Moon mission team sets record for manned space travel
The astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II test flight around the Moon have passed the record for the farthest distance travelled by a manned space mission.
The crew of four
Read more7 April 2026
My four crazy career decisions that paid off
By Shane Rodgers
I’ve made plenty of career decisions over the years that had people telling me I was crazy.
Yet somehow each one took my career and life on a better
Read more6 April 2026
Scott McLeod appointed as extra Supreme Court judge
Experienced barrister Scott McLeod KC has been appointed as an additional Judge in Queensland’s Supreme Court.
The appointment marks the first increase in the number
Read more6 April 2026
Olivia Dean continues remarkable chart success
Olivia Dean is continuing to dominate the Australian singles chart with Rein Me In (her duet with Sam Fender) rising from number two to number one last week.
The song
Read more6 April 2026
Harmful ‘plastic rain’ is falling onto forests
“Plastic rain” has been found to be falling onto forests as high concentrations of microplastics accumulate in the atmosphere.
Researchers at TU Darmstadt in Germany
Read more6 April 2026
Why has it taken so long to go back to the Moon?
By Domenico Vicinanza
At 13:24:59 Central Standard Time on December 19, 1972, the Apollo 17 command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, about 350 nautical miles
Read more6 April 2026
When is the best time to get a flu shot?
By Meru Sheel and Allen Cheng
We usually have to wait until winter approaches before we see an increase in cases of influenza, or the flu.
But we have already seen a lot
Read more6 April 2026
Shave for a Cure this Easter at St Kevin’s School, Geebung
This Easter the community at St Kevin’s School, Geebung have created a message of hope by raising $25,000 for Shave for a Cure.
Twelve students and three staff
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Job vacancies jump to highest level since 2024
Job vacancies rose in the three months to February to their highest level since November 2024.
Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed a 2.7
Read more2 April 2026
Mission launches for first moon flyby in 50 years
NASA’s Artemis II mission to perform the first crewed flyby of the moon in more than 50 years has launched.
The rocket launched at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
Read more2 April 2026