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Bay of Fires, Tasmania. | Newsreel

Australia’s Top 10 beaches revealed. See the photos

Tasmania has the best beach in Australia, according to Tourism Australia’s 2025 list of the nation’s Top 10 stretches of sand. Tourism Australia Managing Director
Read more 10 February 2025
Hobart harbour, Tasmania, Australia. | Newsreel

Healthy Hobart shines in new national index

A new measure for healthy living has identified Hobart as the healthiest city in Australia, with Brisbane hovering around the national average, but declining. The Monash
Read more 10 February 2025
Glossy black cockatoo. | Newsreel

537ha linked and protected in Sunshine Coast hinterland

A vital link between two nature reserves in the Sunshine Coast hinterland is now protected with Council purchasing the 108ha block. The $2 million acquisition of two
Read more 10 February 2025
Organ transplant. | Newsreel

Australian human tissue laws to be reviewed

Australian laws regarding the use of human tissue will be reviewed for the first time in almost 50 years. University of Adelaide lecturer Dr Maeghan Toews has been
Read more 10 February 2025
Online hate graphic. | Newsreel

Online hate on the rise for targeted groups

More Australians are becoming victims of online hate, with the perpetrator usually a stranger and social media the platform. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said
Read more 10 February 2025
Hot sun. | Newsreel

2024 Australia’s second hottest year on record

Last year was Australia’s second-warmest year on record and the wettest in more than 12 years. The figures were revealed as the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)
Read more 7 February 2025
Caboolture satellite hospital, Queensland. | Newsreel

Queensland satellite ‘hospitals’ to be ‘health centres’

Queensland’s Satellite Hospitals will be renamed Satellite Health Centres. State Health Minister Tim Nicholls said the renaming followed a Queensland Audit Office
Read more 6 February 2025
Young boy at child care centre. | Newsreel

New laws to guarantee three days of cheap child care

Federal Parliament is considering legislation which would guarantee three days a week of subsidised early education for all children from 2026. Federal Education
Read more 6 February 2025
Woman holding eggs in front of eyes. | Newsreel

Researchers crack the key to living longer

A weekly intake of eggs reduces the risk of heart disease in elderly people by almost 30 percent, according to a new study. Study lead author Holly Wild, a PhD candidate
Read more 6 February 2025
Close up of woman's eye. | Newsreel

Eye study provides insights into early disease detection

The mapping of more than 50,000 retinas has revealed ways to detect multiple diseases earlier than current diagnostic methods. The study, led by Melbourne’s Walter and
Read more 6 February 2025