Jane Harper

Jane Harper in conversation for new novel

One of Australia’s best-selling international authors, Jane Harper, is coming to Brisbane for a conversation with audiences. The event coincides with the release of
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Space Surveillance Telescope, Western Australia. | Newsreel

Australian Defence telescope scans for threats from space

A decade-long plan to shift space surveillance technology from the United States to Australia is complete with a new telescope now operational. Australian Defence Force
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Energy bill. | Newsreel

Energy retailers a designated target for ACCC

Energy retailers will be investigated for misleading consumers over energy plans in only the second probe under a new complaints framework. Australian Competition and
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Story Bridge footpath repairs. | Newsreel

Council steels itself to open Story Bridge footpath

Pedestrian access on one side of Brisbane’s Story Bridge will be restored by the end of the year with work under way to install 1.5km of steel supports. Lord Mayor
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Coolum Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Satisfaction index puts Sunshine Coast on top

Sunshine Coast ratepayers are the most satisfied in the State, based on a recent community survey on  Australia’s local governments. Conducted by Snap Send Solve, an
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Professor David Whiteman. | Newsreel

From caravan parks to cancer breakthroughs

Professor David Whiteman’s hunt for answers about skin cancer has meant criss-crossing Queensland in an old Ford Falcon, taking skin samples from people in caravan
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Self-powered microneedle patch. | Newsreel

New patch to replace blood tests … and big needles

The need for a range of blood tests may soon be over with researchers developing a new patch to test for various conditions. Scientists in the United States have created
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The Wharf Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

The Wharf hits the market after 10-year ‘passion project’

A Sunshine Coast tourism hotspot, which attracts more than two million visitors a year, is up for sale after an almost decade-long rejuvenation. The Wharf Mooloolaba has
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Brisbane Roar players. | Newsreel

Brisbane Roar back onside with ATO after $1.5m tax debt

The Brisbane Roar Football Club’s stoush with the Australian Tax Office (ATO) is over with the Federal Court this week dismissing a matter involving a $1.5 million
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Traffic jams, routine commute, problems and tired driver

COVID lessons being steadily forgotten

By Shane Rodgers Five years after COVID-19 knocked the world off its axis for a while, it is worth asking whether we have learnt much from the experience. During those
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