Placebo pills found to help patients with stress and anxiety - Newsreel

Fake drugs help to manage stress

Fake drugs have been found to reduce symptoms in people with stress, anxiety and depression, even when the patients know the pills are placebos. A team lead by the
Read more 28 August 2024
Child watching content on tablet with headphones.

Business model focus for children’s content creators

A new funding initiative has been launched to encourage the Australian production of children’s content for digital platforms. Screen Australia and the Australian
Read more 27 August 2024
Radio telescopes. | Newsreel

Thousands of galaxies scanned for alien life

An Australian telescope has been used in one of the most extensive searches for alien life ever, targeting thousands of distant galaxies. A team from Curtin University,
Read more 27 August 2024
Australian Paralympian Taymon Kenton-Smith. | Newsreel

Medal incentive equity for Paralympians

Australia’s para-athletes will have the same financial incentives for winning medals at the Paris Games as our Olympians. Federal Sports Minister Anika Wells said
Read more 27 August 2024
Wheelchair rugby players. | Newsreel

Try wheelchair rugby then cheer on Steelers

The first day of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be celebrated through a free event on the Sunshine Coast where locals, of all abilities, can try wheelchair rugby
Read more 27 August 2024
Alarming rise in obesity among Chinese young people - Newsreel

Westernisation linked to youth obesity in China

The image of fit and thin Chinese young people has been challenged by new research pointing to growing problems from obesity in the country. A paper published in the
Read more 27 August 2024
Coal haulage truck. | Newsreel

Coal seam gas project to power open cut mine

Gas-capture technology will be used for the first time in an open cut coal mine in Queensland to meet the ongoing power needs of the operation. Queensland Deputy Premier
Read more 27 August 2024
Wisdom has been linked to social awareness and the ability to apply knowledge - Newsreel

New study reveals the secrets of wisdom

Charles Dickens said: “There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart”. It turns out he was spot on. And this is fairly universal across the
Read more 27 August 2024
Person breaking into a home. | Newsreel

Higher gambling spend linked to increased crime

An Australian study has found the more people spend on gambling the higher the general crime rate. Lead author Professor Donald Weatherburn, from the National Drug and
Read more 27 August 2024
Dad looking at Father's Day card with children. | Newsreel

Flower-loving Fathers set to be disappointed Sunday

Australian dads can expect lottery and concert tickets and homewares on Father’s Day this Sunday. Analysis of CommBank data, comparing spending habits before
Read more 27 August 2024