Teacher supporting upset student. | Newsreel

Student behaviour focus of $44 million spend

More than $40 million will be invested into Queensland schools to support behaviour management. Premier David Crisafulli said the extra $44 million would give teachers
Read more 18 February 2025
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Sexual orientation and gender question in 2026 Census

New questions on sexual orientation and gender are set to be included in the 2026 Census, following a review. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) announced today
Read more 18 February 2025
Queensland ambulance. | Newsreel

Triple Zero boost to ease pressure on hospitals

A multi-million-dollar expansion of the Queensland Ambulance Service Clinical Hub will aim to ease pressure on the state’s hospitals. State Health and Ambulance
Read more 17 February 2025
Farmer in field with tablet. | Newsreel

Brisbane the centre of Asia-Pacfic agricultural technology

Thousands of Australian and international agricultural technology leaders will converge on Brisbane this week. AgriFuture’s evokeAG, the Asia-Pacific region’s
Read more 17 February 2025
Value of a home loan rises in Queensland - Newsreel

Capped interest rate call for first home buyers

An interest rate cap for first-home buyers would provide a much needed boost to those struggling to enter the housing market, according to the Property Council. Chief
Read more 17 February 2025
Teacher takes mobile phone off student in classroom. | Newsreel

Mobile phone ban improving classroom behaviour

A national restriction on mobile phones in classrooms had reduced incidents in public schools, according to new data. A year after Education Ministers agreed to put the
Read more 17 February 2025
Patricia Piccinini's Skywhalepapa. | Newsreel

Skywhales loom on Sunshine Coast horizon

Festival goers can expect a whale of a time at the Sunshine Coast’s Horizon 2025 contemporary arts event in May. Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli said while the
Read more 17 February 2025
Mother and daughter. | Newsreel

MedicAlert partnership a boost for Queensland police

A new partnership will help police locate Queenslanders with diminished capacity that become lost or are reported missing. Queensland Police Service (QPS) Detective
Read more 17 February 2025
Mobile full body CT. | Newsreel

Aussie firm to develop world’s first mobile full-body CT

An Australian company will build the world’s first mobile full-body CT, which will be rolled out in rural America. Adelaide-based Micro-X will develop the scanner
Read more 17 February 2025
Woman on phone in car. | Newsreel

Road safety messaging targets “other drivers”

A new road safety campaign in the United States is leaning into research that shows most drivers think other road users are the problem. Transurban, which operates toll
Read more 17 February 2025