Brisbane banana breakthrough secures $30b industry
Brisbane researchers have secured the future of the global banana industry by producing a disease-resistant variety which has now been approved for consumption.
Current
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AI found to be ‘no threat’ to humanity
International researchers have declared that generative artificial intelligence models are “inherently controllable, predictable and safe”.
As a result, they pose no
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Stargazers centre of lighting pollution fight
A Sydney headland has become the first officially recognised city-based stargazing zone in the Southern Hemisphere under a program aimed to preserve night skies from
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Business can create both financial and social profits
A global study has found businesses can succeed financially by embracing critical global issues.
The research, which involved Melbourne’s Monash University, explored
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Regions continue to convert capital city dwellers
Regional centres like Townsville and the Sunshine Coast continue to be bolstered by Australians moving out of capital cities.
The latest Regional Movers Index (RMI)
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Researchers pave the way for gentle robots
Researchers are working on creating ‘gentle’ robots capable of understanding their own strength.
A team from QUT, which recognised that grasping objects was
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Aussies heading overseas in pre-COVID numbers
Australia’s international travellers have officially returned to their pre-COVID habits.
The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show the
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New media focus of Sunshine Coast art prize
Artists from all over the country have answered the call and now 40 of the best will be judged in this year’s Sunshine Coast National Art Prize (SCNAP).
Sunshine Coast
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Aussies no longer in a rush to say ‘I do’
The pent-up passions of COVID-induced isolation has subsided with marriage numbers dropping last year.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed there
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Fashion meets ballet in Chanel premiere
The complex life of one of fashion’s most iconic designers, Coco Chanel, will be captured on stage when Queensland Ballet’s extravaganza Coco Chanel: The Life of a
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