Subscription services to become easier to cancel

Cancelling your unwanted subscriptions will become easier after US regulators introduced a new rule aimed at ending predatory business practices that lock consumers into
Read more 22 October 2024
HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2024. | Newsreel

$7 billion missile defence boost for Navy

Australia will spend $7 billion on state-of-the-art long-range missiles systems to beef up the country’s air defences. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said
Read more 22 October 2024

Physical fitness in childhood key to teenage mental health

Good physical fitness throughout childhood can help prevent stress and depression in adolescence, according to a Finnish study. The study followed 241 adolescents for
Read more 22 October 2024
Uluru with Kata Tjuṯa in the background. | Newsreel

Uluru trek first to offer overnight stays in national park

A new 54km guided trek, which finishes at Uluru, is set to become one of the world’s leading desert walks. The new Uluru-Kata Tjuta Signature Walk through World
Read more 22 October 2024
Mother and child Christmas shopping online. | Newsreel

Time running out to get on Christmas lists

If you haven’t completed your Christmas shopping list yet, you are at risk of being in the minority of Australians. A survey by e-commerce technology provider Shopify
Read more 22 October 2024
Elderly women laughing. Newsreel

Social happiness a factor in dementia risk

A person’s social environment is increasingly becoming a risk factor in the battle against dementia. A study from the UNSW Business School has found that as the
Read more 22 October 2024

Pain medication works for men but not women

Traditional pain relief medications do not work as well for women compared to men, prompting an expert in chronic pain management to call for more gender-specific pain
Read more 21 October 2024
Queensland’s Alt.VFX provided post-production services on Yu Yu Hakusho, | Newsreel

Screen Queensland incentive scheme has positive FX

Queensland’s screen entertainment post-production industry continues to grow with six new projects approved since July under an industry incentive scheme. Coming off a
Read more 21 October 2024
Bullet proof vest. | Newsreel

Nanofibre research tackling Top End problems

Researchers in the Northern Territory are hoping nanofibres can ease the burden of police working in oppressive heat and help provide clean water to people living in
Read more 21 October 2024
St John’s College Nambour

Student voices celebrated across south-east Queensland

The voices of school students across south-east Queensland are resonating a little louder today during Student Voice Awareness Day. An initiative of Brisbane Catholic
Read more 21 October 2024