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Woman holding key to home. | Newsreel

Council begins work on response to homelessness

A group designed to guide the Queensland Government’s response to homelessness has held its first meeting. State Housing Minister Sam O’Connor said the Homelessness
Read more 15 May 2025
School students and Queensland Police Service boat. | Newsreel

Select students take a peek behind the thin blue line

A select group of Queensland secondary school students have explored the inner workings of the Queensland Police Service (QPS). Through an immersive work experience
Read more 15 May 2025
Woman with phone not working. | Newsreel

Telcos reluctant to help customers in financial crisis

Telco customers continue to be crunched by the cost-of-living crisis with financial-based complaints to the ombudsman jumping by more than 70 percent in 12
Read more 15 May 2025
Woman lonely at work. | Newsreel

Opportunity for workplaces to combat loneliness

Businesses are well positioned to tackle loneliness, with a new report urging organisations to take a leading role in combating the societal issue. The University of
Read more 15 May 2025
Matt Kratiuk and Sam Vidler

Brisbane’s Olympic challenge to help homeless

Brisbane can be the first Olympic host city to improve the plight of its homeless. Matt Kratiuk, the Queensland Ambassador for Vinnies CEO Sleepout, said previous host
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Woman isolated with COVID-19. | Newsreel

Lack of trust eroding future pandemic responses

How Australia survives a future pandemic will be reliant on whether the Government can rebuild trust in the community. A new report from the Melbourne-based Burnett
Read more 12 May 2025
Sad young person in tunnel. | Newsreel

What the homeless say they need to end the crisis

By Robyn Martin, Carole Zufferey and Michele Jarldorn The 2025 election is over and now it’s time for Labor to deliver on campaign promises to address
Read more 12 May 2025
Legal symbols and Australian flag. | Newsreel

Government funds free legal services for 430,000 Aussies

More than 430,000 Australians accessed Government-funded free legal services in the past financial year. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows 432,274 clients
Read more 8 May 2025
Man with pain in wrist. | Newsreel

Emotional approach to managing chronic pain

Changing the way the brain processes emotions is key to managing chronic pain, according to a new study. UNSW Sydney Professor Sylvia Gustin said the study trial
Read more 7 May 2025
Sad woman. | Newsreel

Time following a divorce does heal all wounds

A study into the long-term impacts of a mid-life divorce or separation has found Australian woman could return to pre-separation levels of life satisfaction in less than
Read more 6 May 2025