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Dentist and patient. | Newsreel

New guidelines for dentists as $817m pulled from super

A more than 50 percent jump in the amount of superannuation accessed for dental work has sparked the release of new guidelines from the dental profession’s peak
Read more 20 October 2025
Child receiving a nasal spray. | Newsreel

Call for widespread needle-free vaccines as flu cases soar

With Australian vaccination rates the lowest since the pandemic, flu cases have sored past 400,000 to set a new record. Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) President
Read more 20 October 2025
Woody biomass in rainforest. | Newsreel

Australia’s carbon sinks leaking emissions

The deteriorating health of tropical rainforests are turning them into carbon emitters, as opposed to the traditional carbon sinks relied on to combat the greenhouse
Read more 20 October 2025
Australian soldiers. | Newsreel

Gallipoli Medical Research celebrates 20 years of innovation

A Brisbane medical research institute, which translates innovation into practical support for Australia’s military veterans, is this year remembering 20 years of
Read more 20 October 2025
Adults dressed up for Halloween. | Newsreel

$500m Aussie Halloween no longer child’s play

One of America’s biggest events, Halloween, is taking hold Down Under with Aussies tipped to spend close to $500 million on the spooky holiday this year. New research
Read more 17 October 2025
Artist's impression of the entrance to the new Albert Street train station in Brisbane. | Newsreel

10km Cross River Rail to now cost $19 billion

The first passengers on Brisbane’s Cross River Rail’s are still four years away, with the project costing taxpayers more than $19 billion by then. Following almost a
Read more 16 October 2025
Passengers in airport queue. | Newsreel

Aussie airports land passenger records

A Thursday in September was the busiest day in Australia for airline travel since before the pandemic, with Brisbane Airport recording it busiest day ever in that
Read more 16 October 2025
Development 190 Melbourne St, South Brisbane. | Newsreel

Cars optional as 5000 homes planned for South Brisbane

South Brisbane residents are being urged to ditch their cars, with an active and public transport focused plan set to bring more than 5000 new homes into the inner-city
Read more 16 October 2025
Man sad and depressed. | Newsreel

First trial of psychedelics to treat depression promising

Results from the first Australia trial of using psychedelics to treat depression have given hope for a new effective treatment. Lead researcher Professor Susan Rossell,
Read more 16 October 2025
Victoria Park Brisbane. | Newsreel

“We are officially in the ground” for Brisbane Stadium build

Dirt is starting to be moved in the race to transform Victoria Park into the centrepiece for Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Deputy Premier and State
Read more 15 October 2025