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Djarindjin and Lombadina at sunset, Australia. | Newsreel

New focus on food security in regional communities

Reducing the cost of essential groceries and building a nutrition workforce are among the measures included in a national strategy to improve food security in
Read more 6 March 2025
Brisbane CBD Alfred. | Newsreel

Brisbane an eerie ghost town as Alfred bears down

As Brisbane prepares to feel the force of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the Queensland capital this morning is a ghost town. A walk through areas usually bustling with
Read more 6 March 2025
Overweight woman and doctor. | Newsreel

Gaining health, not losing weight, key to obesity battle

The fight against obesity needs to be focussed on gaining health, not losing weight, according to Australia’s doctors. The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP),
Read more 6 March 2025
Virgin and Qantas plane tails. | Newsreel

Brisbane man on domestic flight bomb threat charges

A Brisbane man, who boarded a domestic flight under a false name, will appear in a Sydney court on charges relating to making a bomb threat. Australian Federal Police
Read more 6 March 2025
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Why “meandering” Alfred continues to strengthen

By Steve Turton Tropical Cyclone Alfred is strengthening as it bears down on the coast of southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, prompting fears it may become
Read more 6 March 2025
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Disaster assistance activated for 12 SEQ councils

Disaster assistance has been activated for 12 south-east Queensland councils as communities prepare for Tropical Cyclone Alfred to make landfall early Friday. Federal
Read more 5 March 2025
Woman receiving injection. | Newsreel

New vaccine points to lifetime COVID and flu immunity

A new vaccine which provides long-term immunity to COVID-19 and multiple influenzas strains from a single dose is a step closer. Cornell University researchers in the
Read more 5 March 2025
Elderly mother and daughter. | Newsreel

Guide to make homes more “dementia-friendly”

A new interactive guide aims to help people with dementia live more independently, for longer, in their homes. Dementia Australia CEO Tanya Buchanan said the interactive
Read more 5 March 2025
Antarctica. | Newsreel

Climate change slowing the world’s strongest ocean current

By Taimoor Sohail and Bishakhdatta Gayen Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on the planet. It’s five
Read more 5 March 2025
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Region-by-region advice to prepare for Alfred

Moreton Island and Bay Island communities will be the first to feel the full brunt of Cyclone Alfred, which is expected to cross the coast near Brisbane overnight
Read more 5 March 2025