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Dr Biplob Pramanik and Dr Nilufa Sultana. | Newsreel

New waste treatment process targets fatbergs

Australian researchers have developed a new wastewater treatment system that will help prevent “fatbergs” forming. Senior lead researcher Dr Biplob Pramanik, form
Read more 22 August 2025
Scam wesbite.

More than 100 scam sites shutdown weekly. See examples

More than 100 scam investment websites are taken down in Australia every week, with social media ads now in the sights of the regulator. Australian Securities and
Read more 21 August 2025
Antarctic sea ice. \ Newsreel

Southern ice disappearing quicker than the Arctic

Antarctic sea ice is disappearing far quicker than ice in the northern hemisphere, heightening concerns around accelerated coastal sea level rises. A new Australian-led
Read more 21 August 2025
Sir Leo Hielscher. | Newsreel

State Funeral for Sir Leo Hielscher on August 28

Sir Leo Hielscher will be honoured with a State Funeral at the end of August. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said the family of the visionary behind modern
Read more 21 August 2025
Australian Softball player . | Newsreel

Softball World Cup in Queensland adds to mega 2027

The Women’s Softball World Cup will be held in Queensland in 2027. State Sport, Racing and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister Tim Mander said the eight best
Read more 21 August 2025
Artist's Impression Victoria Park stadium. | Newsreel

Victoria Park green space condition of Federal Games funds

Improved access to green space in a redeveloped Victoria Park is a condition of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games funding agreement, signed this
Read more 20 August 2025
Wendy's. | Newsreel

Lions help Queen Street Mall roar back to life

The granite pavers of Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall weathered the footsteps of almost eight million pedestrians last month. The Queensland capital’s main CBD
Read more 20 August 2025
ADF drones. | Newsreel

Grabba Technologies delivers on ADF drone mission

A Brisbane technology manufacturer has delivered its first batch of drones to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) under a multi-billion-dollar Federal Government
Read more 20 August 2025
Space Surveillance Telescope, Western Australia. | Newsreel

Australian Defence telescope scans for threats from space

A decade-long plan to shift space surveillance technology from the United States to Australia is complete with a new telescope now operational. Australian Defence Force
Read more 19 August 2025
Story Bridge footpath repairs. | Newsreel

Council steels itself to open Story Bridge footpath

Pedestrian access on one side of Brisbane’s Story Bridge will be restored by the end of the year with work under way to install 1.5km of steel supports. Lord Mayor
Read more 19 August 2025