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Welcome back party for Paris athletes

Queensland’s Paris Olympians and Paralympians will be celebrated at a “welcome home” event in September. The State Government and Brisbane City Council announced
Read more 15 August 2024
The Aquatics centre and Stade de France. | Newsreel

Five lessons from Paris for Brisbane 2032

By Max Goonan Forget the amazing medal tally just for a moment. Hosting an Olympic and Paralympic Games shouldn’t be a competition amongst nations, but rather a
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Woman with doctor in hospital. | Newsreel

Gene breakthrough for menopausal women

Researchers have identified a gene that could help reduce unhealthy fat in postmenopausal women. Cornell University Professor Daniel Berry said a new study had
Read more 15 August 2024
WEHI researchers Dr Kelin Zhao and Professor Daniel Gray. | Newsreel

Discovery to strengthen human immune factory

New human cells have been discovered which age a key immune organ, creating the possibility of being able to counter their impact and better ward off illness in old
Read more 15 August 2024
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3G network closure moved to October

Mobile phone users still reliant on the 3G network have an extra two months to upgrade their devices, following an extension of the network shutdown date. The 3G network
Read more 15 August 2024
Virgin plane takes of from Brisbane Airport . | Newsreel

New flight path options for Brisbane

Five new flight paths over Brisbane have been released for public comment. Airservices Australia released the options, developed by airspace design consultants Trax
Read more 15 August 2024
Filmmaker and environmentalist Kal Glanznig, left, and pro-surfer, mental health advocate and founder of the Good Human Factory Cooper Chapman. | Newsreel

Waves of support for climate-anxious youths

Surfers have joined forces with a filmmaker and a mental health advocate to help young people cope with climate-change induced anxiety. Through a new program, which
Read more 15 August 2024
Blood tested in a lab

World-first program targets common genetic disorder

Australians with the country’s most common genetic disorder now have access to the world’s first cloud-based patent registry. QIMR Berghofer Deputy Director
Read more 15 August 2024
Health care workers using virtual reality goggles. | Newsreel

VR enables carers to experience living with dementia

Dementia support workers will use virtual reality (VR) technology to experience life through the eyes of someone living with dementia to enhance care giving. Dementia
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Woman drinking from plastic water bottle. | Newsreel

Toxic microplastics ‘upcycled’ into graphene

North Queensland researchers have developed a process to convert microplastics into a product harder than diamond. James Cook University Professor Mohan Jacob said the
Read more 14 August 2024