Woman using ceiling fans. | Newsreel

When temps hit 40, switch off ceiling fans to avoid an oven

Ceiling fans act like ovens when room temperatures exceed 40°C and should be avoided, according to a new study. Griffith University’s Dr Fergus O’Connor said
Read more 30 September 2025
Tutor and student. | Newsreel

Students at risk from lawless “shadow education” industry

An unregulated billion-dollar shadow education system is exposing students to deepening educational inequity, according to a new study. The research, from the University
Read more 30 September 2025
Happy students. | Newsreel

Forget click-bait lists. Find the best school for your child

By Nicole Brownlie and Renee Desmarchelier Lists of Australia’s “top” schools regularly make headlines. We see this every year with Year 12 and NAPLAN results
Read more 29 September 2025
Money Australia. | Newsreel

$18 billion improvement as 2024-25 Federal Budget finalised

The 2024-25 Federal Budget has been finalised, showing a cash deficit of just under $10 billion, an almost $18 billion improvement on the 2025 Pre-election Economic and
Read more 29 September 2025
Inquiry into space launches from Australia - Newsreel

Sydney focus of global industry’s space race

The Federal Government has used the backdrop of the world’s leading space event, being held in Sydney this week, to shore up agreements with NASA and the European
Read more 29 September 2025
Friends laughing. | Newsreel

A life of social connection reflected in ageing biomarkers

A lifetime of social advantage has been shown in DNA measurements to slow the ageing process. New research from Cornell University, in the United States, suggests the
Read more 29 September 2025
Journalist and researcher Amy McQuire. | Newsreel

Black Witness earns McQuire State’s top literary award

Journalist and researcher Amy McQuire’s literary piece Black Witness has won her the $30,000 Queensland Premier’s Award at the 2025 Queensland Literary
Read more 29 September 2025
Adelaide Street bus tunnel, Brisbane. | Newsreel

Metro lines complete with opening of Adelaide St tunnel

Brisbane’s Adelaide Street bus tunnel opens today (September 29), with a number of routes now using the new thoroughfare and completing the Metro M1 and M2 lines. Lord
Read more 29 September 2025
Overall winner of the David Malin Awards: Kavan Chay, “Crown of Light”. | Newsreel

Palettes of our starry nights inspire astrophotographers

The night sky in its entirety was the star in an Australian photography awards which celebrated celestial beauty. Renowned astrophotographer Alex Cherney was among the
Read more 29 September 2025
The famous 2001 Coke verses Pepsi ad - Newsreel

Why can’t we have Pepsi and Coke?

By Shane Rodgers The Ricky Gervais movie The Invention of Lying is set in a society where nobody can lie. One of my favourite scenes is when Gervais walks past an
Read more 29 September 2025