussie children facing $50m fine

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has flagged an almost $50 million penalty for a UK-based company responsible for AI-generated “nudify” services used to
Read more 9 September 2025
Trilogy Care CEO Luke Traini. | Newsreel

Price gouging warning as new home care model looms

Elderly Australians are at risk of financial exploitation when new home care rules come into force from November. Trilogy Care CEO Luke Traini said while the recent
Read more 8 September 2025
Scales of Justice. | Newsreel

Life for Patterson. 33 years non-parole. What the judge said

By Rick Sarre and Ben Livings Erin Patterson, having been convicted in the Supreme Court of Victoria two months ago on three counts of murder and one count of attempted
Read more 8 September 2025
Phone in car. | Newsreel

Smart way to crowdsource real-time road conditions

Aussie engineers are using smartphones to map potholes in roads, with the goal of creating an app that builds a live map of road conditions across a city. A Monash
Read more 8 September 2025
Queensland State Police Operations Centre. | newsreel

Riverfire crowd keep the fireworks in the sky

Queensland police made limited arrests on Saturday night as hundreds of thousands of people  ventured into Brisbane City for Riverfire. With crowd estimates ranging
Read more 8 September 2025
Townsville, Queensland, Australia. | Newsreel

Queensland’s regions lure more capital city movers

Regional Queensland is growing in popularity for Australians leaving state capitals to escape city rat races. The latest Regional Mover Index (RMI) found, across the
Read more 8 September 2025