Mushrooms growing wild. | Newsreel

Fungi focus leads to more responsive robots

Scientists are using mushrooms to build robots that better respond to changes in their environment. Researchers from Cornell University, in the United States, have
Read more 2 August 2024
Woman looking at bills. | Newsreel

Households ease back on spending in June

Australian consumers returned to tightening their belts in June, with spending falling for the first time since March. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data
Read more 2 August 2024
Woman in wheelchair. | Newsreel

Royal Commission response ‘patchy’ and ‘lacklustre’

The Federal Government has released its response to the more than 200 recommendations made in the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of
Read more 1 August 2024
An artist's impression of the new Moreton Bay Indoor Sports Centre. | Newsreel

Tick for Brisbane 2032 venue in Moreton Bay

Another Brisbane Olympics venue has been given the green light with the Moreton Bay Indoor Sports Centre receiving Government endorsement. Queensland Premier Steven
Read more 1 August 2024
Brisbane CBD aerial. | Newsreel

Brisbane CBD vacancy rate at 10-year low

Brisbane’s inner-city office space is in high demand with vacancy rates the lowest in more than 10 years. The latest Property Council’s Office Market Report shows
Read more 1 August 2024
Family Court representation. | Newsreel

Federal Court engages with First Nations sector

Federal court representatives are meeting with leaders from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-led legal and social services sector in Brisbane today in
Read more 1 August 2024
Use of language helps determine whether people want to hang out together - Newsreel

Language use key to forming social groups

Speaking the same language is not just about the country you come from. Researchers at the University of Vienna have found a clear correlation between the way different
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Fungi is helping scientists keep track of species diversity - Newsreel

Fungi helps track the signatures of life

Aerial fungi has been identified as an important means to track the “signatures of life” that can help determine the state of species diversity. Global research led
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Alexandra Headland Cemetery | Newsreel

Murray unearths cemeteries’ connections

Stories dating back more than a hundred years are being retold through a research project on the Sunshine Coast. Historian Dr Lisa Murray has combed the cemeteries of
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New toolkit to battle hospital-acquired delirium - Newsrell

New weapon in battle against delirium

A condition called delirium is the number one hospital-acquired complication in Australia and can easily be confused with dementia. To help address the condition, a
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