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13 million spare bedrooms key to housing crisis

Older homeowners would be incentivised to rent out their spare bedrooms in a bold plan to ease the current housing crisis. QUT economist Dr Lyndall Bryant said housing

Homes underprepared for heatwaves ahead

Australian homes are largely underprepared for longer and hotter summers, RMIT University research has revealed. Sustainability and social impacts researcher Sarah

Commission’s crucial steps to universal childcare

By Melissa Tham The Federal Government has released a highly-anticipated report into Australia’s childcare system. The report, by the Productivity Commission, says

Reduced mobile phone use boosts work motivation

Reducing mobile phone use by one hour a day can have a major impact on well-being and how motivated people are at work. Research released this week by the Mental Health

‘Life changing’ heart valve technology unveiled

Heart researchers have developed a new heart valve that combines mechanical and tissue technology. The research team at the University of British Columbia described the

New blood cell morphs to fast-track injury recovery

Australian researchers have discovered a blood cell which changes itself to fast-track healing when injected into an injury, with the potential for it to be administered

Heart condition spreading to broader groups

New research has revealed that a rapid, irregular heartbeat condition known as atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) is three times more common than previously thought. United

Uncle Joe’s song helps light up path to Treaty

The “nation of no alphabets” took centre stage as leading First Nations songwriter Uncle Joe Geia featured in a special event in Brisbane last week. QUT’s

UAE trade deal boosts access for miners and farmers

Australia’s mining industry will benefit from a trade deal finalised with the United Arab Emirates this week. Federal Trade Minister Don Farrell said the UAE was

Mini-moon captured temporarily from space

The Earth will have a new “mini-moon” for the next two months with a small asteroid being captured in the planet’s gravitational pull. The Asteroid, known as

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