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Artist's impression of Golden Beach seawall, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. | Newsreel

Golden Beach seawall built for future demands

A seawall to protect a Sunshine Coast naval cadets site from increased exposure due the Bribie Island breakthrough is being built with the flexibility to add height in
Read more 22 May 2025
Young people at skate park. | Newsreel

Adolescents need more support to build a future

Almost three-quarters of the world’s adolescents will be living in cities within 25 years, raising fears of increased poverty and isolation for young people. A new
Read more 22 May 2025
Wearing gumboots in mum. | Newsreel

Mud bug has killed 31 Queenslanders this year. Why?

By Thomas Jeffries The outbreak of the deadly “mud bug” melioidosis in North Queensland has not yet abated since it began at the start of this year. So far there
Read more 22 May 2025
Bedshed store. | Newsreel

Bedshed fined for ‘misleading’ NDIS claims

Retailer Bedshed has been fined for falsely claiming certain products were approved by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb
Read more 21 May 2025
Woman looking at energy bill. | Newsreel

Misleading energy bills cost consumers $65 million

Consumer group CHOICE has lodged it first “super complaint” to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), targeting energy retailers. In July
Read more 21 May 2025
Cyclone track map

Alfred response ‘strong’, but call to keep data system

A review into the Brisbane City Council response to Tropical Cyclone Alfred has urged council advocate for the continuation of soon-to-be-decommissioned real-time data
Read more 21 May 2025
Virgin and Qantas plane tails. | Newsreel

Aussies take flight after March weather mayhem

Easter Thursday saw Australian skies at their busiest in five years, bouncing back from dramatic falls in traveller numbers in March, due to Tropical Cyclone
Read more 21 May 2025
Girl being lifted by teammates. | Newsreel

Focus on community sport infrastructure

A first-of-it-type national plan is being developed to make grassroots sporting facilities more inclusive. Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Executive General Manager
Read more 20 May 2025
Gabba stadium in Brisbane. | Newsreel

Engagement underway on Gabba entertainment precinct

Plans to transform Woolloongabba into a world-class entertainment and housing precinct are gaining momentum. Deputy Premier and State Development, Infrastructure and
Read more 20 May 2025
Woman sleeping. | Newsreel

Wake up! Too much sleep impairs cognitive performance

It seems that having too much of a good thing even applies to sleep. New research from the University of Texas, in the United States, has found that sleeping nine hours
Read more 20 May 2025