Education

San Damiano College Yarrabilba student, Logan, Queensland.

Four-day school week to open up real-world options

Year 11 students in a Logan school will have the option of a four-day school week in 2025 to improve their career pathways. San Damiano College Yarrabilba, 50km south of
Read more 23 January 2025
Teenagers laughing. | Newsreel

AI being trained on negative teenage stereotypes

An answer from an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system which suggested teenagers go to school to die, has raised questions about how such platforms are trained. Research
Read more 23 January 2025
St Mary’s College Maryborough students.

Subject options expand for regional Queensland students

Students in regional Queensland will be able to study subjects like Psychology and Engineering thanks to an innovative online initiative. Schools in Maryborough and
Read more 22 January 2025
Driver with GPS map. | Newsreel

Aussie back-up for GPS technology

An Australian venture is building a satellite navigation system which will provide a local alternative to the US-owned Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. RMIT
Read more 22 January 2025
Chile has been in drought for 15 years - Newsreels

Prolonged megadroughts are here to stay

Persistent megadroughts will become a more prevalent feature of the global climate, according to a 40-year study released this week. The Swiss Federal Institute for
Read more 22 January 2025
Hydrogen-powered airplane. | Newsreel

Queensland flight plan for hydrogen-electric plane

A Queensland aircraft manufacturer is planning to fly a hydrogen-electric aircraft between Gladstone and Brisbane this year to test the cutting-edge
Read more 21 January 2025
Brisbane City Council Metro vehicle. | Newsreel

School bus changes to support Brisbane Metro launch

Brisbane’s stop-start, turn-up-and-go, Metro service officially starts next week, with the high-capacity, high-frequency public bus rapid transit system operating
Read more 21 January 2025
The Moon was created almost entirely from materials ejected from the Earth - Newsreel

Moon was a chip off the old block

New insights have emerged on the formation of the Moon. It now seems that it was created almost entirely from materials ejected from the Earth. Previously the formation
Read more 21 January 2025
Cancer is shifting towards women and young people - Newsreel

Cancer impacting more women and young adults

Mortality rates from cancer are continuing to drop but the disease is starting to shift towards women and younger people. American Cancer Society data, released this
Read more 21 January 2025
St John Vianney's Primary School family. | Newsreel

Pre-Prep program prepares parents and pupils

An expanded pre-Prep program in Brisbane’s east, which includes closer ties to local kindergartens, is giving parents the tools to prepare their children for
Read more 21 January 2025