Online marketplaces fail button battery safety test
The vast majority of a random selection of toys purchased from popular online marketplaces have failed safety tests.
CHOICE Director of Campaigns Rosie Thomas said 24
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New designs for Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail precincts
Updated designs have been released for the northern section of the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project, including Kuraby, Trinder Park, Woodridge and Kingston
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Battery-electric locomotives a first in Aussie mining
Australia’s first purpose-built battery-electric locomotives (BELs) are ready to get to work in Western Australia’s mining sector.
BHP Western Australia Iron Ore
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Used Teslas rated for safety for the first time
A fully electric car has been rated for the first time in an annual Australian used car safety ratings report.
Monash University Accident Research Centre’s 2025 Used
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Fraud data reveals plight of people living with disability
People living with a disability are almost 40 percent more likely to be victims of fraud, than people without a disability.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Head of
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Seaweed and beer the essence of friendship
South-east Queensland seaweed has been used to produce a “friendship” beer strengthening ties between the City of Moreton Bay and the Japanese city of
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$250m spend to boost skills pipeline
More than $250 million will be invested to address the skills shortage in Queensland.
State Finance, Trade, Employment and Training Minister Ros Bates said $201 million
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Drug driving deaths surge on Australian roads
By Milad Haghani
Australia has made major progress in curbing drink driving. Decades of random breath testing, enforcement and powerful social media campaigns have cut
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New laws allows GPs to better help adults with ADHD
Queensland GPs will be the first in Australia able to prescribe ADHD medication for adults.
State Health and Ambulance Services Minister Tim Nicholls said the changes
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Dementia overtakes heart disease as leading cause of death
Dementia is now the leading cause of death in Australia, overtaking ischaemic heart diseases.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows dementia,
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