Women in research lab. | Newsreel

Billion-dollar boost for medical research

Almost $2 billion will be invested in medical research under a new Federal Government initiative. The bulk of the funding, $1.4 billion, will be allocated through the
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Eta Aquariid meteor captured in Wyoming in 2013. | Newsreel

Long weekend meteor shower for Brisbane

Set your alarm clocks Brisbane if you want to sneak a peak of the Eta Aquariid meteor shower this long weekend. The celestial show is one of the best visible in the
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Taylor Swift moves to the top of the solo album rankings - Newsreel

Rampaging Taylor Swift closes in on Beatles records

Music powerhouse Taylor Swift is continuing to break chart records, moving to the top of the historic soloist number one album ranks. Swift’s latest album, The
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Jet airplane refuelling. | Newsreel

Low-carbon aviation may take off on landfill gas

A low-carbon aviation industry is a step closer thanks to a world-first development by researchers at the University of Sydney. A team led by Professor PJ Cullen has
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Woman with analogue camera - Newsreel

From handwritten tickets to AI – 30 years of CTM

If you’re preparing to travel this year, spare a thought for the 1990s when catching a plane meant packing a book to read, smoking in the cabin had just been banned,
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Home affordability and retirement aspirations are dying in the US - Newsreel

US facing the reality of the dying American Dream

In his autobiography A Promised Land, former US President Barack Obama outlined the core aspirations that united all Americans. Chief among them was that, after a
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QUT Professor Cassandra Cross at desk | Newsreel

Cross gives victims of fraud a voice

By Elissa Lawrence The devastating impact of fraud has far-reaching consequences. QUT’s Professor Cassandra Cross has made it her mission to give victims of fraud a
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Man threatening woman and child with closed fist. | Newsreel

Focus on pornography as driver of misogyny

The Federal Government will make it harder for young people to access pornography as it grapples with the misogyny underpinning the increase in men’s violence against
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Man struggling with anxiety. | Newsreel

Coast home for national PTSD research

The Sunshine Coast is home to a new national research centre dedicated to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The University of the Sunshine Coast’s National PTSD
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QUT Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska | Newsreel

Morawska joins Mandela and Kennedy on Academy list

QUT Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska has been elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Science. A world-leading air quality expert, Professor
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