COVID lessons being steadily forgotten
By Shane Rodgers
Five years after COVID-19 knocked the world off its axis for a while, it is worth asking whether we have learnt much from the experience.
During those
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O’Byrne new Ambassador for Gender Equality
Former Tasmanian politician Michelle O’Byrne is Australia’s next Ambassador for Gender Equality.
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong said the ALP State and Federal
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September opening date for $45m Caloundra library
A new $45 million library and home to Sunshine Coast Council’s contact centre will open its doors next month.
Division 2 Councillor Terry Landsberg said Library+
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Humphrey B. Bear returns to television
Humphrey B. Bear has spent 16 years in hibernation but now he will return to television screens.
Australia’s favourite bear was the star of the country’s longest
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Cybercrime impacting half of online Australians
Almost half of all Australian internet users were victims of cybercrime in the past year, according to the Australian Institute of Criminology.
Federal Cyber Security
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Federal Court to rule on $55 million Google fine
Google has offered to pay a $55 million fine for anti-competitive behaviour in Australia.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb
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Oprah brings entertainment talk to Brisbane
Global media powerhouse Oprah will be returning to Brisbane as part of a series of “in conversation” events in December.
It marks 10 years since her last sold-out
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Prime Minister heralds start of economic reform roundtable
By Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
This week in Canberra we are bringing together leaders from the business community, the union movement and civil society to work
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Mile-high wee the key to superbug battle
Aircraft toilets are at the forefront of a global effort to combat the spread of superbugs.
An Australian-led world-wide study has analysed wastewater from the toilets
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Sounds strike a chord with beer fermentation
It seems beer responds to being serenaded … and no, researchers haven’t imbibed too much of the amber fluid in making that claim.
Scientists from the University of
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