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ATO clarifies smokescreen around sunscreen

If the price of your favourite skin care product goes up, don’t blame the ATO. That’s the message the Australian Taxation Office after recent reports suggested the

MedicAlert partnership a boost for Queensland police

A new partnership will help police locate Queenslanders with diminished capacity that become lost or are reported missing. Queensland Police Service (QPS) Detective

Road safety messaging targets “other drivers”

A new road safety campaign in the United States is leaning into research that shows most drivers think other road users are the problem. Transurban, which operates toll

Valentine’s Day warning from police

“Hello reader, it’s me, the Editor, from Newsreel dating, i’m glad to talk to you here, i hope that we can get to know more …” Are you hooked? Australian

Battery collection points expanded to counter fire risk

An increasing trend of battery-related fires has prompted an expansion of collection points to dispose of batteries and a review of fire risk management. Queensland

Freeman to lead Expert Legal Panel

Newly appointed King’s Counsel April Freeman will lead the Queensland Government’s panel to advise on changes to the Youth Justice Act. State Minister Youth Justice

Ben Gales to lead new Office of Social Impact

An executive at one Australia’s largest philanthropic organisations will lead Queensland’s first Office of Social Impact. Ben Gales, the current Chief Impact Officer

Start of high school sees spike in cyberbullying reports

Children starting high school make up more than a third of all cyberbullying reports made to the eSafety Commissioner. As the world marks Safer Internet Day (February

Online hate on the rise for targeted groups

More Australians are becoming victims of online hate, with the perpetrator usually a stranger and social media the platform. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said

New proton battery safer and greener than lithium-ion

Australian scientists have developed a new rechargeable battery which uses protons, making it safer and more environmentally friendly than lithium-ion

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