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Young person spraying graffiti. | Newsreel

Legal experts to advise on new Youth Justice laws

The Queensland Government will create an Expert Legal Panel to review new laws it introduced last month to combat youth crime. The Making Queensland Safer Laws were
Read more 21 January 2025
Woman worried looking at her phone. | Newsreel

Workforce Australia IT woes continue in new year

Current IT issues at Workforce Australia have sparked renewed calls for a full investigation of the nation’s employment services system. The Australian Council of
Read more 21 January 2025
Pharmacist with customer at chemist. | Newsreel

AMA calls for forum to focus on medicine shortages

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called for a new body to better manage future medicine shortages. AMA President Danielle McMullen said a new dedicated forum
Read more 21 January 2025
Cancer is shifting towards women and young people - Newsreel

Cancer impacting more women and young adults

Mortality rates from cancer are continuing to drop but the disease is starting to shift towards women and younger people. American Cancer Society data, released this
Read more 21 January 2025
Brisbane City Council Buses. | Newsreel

Smart ticketing for all SEQ public transport by June

All public transport users in south-east Queensland will be able to use credit cards to travel across the region by June. State Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg said
Read more 21 January 2025
Artist's impression Sunshine Coast Indoor sports complex. | Newsreel

Mayor urges Brisbane 2032 team to stick to Master Plan

The Sunshine Coast wants the Brisbane 2032 Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority to stick to the plan and re-affirm the commitment to already
Read more 21 January 2025
Cross by side of the road. | Newsreel

Deadliest start to year on state roads since 2020

The deadliest start to a year on the state’s roads in five years has promoted a plea from the Queensland Police Service (QPS). QPS Road Policing and Regional Support
Read more 21 January 2025
Cattle grazing under wind turbines.

Government stalls Queensland wind projects

Four wind farm projects in Queensland have been paused to allow for wider community consultation. Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie said proponents of wind farms in North
Read more 20 January 2025
Australian Antarctic Program scientists prepare to pull the cover over the million year ice core drilling shelter. | Newsreel

Ice core to reveal million-year-old climate secrets

An Australian team has started drilling in the Antarctic, aiming to capture climate data from one million years ago. Australian Antarctic Program scientists aim to
Read more 20 January 2025
Solar panels and wind farm. | Newsreel

Renewables knowledge gap a risk to energy transition

Despite hundreds of thousands of Queenslanders having rooftop solar, a new report has revealed many are not fully aware of the scale of the nation’s move to
Read more 20 January 2025