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Making a stand for gender equality

By Elissa Lawrence QUT researcher Professor Michael Flood has spent decades advocating for gender equality and engaging men and boys in domestic and sexual violence

Sometimes people prefer chatbots - Newsreel

Sometimes you just want the chatbot

In the 1998 movie Small Soldiers one of the characters is trying to report some toys coming to life and running amok. He is talking to a human, and not having much luck

Social media ‘gap week’ lifts self esteem

A single “gap week” from social media has been found to be enough to significantly lift self-esteem and body image in young women. A study by the York University

McKay to oversee QUT engagement and marketing

CEO and senior executive Lara McKay is the new Vice-President (Engagement) and Chief Marketing Officer at QUT. Ms McKay will join the Brisbane university from Ormond

Leanne Benjamin - new Queensland Ballet artistic director - Newsreel

Paper towels balance perfection en pointe

London’s poshest hotel restaurants played a little-known part in helping to support the career of Queensland Ballet’s new artistic director Leanne Benjamin. In her

QUT Professor Cassandra Cross at desk | Newsreel

Cross gives victims of fraud a voice

By Elissa Lawrence The devastating impact of fraud has far-reaching consequences. QUT’s Professor Cassandra Cross has made it her mission to give victims of fraud a

Most workers will not need specialist artificial intelligence skills - Newsreel

Most roles will not require specialist AI skills

Most workers are unlikely to need specialist artificial intelligence (AI) skills but the technology will fundamentally change the work they do. That is the conclusion of

Madeline Simpson takes on partner role at McR

McCullough Robertson Lawyers (McR) has further strengthened its resources and renewables firepower with the appointment of Madeline Simpson as a partner in the Project

Indian IT giant predicts less need for call centres. | Newsreel

AI predicted to reduce the need for call centres

The head of a large Indian IT company has predicted that advances in artificial intelligence (AI) will vastly reduce the need for call centres within a year. Tata

Frizelle joins Racing Queensland Board

Gold Coast businesswoman Rebecca Frizelle has been appointed to the Racing Queensland Board, the only new member of the group. Chair Steve Wilson was re-appointed,

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