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Why are we overlooking personal e-scooters?

By Ferdinand Balfoort and Stephen Greaves Recent decisions by the Melbourne City and Sunshine Coast councils to end contracts with operators of shared e-scooters have
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Brisbane international terminal makeover

Explore Brisbane Airport’s new international terminal

Brisbane Airport’s International Terminal will be overhauled as part of a multi-billion-dollar transformation of the precinct. An almost four-minute video (watch
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Paddington plan leverages Games venues

A proposed Paddington development has one eye on the Brisbane 2032 Games, with 31 short-stay suites in the plans. The mixed-use development aims to maximise the
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Missy Higgins is back at the top of the Australian album charts - Newsreel

Missy Higgins storms the charts again

Missy Higgins has soared to the top of the Australian charts 20 years after her first album – The Sound of White – hit top position and stayed there a total of seven
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Plans to harvest the sea to build greener cities

Researchers are looking to fast-track the use of marine-based bio-materials in building materials to aid the transition to net zero and help the Brisbane Games deliver
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Optimism rebounds for state’s farmers

Queensland farmers have reported a more optimistic outlook for the year ahead off the back of rising commodity prices and positive seasonal conditions. The latest
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Woman behind film camera. | Newsreel

Aussie screen diversity incentives lag global efforts

Current attempts to improve diversity on our entertainment screens are ad hoc, with legislation needed to affect real change. Analysis from Monash University found,
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New ‘secure’ facility for youth with mental health issues

A new facility for young people with mental health needs that are in danger of self-harm will be part of the community safety policy of any future LNP Queensland
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Willpower can be a fragile means to avoid indulgence - Newsreel

Willpower overrated as a habit changer

New research has described willpower as “fragile, unreliable and weak” with only a fleeting impact on avoiding negative behaviour. University of Toronto researcher
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Dyspnoea’s breathtaking cost to Australian economy

Shortness of breath is costing the Australian economy $12 billion every year. A new study from The George Institute for Global Health in Sydney has looked at the cost of
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