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The Fair Work Ombudsman is targeting aged care - Newsreel

Fair Work targets age care industry wages

Fair Work Ombudsman Anna Booth has announced an investigation of aged care providers to gauge if staff in the industry are being paid correctly. Mr Booth said in a
Read more 2 April 2025
Depression affects girls more than boys

Why teenage girls are more depressed than boys

A pathway imbalance in the brain may explain why teenage girls are twice as likely to get depression than boys. For the first time, research by King’s College London
Read more 1 April 2025
One in five Australians have a Vitamin D deficiency - Newsreel

One in five Australians have Vitamin D deficiency

Despite its famous outdoor lifestyle, more than 20 percent of Australians have a vitamin D deficiency. Health data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Read more 31 March 2025
Migration is driving increases in capital city populations - Newsreel

Overseas migration drives capital city growth

Overseas migration is continuing to drive population growth in Australia’s capital cities. Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today show
Read more 27 March 2025
The Manufacturing Skills Queensland Board has undergone changes - Newsreel

New Board for Manufacturing Skills Queensland

A new board has been announced for Manufacturing Skills Queensland. The board will be led by April Cavanagh – an experienced Non-Executive Director and current Chair
Read more 26 March 2025
Master Builders Queensland Deputy CEO Sue-Ann Fresneda - Newsreel

Fresneda appointed chair of construction skills board

Deputy CEO of Master Builders Queensland Sue-Ann Fresneda has been appointed as the new chair of Construction Skills Queensland. The renewed eight-person board includes
Read more 26 March 2025
More women are choosing to stay single - Newsreel

More women choosing to stay single

More women are choosing to be single as economic and cultural changes alter gender dynamics. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported this week that only 34 percent of
Read more 25 March 2025
Relationship are 'doomed' once they go into terminal decline - Newsreel

Doomed relationships have a 2-year terminal decline

The seeds of relationships ending tend to begin between one and two years before a break-up, a new study reveals. Research released this week by Johannes Gutenberg
Read more 24 March 2025
More than 100,000 people moved to Queensland from interstate in a single year - Newsreel

Massive interstate population flow to Queensland

Queensland has attracted more than 100,000 interstate migrants over the past 12 months, making it by far the most favoured destination for border hoppers. Australian
Read more 20 March 2025
A recreation of an early homo sapien family - Newsreel

Humans have been speaking for 100,000 years

Humans are likely to have started speaking to each other more than 100,000 years ago, new research suggests. A study from MIT, released this week, said genomic evidence
Read more 20 March 2025