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New industrial warehouse for Brisbane Airport

Brisbane Airport has started construction of a second warehouse and office complex within its industrial park. Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) Head of Industrial
Read more 23 October 2024
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Social noise drowning out vital disaster messaging

Emergency services are finding it difficult to deliver potentially life-saving messaging during natural disasters due to social media noise. New research from the
Read more 23 October 2024
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Low literacy impacts vast majority of businesses

Low worker literacy and numeracy is impacting the productivity of nearly 90 percent Australian businesses. A survey by peak employer body the Australian Industry Group
Read more 23 October 2024
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La Boite Theatre celebrates its Centennial

La Boite Theatre will mark its 100th year in 2025 as Australia’s longest, continuously running theatre company with a lineup of special storytelling and events,
Read more 23 October 2024
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Online purchase a weekly event for half of Aussies

Almost half of Australian shoppers make an online purchase every week, with sustainability emerging as a critical factor in consumer decision-making. A new survey by
Read more 23 October 2024
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New wireless transmission record close to 1 Tb/s

Scientists are getting close to sending wireless data at a rate of one Terabit per second, almost ten thousand times faster than current speeds available to consumers. A
Read more 23 October 2024
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Data shows sugar tax halves sweet drink purchases

A study of United States cities which have introduced a tax on sugary drinks has shown up to a 50 percent reduction in purchases. Researchers at the University of
Read more 23 October 2024
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New sponge bandage targets fatal haemorrhaging

A spongelike bandage has been developed to help prevent fatal haemorrhaging and infection following an accident. University of Central Florida Assistant Professor Kausik
Read more 23 October 2024
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Three reasons America’s democracy is under threat

By Bill Wyman As the United States election draws closer, a scandal-plagued candidate may be returned to the presidency. Why is it still so close? For just a few weeks
Read more 22 October 2024
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Lost story by Dracula author found after 134 years

A short story by Dracula author Bram Stoker, has been rediscovered after an amateur historian found a story written by Stoker in an 1890 Christmas edition of the Dublin
Read more 22 October 2024