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Flooding at Cairns airport. | Newsreel

All Queensland airports in climate change firing line

All Queensland airports are in the highest risk categories for climate change impact, according to a new report. A report by insurance group Zurich and economic analysts
Read more 11 September 2024
Elderly couple travelling. | Newsreel

‘Positive’ travel prevents premature ageing

New research has revealed that travel may be the best way to prevent premature ageing. Scientists from Edith Cowan University (ECU), in Western Australia, conducted an
Read more 11 September 2024
Teenagers looking at mobile phone. | Newsreel

Social media age limits in place ‘this year’

The Federal Government plans to enforce an age limit on the use of social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced today the Government would introduce
Read more 11 September 2024
Doctor consulting with patient.

Incontinence a $100b burden for 7.2 million Australians

Incontinence cost the Australian economy more than $100 billion last year, which the majority of sufferers under 65. A new Deloitte Access Economics report commissioned
Read more 10 September 2024
Fire fighting foam with PFAS chemicals. | Newsreel

New filtering material for ‘forever chemicals’

A new electric-charged membrane has been developed which can filter for PFAS chemicals, currently the subject of global concerns. Researchers from MIT have created a new
Read more 10 September 2024
Majority women in boardroom. | Newsreel

New board gender targets linked to sports funding

The boards of Australian sporting organisations will need to be 50 percent gender diverse in less than three years or risk funding being axed. The Federal Government
Read more 10 September 2024
Elderly woman signing document. | Newsreel

Enduring risk of financial elder abuse

More than a third of Australians with an enduring power of attorney have granted it to someone identified as a potential abuser. Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert
Read more 10 September 2024
Teenager during COVID. | Newsreel

COVID isolation strain aged teenage brains

Teenage brains aged faster during the COVID-19 pandemic, with girls most impacted. New research from the University of Washington found the pandemic resulted in
Read more 10 September 2024
Esports players. | Newsreel

Esports able to break down isolation barriers

Isolated students in regional Queensland will be plugged into the immersive world of esports through a million-dollar inclusion program. QUT will develop and host an
Read more 10 September 2024
Speed limit sign. | Newsreel

Three must-dos to bring down Aussie road deaths

Australia has little hope of achieving its goal of halving road fatalities by 2030, without bold moves to manage speed limits, backed by financial investment and
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