Queen's Wharf Brisbane. | Newsreel

Queen’s Wharf opens as Brisbane’s star attraction

Brisbane will be viewed from a different perspective tonight, with the new Sky Deck viewing platform opening at 5pm, as Queen’s Wharf pulls back the curtains. The Sky
Read more 29 August 2024
Fruit in plastic bag. | Newsreel

New plastic bans in west spark calls for unity

Retailers are calling for a co-ordinated national approach to phasing out of single-use plastics, as new bans come into effect in South Australia and Western Australia
Read more 29 August 2024
Beef cattle. | Newsreel

Stores have no more beef with deforestation

Australian shoppers will soon be able to confidently buy beef which has not been a produced as a result of clearing forests. Woolworths this week joined Aldi in
Read more 28 August 2024
Professor Maher Gandhi | Newsreel

Gandhi to lead Translational Research Institute

Brisbane cancer researcher Professor Maher Gandhi will be the next Chief Executive Officer of Australia’s Translational Research Institute (TRI). A collaboration
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A bee shortage is reducing crop yield globally - Newsreel

Bee shortage hitting fresh food production

Worldwide production of “nutritionally dense” foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes is being hampered by a lack of insect pollinators. A team of
Read more 28 August 2024
Strawberries. | Newsreel

Inflation eases despite fruit and vegetable pain

Inflation eased in July, with the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 3.5 percent, down from 3.8 percent in June, despite the largest annual jump in fruit and
Read more 28 August 2024
US Federal Reserve building. | Newsreel

Rate cut in Australia ‘as soon as Melbourne Cup Day’

By Peter Martin Just three weeks ago, Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock declared interest rate cuts unlikely in the next six months. But if there was any doubt about
Read more 28 August 2024
Brisbane Metro Bus. | Newsreel

Plans to expand Metro outside Brisbane

The Queensland Government and South East Queensland councils are pushing for an expansion of the Brisbane Metro in the lead-up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and
Read more 28 August 2024
Oasis tour to move outside of Europe next year - Newsreel

Oasis reunion sparks Australian tour speculation

An Australian tour by a reunited Oasis could be on the cards with the group announcing plans to “go to other continents outside of Europe later next year”. Oasis
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James Cool University Vice-Chancellor Professor Simon Biggs - Newsreel

Regions grappling with bumpy growth transition

Queensland’s regions are in the grip of a transition that is challenged by housing shortages, the war for talent, education shortfalls and the need to manage
Read more 28 August 2024