Demand for shark meat drives extinction risk
A rise in global demand for shark and ray meat is driving many species to extinction with Australia one of the few safe havens for the marine creatures.
James Cook
Read more15 January 2025
Fungi power drives new battery option
European scientists have created a 3D printable biodegradable fungal battery.
Researcher Carolina Reyes, from the Swiss research institution Empa, said the new microbial
Read more15 January 2025
Aussie dollar hits five-year low, but don’t panic
By John Hawkins
You may have seen stories the Australian dollar has “plummeted”. Sounds bad. But what does it mean and should you be worried?
The most-commonly
Read more14 January 2025
RIC review keeps farm business loan rate at 5.18%
Australian farmers have another six months of certainty in servicing loans with the Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) leaving its concessional farm business loan
Read more14 January 2025
Palaeolithic people engraved 3D map 13,000 years ago
A 13,000-year-old engraving discovered near Paris is believed to be the world’s oldest 3D map.
Researcher Anthony Milnes, from the University of Adelaide, said a
Read more14 January 2025
Online jump not enough to prevent Myer profit dip
Australia’s largest department store Myer has reported a drop in overall sales and profit in 2024, despite a jump in online purchases, compared to 2023.
In an
Read more14 January 2025
Core funding for national music organisations
More than a dozen national music organisations have received funding to support their operations as inaugural recipients of Music Australia’s Core Contribution
Read more14 January 2025
Morning coffee reduces the risk of heart attacks
Drinking a morning coffee, rather than drinking coffee all day, has been linked to lower risks of dying from cardiovascular disease.
A new study has found that morning
Read more14 January 2025
Global honour for community-led homelessness program
A community-led Australian program working to end homelessness is receiving global recognition.
The Advance to Zero (AtoZ) initiative, run by the Australian Alliance to
Read more14 January 2025
Billions to upgrade entire NBN to FTTN by 2030
An extra $3.8 billion will be invested in the National Broadband Network (NBN) to ensure the entire network is fibre-to-the-node (FTTN).
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Read more14 January 2025