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Professor Maher Gandhi | Newsreel

Gandhi to lead Translational Research Institute

Brisbane cancer researcher Professor Maher Gandhi will be the next Chief Executive Officer of Australia’s Translational Research Institute (TRI). A collaboration
Read more 28 August 2024
Brisbane Metro Bus. | Newsreel

Plans to expand Metro outside Brisbane

The Queensland Government and South East Queensland councils are pushing for an expansion of the Brisbane Metro in the lead-up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and
Read more 28 August 2024
Brisbane Catholic Education speech pathologists. | Newsreel

Speech professionals connect school communities

School-based speech pathologists are proving to be a vital link between students, educators and families across South East Queensland. Brisbane Catholic Education is
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Finger prick blood test. | Newsreel

Prick test delivers quick Alzheimer’s screening

A finger-prick blood test has been developed to screen people for Alzheimer’s Disease. Engineers at Monash University said the handheld device delivered “needle-in-a
Read more 28 August 2024
Person using credit card to pay for bus fare. | Newsreel

Caboolture buses trial Translink smart ticketing

Caboolture bus patrons can now use their credit cards to pay for fares, with the first trial of new contactless payment methods on South East Queensland buses
Read more 28 August 2024
Neville Bonner Bridge Brisbane. | Newsreel

Neville Bonner Bridge to carry 10,000 a day

Pedestrians will start flowing across the Neville Bonner Bridge tomorrow, as the new connection between Brisbane’s Queen’s Wharf and South Bank precincts
Read more 28 August 2024
Nasal vaccine. | Newsreel

New nasal COVID vaccine for all variants

A needle-free nasal COVID vaccine, effective against all variants, has being developed in Brisbane. Griffith University researchers believe the next-generation mucosal
Read more 28 August 2024
Placebo pills found to help patients with stress and anxiety - Newsreel

Fake drugs help to manage stress

Fake drugs have been found to reduce symptoms in people with stress, anxiety and depression, even when the patients know the pills are placebos. A team lead by the
Read more 28 August 2024
Australian Paralympian Taymon Kenton-Smith. | Newsreel

Medal incentive equity for Paralympians

Australia’s para-athletes will have the same financial incentives for winning medals at the Paris Games as our Olympians. Federal Sports Minister Anika Wells said
Read more 27 August 2024
Wheelchair rugby players. | Newsreel

Try wheelchair rugby then cheer on Steelers

The first day of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be celebrated through a free event on the Sunshine Coast where locals, of all abilities, can try wheelchair rugby
Read more 27 August 2024