Aid shipment with plane above. | Newsreel

Extra focus on readiness in humanitarian priorities

The Federal Government will commit $5 million to a new Asia-Pacific Regional Humanitarian Fund as it launches a new national Humanitarian Policy. Foreign Minister Penny
Read more 16 October 2024
Woman looking at share prices. | Newsreel

ASIC warns data breaches expose share portfolios

A spike in reports of stolen shares due to identity theft has triggered a warning from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). In a statement, ASIC
Read more 16 October 2024
A preference for sweet food has been linked to depression - Newsreel

Sweet tooth linked to depression and stroke

People who gravitate towards sweet foods and sugery drinks have been found to have a higher risk of depression, diabetes and stroke. A new study by the University of
Read more 16 October 2024
Spider-Man showing his web-slinging skills - Newsreel

Real Spider-Man web-slinging developed by accident

Web-slinging technology inspired by the Spider-Man comic character has been developed by silk researchers. The Tufts University team created a process in which a fluid
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Oakdale Guest House fire, Ipswich, 1990. | Newsreel

$500,000 reward as 1990 fatal fire case reopened

A $500,000 reward is being offered in relation to fatal fire in Ipswich 34 years ago, which killed five men. Queensland Police Service (QPS) Detective Senior Sergeant
Read more 16 October 2024
- Fog, Mount Beerwah, Queensland

Australian weather images frozen in time. See them all

From rainbows and lightning to clouds and eclipses, all facets of Australia’s weather and celestial delights feature in the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) Australian
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Hamish Macdonald and George Negus. | Newsreel

Journalist George Negus dies, aged 82

Veteran Australian journalist George Negus has died, aged 82, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Tributes poured in for the well-known author and
Read more 15 October 2024
Rock lobster and diver. | Newsreel

Is Australia’s trade war with China now over?

By Peter Draper Finally, Australia’s rock lobster industry will be able to export to China again, following a deal struck on the sidelines of the recent ASEAN
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Woman worried at work. | Newsreel

Crisis of confidence in Australian professionals

More than two thirds of Australian professionals are concerned by the pace of change in the workplace, according to a new survey. The LinkedIn research found 67 percent
Read more 15 October 2024
Super shoes are helping to smash long-standing marathon records - Newsreel

Super shoes drive smashing of marathon records

The rise of “super shoes” is being credited with most of the world’s long distance records being smashed in recent years. The trend continued on the weekend when
Read more 15 October 2024