Kerrie Freeman Brisbane City Council CEO. | Newsreel

Freeman new Brisbane City Council CEO

Brisbane has a new CEO, with Kerrie Freeman endorsed by the city’s Civic Cabinet this week. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said Ms Freeman was selected for her experience
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What the Defence and Veteran Suicide inquiry found

By Ben Wadham and James Connor After three years of investigations, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has delivered its final report with 122
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Incontinence a $100b burden for 7.2 million Australians

Incontinence cost the Australian economy more than $100 billion last year, which the majority of sufferers under 65. A new Deloitte Access Economics report commissioned
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Fire fighting foam with PFAS chemicals. | Newsreel

New filtering material for ‘forever chemicals’

A new electric-charged membrane has been developed which can filter for PFAS chemicals, currently the subject of global concerns. Researchers from MIT have created a new
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Majority women in boardroom. | Newsreel

New board gender targets linked to sports funding

The boards of Australian sporting organisations will need to be 50 percent gender diverse in less than three years or risk funding being axed. The Federal Government
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Elderly woman signing document. | Newsreel

Enduring risk of financial elder abuse

More than a third of Australians with an enduring power of attorney have granted it to someone identified as a potential abuser. Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert
Read more 10 September 2024
Apple store. | Newsreel

Apple unleashes its own AI in system upgrade

Apple will introduce enhanced artificial intelligence in its operating system upgrades from next month, In a statement, the tech giant said Apple Intelligence, the
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Lawyers are warning of a swathe of risks and ethical dilemmas from generative AI | Newsreel

Warning of ‘swathe of risks’ from generative AI

Businesses and individuals have been warned about a “swathe of serious risks and ethical dilemmas” that have emerged from the rapid onset of generative artificial
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Teenager during COVID. | Newsreel

COVID isolation strain aged teenage brains

Teenage brains aged faster during the COVID-19 pandemic, with girls most impacted. New research from the University of Washington found the pandemic resulted in
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Esports players. | Newsreel

Esports able to break down isolation barriers

Isolated students in regional Queensland will be plugged into the immersive world of esports through a million-dollar inclusion program. QUT will develop and host an
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