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House for rent sign. | Newsreel

No reprieve for Queensland renters

The fastest rising rents in the country and booming population growth underline the rental crisis in Queensland, according to a new report. The Breaking Ground Report,
Read more 3 June 2024
Global nursing shortage is looming - Newsreel

Interest in nursing falls as demand grows

A global shortage of nurses is looming as demand for medical staff grows but fewer young people are interested in nursing careers. An OECD study, released this week,
Read more 3 June 2024
Upset child with woman in bedroom. | Newsreel

Mental health keeps a quarter of students home

More than a quarter of Australia’s children are missing primary school regularly due to mental health issues. Research commissioned by not-for-profit health fund HCF,
Read more 3 June 2024
Social media is linked to depression but may not be causing it - Newsreel

Social media use may not cause depression

Young people with signs of depression tend to spend a lot of time on social media. But new research suggestions the online activity may not be the causing the
Read more 3 June 2024
Anxious young person. | Newsreel

Disasters take toll on young adults’ mental health

Natural disasters are impacting the mental health of young Australians, affecting 90 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds. New Lifeline research found the majority of
Read more 3 June 2024
Artist's impression of Greenheart on the Gold Coast. | Newsreel

Call to shape a city’s greenheart

Gold Coast City is opening up its green heart and urging ratepayers to help shape the region’s largest outdoor recreation space. More than 250 hectares of parklands in
Read more 1 June 2024
Woman on phone and woman shocked looking at credit card. | Newsreel

Banks falling short in scam response

A third of scam victims never report the loss to their bank out of embarrassment or the belief nothing will be done. A recent CHOICE report also found about half of
Read more 1 June 2024
Artist's impression of the upgraded Mooloolaba foreshore. | Newsreel

Green light for Mooloolaba foreshore renewal

Mooloolaba’s foreshore will feature more beachfront parkland, enhanced community spaces and a terraced seawall with Sunshine Coast Council today approving the next
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Person being checked for skin cancers.

New patch for easier skin cancer detection

A new patch could make skin cancer testing quicker and less invasive. Researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet have developed a patch equipped with microneedles
Read more 31 May 2024
Artist's impression of new Chandler Sports Precinct. | Newsreel

Businesses chase Chandler precinct upgrade work

More than 70 businesses attended briefings on tenders for work to upgrade Brisbane’s Chandler Sports Precinct. The $257m upgrade to the complex, which will host sports
Read more 31 May 2024