New robot skills developed by the University of Texas - Newsreel

New robot skin to revolutionise carer industry

Robots with flexible human-like skin are a step closer following a breakthrough by researchers at the University of Texas. The research team developed a “first-ever”
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Cleanaway General Manager Solid Waste Services Aaron Carter and Cleanaway driver Cass Hughes. | Newsreel

Queenslanders lack confidence in recycling process

Almost half of Queenslanders believe the rubbish they place in recycling bins is not being properly recycled. The lack of confidence in the recycling process has
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Phantom flights cost Qantas $120m

Qantas will pay a $100 million fine and re-pay customers $20 million after admitting it misled consumers by advertising tickets for flights it had already decided to
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Leanne Benjamin - new Queensland Ballet artistic director - Newsreel

Paper towels balance perfection en pointe

London’s poshest hotel restaurants played a little-known part in helping to support the career of Queensland Ballet’s new artistic director Leanne Benjamin. In her
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Beef week - farmers urged to trumpet sustainability credentials - Newsreel

Farmers urged to promote sustainability credentials

Australian farmers have been urged to more proactively tell their sustainability stories to lessen the risk of tougher legislative requirements in the future. McCullough
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Debt and placement support for students

Students have received cost-of-living support through two recent Federal Government announcements on debt and “prac” placements. On the weekend it was
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3D objects beamed into business meetings

Your next Teams meeting could have an extra dimension to it, with 3D video conferencing looming large on the tech horizon. A Cornell University doctoral student has
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What Taylor Swift can teach us about Olympic stadiums

By Shane Rodgers There was something very curious about two sets of economic data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in the past couple of weeks. They
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Performers The Kitty Kats. | Newsreel

Council future-proofs Coast’s events scene

The Sunshine Coast is set to become an events incubator with funds now dedicated to encouraging new, fresh and exciting drawcards. A new Emerging Events category has
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Call to review biodiversity offset scheme

A biodiversity offset scheme aimed at preserving natural habitat has not delivered on its goals, according to the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF). Under the
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