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Opera Queensland Executive Director Adam Tucker. | Newsreel

Tucker steps up at Opera Queensland

Adam Tucker is the new Executive Director of Opera Queensland. Opera Queensland Board Chair Linda Apelt said Mr Tucker would work closely with the Board and CEO &
Read more12 August 2024
Australian Grand Prix Corporation CEO Travis Auld. | Newsreel

Australian GP has the drive to survive Netflix

The Australian Formula One Grand Prix is preparing for a time after Netflix. Speaking at a QUT Business Leaders’ Forum this week, Australian Grand Prix Corporation CEO
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Body image issues are consistent across all age groups - Newsreel

Body image pressure spreads across cultures

Body appreciation, or lack of it, has been found to be similar across all age groups as signs emerge of body image pressure spreading across cultural groups. Research
Read more7 August 2024
Heat stressed elderly woman in front of fan. | Newsreel

Climate change focus for health experts

A new Federal Government advisory group has been established to help reduce the impacts of climate change on the nation’s health. Chaired by Federal Health Minister
Read more7 August 2024
Rugby League coach Wayne Bennett. | Newsreel

Bennett first coach into NRL Hall of Fame

Queensland rugby league icon Wayne Bennet will be inducted into the NRL Hall of Fame, in the first year that coaches have been added to the list. The National Rugby
Read more6 August 2024
QPAC in Brisbane. | Newsreel

New QPAC engagement and programming directors

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) has appointed two new directors. ArtsHub is reporting two senior arts leaders have been named as the centre’s new
Read more5 August 2024
Brisbane 2032 CEO Cindy Hook and incoming Brisbane 2032 Chief Commercial Officer Francois-Xavier Bonnaillie with Brisbane 2032 President Andrew Liveris. | Newsreel

Paris executive to chase dollars for Brisbane 2032

The commercial success of the Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics is now in the hands of the man who is helping to deliver the Paris Games. Francois-Xavier Bonnaillie has
Read more5 August 2024
Mater neurosurgeon Sarah Olson. | Newsreel

Life-saving neurosurgeon harnesses robots and lasers

A Brisbane neurosurgeon has used Australian-first robotic-guided laser technology to save the life of a woman with multiple brain tumours. Dr Sarah Olson, from Mater
Read more3 August 2024
Use of language helps determine whether people want to hang out together - Newsreel

Language use key to forming social groups

Speaking the same language is not just about the country you come from. Researchers at the University of Vienna have found a clear correlation between the way different
Read more1 August 2024
Alexandra Headland Cemetery | Newsreel

Murray unearths cemeteries’ connections

Stories dating back more than a hundred years are being retold through a research project on the Sunshine Coast. Historian Dr Lisa Murray has combed the cemeteries of
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