Sweet tooth linked to depression and stroke
People who gravitate towards sweet foods and sugery drinks have been found to have a higher risk of depression, diabetes and stroke.
A new study by the University of
Read more16 October 2024
Real Spider-Man web-slinging developed by accident
Web-slinging technology inspired by the Spider-Man comic character has been developed by silk researchers.
The Tufts University team created a process in which a fluid
Read more16 October 2024
$500,000 reward as 1990 fatal fire case reopened
A $500,000 reward is being offered in relation to fatal fire in Ipswich 34 years ago, which killed five men.
Queensland Police Service (QPS) Detective Senior Sergeant
Read more16 October 2024
Australian weather images frozen in time. See them all
From rainbows and lightning to clouds and eclipses, all facets of Australia’s weather and celestial delights feature in the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) Australian
Read more16 October 2024
Journalist George Negus dies, aged 82
Veteran Australian journalist George Negus has died, aged 82, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Tributes poured in for the well-known author and
Read more15 October 2024
Is Australia’s trade war with China now over?
By Peter Draper
Finally, Australia’s rock lobster industry will be able to export to China again, following a deal struck on the sidelines of the recent ASEAN
Read more15 October 2024
Crisis of confidence in Australian professionals
More than two thirds of Australian professionals are concerned by the pace of change in the workplace, according to a new survey.
The LinkedIn research found 67 percent
Read more15 October 2024
Super shoes drive smashing of marathon records
The rise of “super shoes” is being credited with most of the world’s long distance records being smashed in recent years.
The trend continued on the weekend when
Read more15 October 2024
WHO calls for extra effort in drug resistance battle
A lack of urgency in finding new antibiotics to counter resistant illnesses is putting millions of lives at risk, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
In
Read more15 October 2024
Government timeline to ban debit card surcharges
The Federal Government will look to ban debit card surcharges from 2026, as cash disappears from the economy.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, in the meantime, the
Read more15 October 2024