Education

Colonoscopy. | Newsreel

Aussies under 50 have world’s highest bowel cancer rates

Australia has the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world for people aged under 50. New research by the University of Melbourne has revealed that there were more than
Read more 28 May 2025
Online study. | Newsreel

$30m in fines for misleading students

A former vocational college which misled students, leaving them with debts of more than $60 million, has been handed a multi-million fine by the Federal
Read more 27 May 2025
Pirow Cronje. | Newsreel

AI key to supporting students’ transition to work

An Australian online training company, dedicated to transitioning young people from school into work, is aiming to become 100 percent AI native by disrupting itself
Read more 27 May 2025
Solar panels and wind farm. | Newsreel

Budget overruns impact 60 percent of green energy projects

An analysis of green energy infrastructure projects shows that many are prone to budget overruns and year-long delays. The study by the Boston University Institute for
Read more 27 May 2025
5G to 6G. | Newsreel

Semiconductor breakthrough provides clearer path to 6G

The science-fiction type capabilities promised by a 6G network are closer to reality thanks to a breakthrough in semiconductor technology. Professor Martin Kuball, of
Read more 27 May 2025
Artist's impression of Mars. | Newseel

CO2-breathing battery new frontier in energy storage

A new battery technology that “breathes in” carbon dioxide has been developed by scientists in the United Kingdom. The University of Surrey research is a
Read more 26 May 2025
New child safety regulations being introduced in Queensland - Newsreel

New child safety standards rollout is imminent

By Michael Lucey The implementation of the Child Safe Standards in Queensland will start from October 1, 2025, bringing with it a staged approach to child safety for
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Sunrise. | Newsreel

New modelling shows Earth is ill, but ‘not terminal yet’

All is not lost, with new global modelling outlining the path back to a healthy planet. The first-of-its-kind study, out of The Netherlands, found that with bold and
Read more 22 May 2025
Confused student. | Newsreel

Global misalignment in student career paths

The career aspirations of students across the world are misaligned with the current state of the education sector and market demand. A new OECD report found one in five
Read more 21 May 2025
Woman sleeping. | Newsreel

Wake up! Too much sleep impairs cognitive performance

It seems that having too much of a good thing even applies to sleep. New research from the University of Texas, in the United States, has found that sleeping nine hours
Read more 20 May 2025