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Reef water quality focus of city-centred fund

An innovation fund has been established to improve the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef. The joint Federal-State $24 million Great Barrier Reef Urban Technology
Read more 19 June 2025
Bogong moth, Australia. | Newsreel

World first for Australia’s starry-eyed Bogong moth

An Australian moth has become the first insect shown to use the stars to navigate hundreds of kilometres. A world-first study, by an international team of scientists,
Read more 19 June 2025
Doctor with young child and mum. | Newsreel

Free health checks for Queensland kindergarten children

Queensland children attending approved kindergarten programs will receive free health checks under a new State Government program. Premier David Crisafulli said up to
Read more 19 June 2025
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Melt Festival colours Brisbane culture

By Susan Schwartz Brisbane’s Melt Festival is back for 2025 after last year’s phenomenal debut celebration of the vibrant LGBTQIA+ arts and culture scene. It will
Read more 19 June 2025
Emily Sansom in camel racing action 1

Outback camels kick up red dust

Camel jockey Emily Sansom will race 4000km in an epic journey across the Queensland Outback Camel Trail, bringing her children along for the ride. Ms Samson is a
Read more 19 June 2025
Trinder Park station, Queensland, Australia. | Newsreel

$600 million for pre-construction work on faster rail project

Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent next year on a project to deliver faster rail to the Gold Coast. Queensland Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg said a
Read more 18 June 2025
Dr Kenneth Liao with a robotic surgery machine. | Newsreel

Fully robotic heart transplant avoids major surgery

Surgeons in the United Stated have performed a fully robotic heart transplant on a person without the need for major surgery. Chief of cardiothoracic transplantation and
Read more 18 June 2025
Teenage girl student upset at school.

High school a strain for girls and gender-diverse teens

Disadvantaged teenage girls and gender-diverse adolescents are at the highest risk of developing mental health issues during high school. New research from the
Read more 18 June 2025
Affordable home Sunshine Coast, Australia. | Newsreel

Pre-fab build fast tracks affordable homes for workers

A first-of-its type affordable housing development has opened for new tenants on the Sunshine Coast. Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli said the Marcoola project
Read more 18 June 2025
Worker sick in office. | Newsreel

More sick Aussies ‘pushing through’ at work

Australians are increasingly turning up to work sick, despite growing awareness of the importance of health and wellbeing. A new study by recruitment agency
Read more 18 June 2025