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Queensland Police roadside test. | Newsreel

More than 7000 stops in police holiday blitz

More Brisbane drivers were found to have drugs in their system than alcohol in a school holiday random roadside testing blitz by Queensland Police which continues this
Read more 11 July 2025
Gayndah sign, | Newsreel

22 percent rates rise sign of councils’ struggle

A more than 20 percent rates hike by a Queensland regional council is evidence of the strain local authorities are under to provide services, according to the group’s
Read more 11 July 2025
Children in childcare. | Newsreel

Queensland fast-tracks child protection scheme

Queensland will fast-track requirements for the early childhood sector to investigate and report suspicious conduct. State Attorney-General and Justice Minister Deb
Read more 11 July 2025
Playwright Suzie Miller. | Newsreel

Strong message in Miller’s Brisbane Festival play

The Brisbane Festival will share in a multi-million dollar grant allocation to present a powerful new Australian play. Strong Is The New Pretty, is a new work written by
Read more 11 July 2025
Caboolture watchhouse. | Newsreel

Woeful watchhouses keep police from frontline

Queensland police are diverted from frontline response to transport and hospital guard duties for an equivalent for 37,000 shifts each year. A review into the State’s
Read more 10 July 2025
Mouse and mushrooms. | Newsreel

Anti-ageing compound in psychedelic mushrooms

Psychedelic mushrooms have been found to have anti-ageing properties. New research from the United States suggests psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic
Read more 10 July 2025
Claris the Mouse

Fashion’s favourite mouse comes to Southbank

Fashion’s favourite mouse, Claris is coming to Southbank to read to children from July 11-13. Designed for little readers with big imaginations, join Claris for
Read more 10 July 2025
Man with large belly holding a beer. | Newsreel

Bust the beer belly and dodge dementia

Men can reduce their risk of dementia by almost 40 percent through ditching the beer belly and maintaining a balanced body mass. A new Melbourne Monash University study
Read more 10 July 2025
Children cycling to school. | Newsreel

World-leading active transport program on Sunshine Coast

A Sunshine Coast active school transport program has received international recognition by exceeding global benchmarks. The top-tier international Journal of Transport
Read more 10 July 2025
Heavy rain in the tropics. | Newsreel

Looking back 150,000 years to predict future monsoons

Evidence dating back 150,000 years points to future monsoon seasons across northern Australia being more intense. Scientists from Townsville’s James Cook University
Read more 10 July 2025