Gamblers back off and land turnover in the red
Business turnover in Australia has fallen for the first time in seven months.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed a fall of 0.1 percent, in
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Woeful watchhouses keep police from frontline
Queensland police are diverted from frontline response to transport and hospital guard duties for an equivalent for 37,000 shifts each year.
A review into the State’s
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Kiwi plan to divert income tax into personal accounts
A former New Zealand finance minister is pushing tax reform in our nearest neighbour, which may give Australian policy makers pause for thought.
Sir Roger Douglas, who
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First Nations flags portal marks anniversary
A new education tool has been launched to promote the meaning and history of Australia’s First Nations flags.
Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri
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Fashion flaunts its true colours
By Susan Schwartz
Shopping for clothes once seemed to be such a simple thing. You’d be drawn in by certain colours and styles, and things that brought you joy found
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Anti-ageing compound in psychedelic mushrooms
Psychedelic mushrooms have been found to have anti-ageing properties.
New research from the United States suggests psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic
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Fashion’s favourite mouse comes to Southbank
Fashion’s favourite mouse, Claris is coming to Southbank to read to children from July 11-13.
Designed for little readers with big imaginations, join Claris for
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Bust the beer belly and dodge dementia
Men can reduce their risk of dementia by almost 40 percent through ditching the beer belly and maintaining a balanced body mass.
A new Melbourne Monash University study
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World-leading active transport program on Sunshine Coast
A Sunshine Coast active school transport program has received international recognition by exceeding global benchmarks.
The top-tier international Journal of Transport
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Looking back 150,000 years to predict future monsoons
Evidence dating back 150,000 years points to future monsoon seasons across northern Australia being more intense.
Scientists from Townsville’s James Cook University
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