Online struggle is real for many students
Almost half of Australian students cannot tell if “friend” requests are real or scams and many can’t tell the difference between fake and real news.
The Optus
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UN and OECD collaborate to set global AI rules
Global governance rules for Artificial Intelligence are the goal of a new collaboration between the United Nations and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
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Forensic Science Queensland locks in Wilson-Wilde
Forensic scientist Dr Linzi Wilson-Wilde has been appointed as the permanent Director of Forensic Science Queensland (FSQ), after acting as its CEO for more than 18
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Weather worry sparks fire ban in Queensland
Tinderbox weather conditions have led to a fire ban being imposed across south-west Queensland this week.
The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) said the fire ban would be
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Construction’s annual workforce shortfall hits 130,000
Australia’s building and construction industry needs an additional 130,000 workers this year to overcome shortages.
New figures revealed in Master Builders
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Hinterland’s dark skies set to be preserved
Almost 90,000 hectares of Sunshine Coast hinterland is set to become Australia’s second Dark Sky Reserve, following overwhelming support from the local
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An Australian is now one in 27 million
Australia’s population has officially passed 27 million, with Queenslanders now making up more than 5.5 million.
The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of
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Volunteering did not recover from economic downturn
Falling rates of volunteering has been blamed on economic conditions and changed behaviours following the 2008 global financial crisis.
United States-based research, led
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13 million spare bedrooms key to housing crisis
Older homeowners would be incentivised to rent out their spare bedrooms in a bold plan to ease the current housing crisis.
QUT economist Dr Lyndall Bryant said housing
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Largest social housing project targets downsizers
Work on Queensland’s largest social housing project begins next week, aimed at downsizers in an attempt to free up larger homes for families.
The 490-home complex in
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