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University warning on casual employees

The Higher Education sector has warned of a loss of both jobs and course options, because of new Federal Government industrial relations laws. Australian Higher
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Music is being used in the battle against depression - Newsreel

Music may hold key to overcoming depression

Classical music might hold the key to helping people with treatment-resistant depression. Chinese researchers have unpacked the music of composers like Bach, Beethoven
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Female scientist in lab. | Newsreel

Science framework lifts Indigenous knowledge

Elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge systems is one of five key priorities in a new national science framework released today. Federal Minister for
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Happy 75th Geneva Conventions. Are you still relevant?

By Marnie Lloydd Today marks 75 years since the adoption of the Geneva Conventions on August 12, 1949. In theory, these rules of war are universally agreed by every
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Opera Queensland Executive Director Adam Tucker. | Newsreel

Tucker steps up at Opera Queensland

Adam Tucker is the new Executive Director of Opera Queensland. Opera Queensland Board Chair Linda Apelt said Mr Tucker would work closely with the Board and CEO &
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Man filling up car with petrol. | Newsreel

City household fuel bills top $100 per week

The cost of transport for Australians rose by almost three times the rate of inflation last year, with most now paying more than $100 per week for fuel. New data from
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Artists grapple with copyright issues in a world of generative AI - Newsreel

Generative AI opens new frontiers of legal challenges

Artificial intelligence, and generative AI in particular, has created a pandora’s box of issues for Australia artists seeking to protect the copyright of their
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Small business owner. | Newsreel

More than half of small retailers missing budgets

More than half of Australia’s small retailers are not meeting their financial targets, with the majority worried about a downturn in consumer spending. The latest
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Baby and father

Babies’ development helped by quick responses

Researchers have used a robot car to show a baby’s development is linked to the timeliness of responses they receive when interacting. A team from Cornell University,
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Boost for light-weight lithium batteries

An innovative Brisbane tech company has been awarded $1.7 million to fast-track development of a light-weight lithium battery. Li-S Energy will use the Federal Industry
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