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- Fog, Mount Beerwah, Queensland

Australian weather images frozen in time. See them all

From rainbows and lightning to clouds and eclipses, all facets of Australia’s weather and celestial delights feature in the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) Australian
Read more 16 October 2024
Woman taking a pill. | Newsreel

WHO calls for extra effort in drug resistance battle

A lack of urgency in finding new antibiotics to counter resistant illnesses is putting millions of lives at risk, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). In
Read more 15 October 2024
Woman paying with card. | Newsreel

Government timeline to ban debit card surcharges

The Federal Government will look to ban debit card surcharges from 2026, as cash disappears from the economy. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, in the meantime, the
Read more 15 October 2024
Indian backpacker. \ Newsreel

India joins Australian working holiday program

Young Indians will join the thousands of working backpackers that descend on Australia from around the world each year, with the country added to the working holiday
Read more 15 October 2024
Poultry. | Newsreel

Extra funding to combat virulent avian flu strain

The rapid global spread of a dangerous strain of avian flu has prompted a $95 million boost to efforts to prevent it from arriving in Australia. Federal Agriculture
Read more 15 October 2024
Incoming Australian Border Force Commissioner Gavan Reynolds. | Newsreel.

Reynolds new Border Force Commissioner

Lieutenant General Gavan Reynolds will be the next Australian Border Force (ABF) Commissioner. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Mr Reynolds would take over from
Read more 14 October 2024
Australian cash. | Newsreel

Queensland regions keep ATO investigators busy

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) received more than 10,000 tip-offs from Queenslanders last financial year, with the state’s regional centres topping the nation in
Read more 14 October 2024
Smart phone security. | Newsreel

Cyber Act to set minimum security standards for devices

Smart devices must meet minimum security standards and ransomware reporting will be mandated for some businesses under new laws proposed by the Federal
Read more 14 October 2024
University students. | Newsreel

$3 billion in student debt relief step closer

Legislation to cap the indexation of student debt in Australia has been passed by the House of Representatives in Federal Parliament. Federal Education Minister Jason
Read more 10 October 2024
Professor Paul Kelly

Professor Kelly steps down as Australia’s CMO

The medical face of Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly, is stepping down. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler
Read more 9 October 2024