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Victorian AI trials on early bushfire detection

Smoke-detecting Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being trialled in Victoria in a bid to improve bushfire early warning systems. Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic)

Hot weather link to suicidal hospital visits

Hot weather has been linked to an increased suicide risk for young Australians. A study out of News South Wales found for every one degree rise in the daily mean

Social noise drowning out vital disaster messaging

Emergency services are finding it difficult to deliver potentially life-saving messaging during natural disasters due to social media noise. New research from the

New sponge bandage targets fatal haemorrhaging

A spongelike bandage has been developed to help prevent fatal haemorrhaging and infection following an accident. University of Central Florida Assistant Professor Kausik

Separation the key to more active transport

Three quarters of Australians support building more walking and cycling paths, prompting a call for extra investment in active transport infrastructure. An Australia

Deep fake video calls join cyber security threat list

Companies are starting to report “deep fake attacks” where artificial intelligence is used to impersonate people on video calls. Business Aspect Cyber Security and

Queensland prisoner phone network goes digital

Queensland’s prisoner telephone system has been upgraded resulting in lower call costs for inmates and increased security. In a statement, Queensland Corrective

Experienced officers boost Queensland police ranks

The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has inducted its largest ever cohort of international and interstate officer transfers. Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski said

Two million Australian women stalked

Two million Australian women have experienced stalking since the age of 15. New analysis from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has also shown that in the past

Food as a weapon common in global conflicts

Up to 21,000 people are dying of hunger each day in countries impacted by war. A new Oxfam report, which looked at 54 conflict-affected countries, found they account for

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