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World-first fixed-wing response to fire disasters

Australia’s largest private natural disaster responder has bolstered its capability by adding fixed-wing firefighting aircraft to its arsenal. Sunshine Coast-based

Sunshine State eyes United States for ideas and investment

A Queensland delegation is bound for the United States on a trade mission to gain insights into Olympic and Paralympic Games planning and promote the state’s

Rugby Australia serves up new ticketing tech for Lions tours

Ticket holders to this year’s British and Irish Lions rugby union tour will be the first Australian sports fans to have access to a new digital ticketing

Future skills put to test in Brisbane

Hundreds of Australia’s best apprentices and trainees converge on Brisbane this week to contest the 2025 WorldSkills Australia National Championships. Queensland

A month each year lost to unnecessary meetings

With productivity making the headlines, new research has shown Australian employees waste up to three hours each week in unnecessary meetings. Office supplies company

Excessive screen time triggers vicious cycle in children

Excessive screen time increases the risk of a child developing behavioural problems, which then drives them back to screens to cope, creating a vicious cycle. The new

Apple’s updated Workout Buddy boosts the motivation

You now have a new supportive buddy when you exercise, with Apple adding new features to the latest software update for its watch. Apple’s Senior Director of watchOS

‘AI poverty’ risk for developing countries

Strategic intervention is needed to avoid developing nations falling into an artificial intelligence (AI) poverty trap. A research paper, produced in New Zealand, argues

1.5 million crypto holders facing capital pain

Up to a third of Australians who have sold Cryptocurrency over the past 12 months may be in for a shock when they lodge their tax return this year. A recent survey found

Autonomous tractors to crack Aussie nut industry

A multi-million-dollar project will look to retrofit Australia’s on-farm tractor fleet into autonomous vehicles, initially driving efficiency in the labour-intensive

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