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Flooded house in Brisbane. | Newsreel

Stamp duty relief would drop premiums by 8%

Queensland insurance policy holders would see premiums drop by eight percent if State Government stamp duty was abolished. The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has
Read more 28 September 2024
Kevin Walters Brisbane Broncos NRL coach

Kevin Walters steps down as Brisbane Broncos coach

Brisbane Broncos NRL Coach Kevin Walters is stepping down from the role after four years. In a statement on the rugby league club’s website, Walters said coaching in
Read more 27 September 2024
World Travel Protection CEO Adrian Leach. | Newsreel

Pre-travel intelligence key to reducing risk

A Brisbane travel protection company is bringing risk management, common in the corporate world, into the leisure market, offering services to both sectors, as it takes
Read more 26 September 2024
Nicotine pouch. | Newsreel

Nicotine pouch sellers take advantage of vape focus

Nicotine pouches are looming as the next target in the battle to protect Australian youth from addictive products. A recent University of Melbourne study of Australians
Read more 26 September 2024
Climate change is making winter sport more dangerous - Newsreel

Climate change puts winter sports on thin ice

Researchers have warned that global warming is creating safety issues for people who play, fish or drive on ice. At team at York University said warming winters were
Read more 26 September 2024
Scientist testing in lab. | Newsreel

New genetic test to predict heart attack risk

A world-first genetic test which indicates a person’s risk of a heart attack has been developed in Australia. Scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Read more 26 September 2024
Doctor with patient. | Newsreel

Price freeze puts NDIS services at risk

The freezing of therapy support pricing by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) could force up to a quarter of Australia’s dieticians to limit support for
Read more 26 September 2024
Family going on holiday. | Newsreel

Exit trafficking on Australian Federal Police radar

An arrest in New South Wales this week has shone a light on the little-known crime of exit trafficking. Australian Federal Police Detective Acting Inspector Emmanuel
Read more 26 September 2024
Doctor looking at brain scan. | Newsreel

New approach to understanding impact of brain injuries

Australian scientists have used a new approach to determine the long-term impact of a single brain injury. The Monash University-led research used blood tests and MRI
Read more 26 September 2024
Drug-resistant bugs have moved to the top of the global health agenda - Newsreel

Worrying trend in the war against bacteria

Global attention is turning this week to the rise of drug-resistant bacteria and the “alarmingly slow” development of new antibiotics. The UN General Assembly is
Read more 25 September 2024