10-year study shows bariatric surgery safe and effective
A 10-year study has shown bariatric surgery is effective in lowering a person’s weight by up to 34 percent and reducing the need for diabetes medications.
A Monash
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Chamber music festival secures talent-building grant
A $525,000 grant will allow a North Queensland music festival to leverage its success and better develop the next wave of Australian musicians.
Australian Festival of
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Is Elon Musk taking over the US government?
By Lee Morgenbesser
Many Americans have watched in horror as Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has been permitted to tear through various offices of the United
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R&D freefall prompts first review in 20 years
Australia’s investment in research and development (R&D) has dropped to less than 1.7 percent of GDP, with a new review underway to reverse the trend.
Federal
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Two-way charging set to boost energy storage
More than a third of Australia’s energy storage needs could by found on our roads within the next five years.
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO Darren
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Rising rate of investment loans stalls
New investment loans have fallen for the first time in almost two years.
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows the number of investment loans for
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Health insurers’ profits up 50% as April 1 hikes loom
As Australians are urged to re-assess their private health cover needs ahead of potential premium increases on April 1, new data reveals profits for health insurers have
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Policy fail denies Queenslanders 33,000 homes
More than 30,000 extra homes could have been built in Queensland over the past 10 years if state policies worked to attract capital investment.
Property Council of
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Creative team to guide green transition in the arts
A new national peak body has been created to help the arts sector transition from a carbon economy and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Creative Climate will be
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60 million drones to be integrated into Australian airspace
Airservices Australia is preparing for more than 60 million drones to operate in Australian airspace within the next 20 years.
The government body responsible for
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