State inquiry probes drop in volunteer numbers
A Parliamentary Inquiry will be set up to look at falling volunteering rates in Queensland.
State Minister for Volunteers Ann Leahy said volunteering participation had
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History books to be written from Aboriginal perspective
Two Melbourne universities have teamed up to create a first-of-its-kind chronicle of Australian history, from the perspective of First Nation’s people.
La Trobe
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Drink spiking messaging is erasing the perpetrator
By Jessica Ison, Ingrid Wilson and Leesa Hooker
Schoolies season is here – and with it, warnings about staying safe while partying. For girls and women, this often
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Green visions for key Brisbane leisure destinations
New masterplans for Kedron Brook and the Wynnum-Manly foreshore are among revitalisation initiatives for Brisbane’s key leisure and lifestyle destinations in the lead
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Software becoming smarter than humans
The world is entering an “algorithmic revolution” in which computer software is becoming more intelligence than humans, a leading digital researcher says.
QUT Chair
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ICYMI text abbreviations make you look insincere. IKR
Using abbreviations in texts may save time, but come with a cost, according to a new study.
Research published by the American Psychological Association found people who
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Claims GDP is an outdated measure of policy impact
Scientists are urging governments to ditch GDP as an indicator of policy success and adopt a more wholistic measure of the health of an economy.
A research paper out of
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Evidence of new planet at the edge of the solar system
Astronomers have found “tentative evidence” of another large planet at the edge of the solar system.
In an article published earlier this week, astrophysicist Brian
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Aussie start-ups optimistic about 2025
A large majority of Australian start-ups are confident about their prospects in 2025, despite a challenging fundraising climate.
A new survey from Angel Investment
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Nation’s monthly wages bill tops $100b
Australia’s monthly wages bill has topped $100 billion for the first time.
New figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show total wages and
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