Elderly mother and daughter. | Newsreel

Guide to make homes more “dementia-friendly”

A new interactive guide aims to help people with dementia live more independently, for longer, in their homes. Dementia Australia CEO Tanya Buchanan said the interactive
Read more 5 March 2025
Antarctica. | Newsreel

Climate change slowing the world’s strongest ocean current

By Taimoor Sohail and Bishakhdatta Gayen Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on the planet. It’s five
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alfred meteye march 5

Region-by-region advice to prepare for Alfred

Moreton Island and Bay Island communities will be the first to feel the full brunt of Cyclone Alfred, which is expected to cross the coast near Brisbane overnight
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Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit Gold Coast. | Newsreel

Mental health rehab centre opens on Gold Coast

A $122 million live-in facility for adults with complex mental health issues has opened on the Gold Coast. The Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (SMHRU), at the
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Container ship at sea. | Newsreel

$52.4b current account deficit largest since 2016

Australia’s current account deficit was $52.4 billion last year, the largest in almost 10 years. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, released today,
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Small business owner receiving advice. | Newsreel

Extra scope for low-cost legal support for business

Small businesses can now access low-cost legal support for an expanded range of disputes. Federal Small Business Minister Julie Collins said $2.6 million had been
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Gilmour Space rocket in Bundaberg, Queensland.

Countdown on for Australia’s first rocket launch

Australia could soon be the seventh country in the world sending its own rockets into space from home soil, with a mid-March window open for a launch from the
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Plastic bottles. | Newsreel

Red-hot way to take the forever out of PFAS

An Australian-led team of international scientists have shown how toxic “forever chemicals” can be safely destroyed. CSIRO Environmental Chemist Wenchao Lu said the
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Woman looking at food label. | Newsreel

Little benefit from 10 years of food health star ratings

Voluntary health star nutrition ratings introduced in Australia and New Zealand over a decade ago have improved the life expectancy of the Kiwi population by a little
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Man pouring a beer. | Newsreel

Federal tax reprieve for beer drinkers

The tax payable on beer poured in a pub will not rise for two years. The Federal Government has announced it would freeze the annual indexation on draught beer from
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