Education

Students at Our Lady of the Rosary School Kenmore. | Newsreel

Diverse educational experiences on site in Kenmore

Future leaders, scientists, performing artists and sport stars are emerging from a school in the south-western suburbs of Brisbane. Nestled among the picturesque green
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School student cycling. \ Newsreel

Real-time monitoring boosts active school travel

A program which sends real-time notifications to parents on their children travelling to and from school has boosted active travel among Sunshine Coast
Read more 10 December 2024
Graphic of man contemplating technology.

New national centre to focus on safe AI

Adelaide will be the focal point for Australia’s development of safe and responsible artificial intelligence (AI), with the launch of a national research centre. A
Read more 9 December 2024
Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 - Newsreel

NASA moon mission pushed back a year

NASA has announced that its planned landing of astronauts on the moon has been pushed back a year to 2027. This followed concerns that more work was needed on the Orion
Read more 9 December 2024
Extreme heat events are happening all over the world - Newsreel

Extreme heat pockets surpass climate change models

Climate scientists are reporting pockets of extreme temperature zones that far exceed global warming predictions. The Columbia Climate School (CCS) says these extreme
Read more 9 December 2024
Solar panels, battery and wind turbines. | Newsreel

Battery storage costs drop 20 percent in a year

The cost of battery energy storage fell 20 percent in the past year, as the price of solar energy generation continued to drop. The statistics are included in the
Read more 9 December 2024
Sugar cane train Queensland, Australia. | Newsreel

Smart irrigation helps cane farmers and the Reef

The Great Barrier Reef and Queensland sugarcane farmers are set to benefit from a new smart irrigation system. Developed by Victoria’s La Trobe University for Far
Read more 9 December 2024
Woman waking from good sleep. | Newsreel

Sleep helps language learning … buona notte!

If you want to learn a new language, get a good night’s sleep. A University of South Australia-led study found getting eight hours of sleep every night helped the
Read more 9 December 2024
Mosquito. | Newsreel

Bio solution to chemical-resistant malaria mosquitoes

A new biopesticide has been developed which can kill malaria-carrying mosquitoes that have become resistant to chemical pesticides. Johns Hopkins Malaria Research
Read more 8 December 2024
St Ambrose’s Primary School Newmarket Grandfriends program. | Newsreel

Grand times as friends bridge generation gap

Face-to-face greetings, a year in the making, helped mark the end of school for a group of Brisbane students and their “grandfriends”. St Ambrose’s Primary School
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