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Sad student. | Newsreel

400,000 students sign up to anti-bullying lesson

Almost 400,000 Australian school children are set to attend a national anti-bullying lesson next week. yourtown CEO Tracy Adams said the Kids Helpline @ School event had
Read more 6 August 2025
Former New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller. | Newsreel

Former NSW top cop leads forensic examination

Former New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller will lead a new Expert Team to overhaul forensic operations in Queensland. The appointment follows damning reports
Read more 5 August 2025
Veterinary students from Washington State University talk to a patient about their cat’s health at the Seattle One Health Clinic. | Newsreel

Improving health of the homeless and their pets

An American program is integrating human medical and veterinary services in an effort to improve health care for homeless people. The Seattle One Health Clinic, operated
Read more 5 August 2025
Safety guide cover. | Newsreel

Online safety guides for First Nations children

An online safety program has been developed specifically for First Nations children. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said two guides were created using
Read more 4 August 2025
Happy student in classroom. | Newsreel

Queensland shield protecting students online

An overseas criminal syndicate was uncovered as the perpetrator of a sextortion attempt on a 14-year-old Australian girl through a world-first Queensland
Read more 1 August 2025
Church on large block of land. | Newsreel

New tool to fast-track housing on church land

A new State Government planning tool has been released to help churches and charities develop land for housing. Queensland Deputy Premier and State Development,
Read more 1 August 2025
Kokoda Park, Lockyer Valley

First ‘reset’ program for at-risk youth rolls out

The Queensland Government’s first early intervention program for at-risk youth will be run out of the Lockyer Valley, south-west of Brisbane. Premier David Crisafulli
Read more 28 July 2025
Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli. | Newsreel

10,000 invites for inaugural citizen’s panel

Fifty Sunshine Coast residents will soon form a citizen’s panel to ensure community views are heard by Council, with 10,000 invited to apply. Sunshine Coast Mayor
Read more 25 July 2025
Photographer in wheelchair

Travellers with accessible needs a $30 billion industry

Almost a quarter of travellers in Australia last year had accessible needs and contributed almost $30 billion to the country’s tourism economy. A new report from
Read more 24 July 2025
Adult and child holding hands. | Newsreel

Push to bring vulnerable children back into care

Hundreds of Queensland children under Government care are choosing to forego state support, sparking an audit within a wider child safety Commission of Inquiry. State
Read more 24 July 2025