Tight Australian homes reducing energy bills
Australian builders have tightened up their act over the past decade with homes now much more airtight, leading to reduced energy consumption and improved health for
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Queensland to appoint Food Farmers Commissioner
Queensland is searching for its first Food Farmers Commissioner as the State Government accepts all the recommendations of an inquiry into supermarket pricing.
Premier
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Half of Chinese car sales are electronic
More than half of all vehicles sold in China last month were either electronic or hybrid, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).
The data, reported by
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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 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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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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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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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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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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