3D printed fungal battery.

Fungi power drives new battery option

European scientists have created a 3D printable biodegradable fungal battery. Researcher Carolina Reyes, from the Swiss research institution Empa, said the new microbial
Read more 15 January 2025
Falling Australian dollar graphic. | Newsreel

Aussie dollar hits five-year low, but don’t panic

By John Hawkins You may have seen stories the Australian dollar has “plummeted”. Sounds bad. But what does it mean and should you be worried? The most-commonly
Read more 14 January 2025
Farmer in field. | Newsreel

RIC review keeps farm business loan rate at 5.18%

Australian farmers have another six months of certainty in servicing loans with the Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) leaving its concessional farm business loan
Read more 14 January 2025
World's oldest 3D map. | Newsreel

Palaeolithic people engraved 3D map 13,000 years ago

A 13,000-year-old engraving discovered near Paris is believed to be the world’s oldest 3D map. Researcher Anthony Milnes, from the University of Adelaide, said a
Read more 14 January 2025
Myer department store, Melbourne, Australia. | Newsreel

Online jump not enough to prevent Myer profit dip

Australia’s largest department store Myer has reported a drop in overall sales and profit in 2024, despite a jump in online purchases, compared to 2023. In an
Read more 14 January 2025
Band playing live music. | Newsreel

Core funding for national music organisations

More than a dozen national music organisations have received funding to support their operations as inaugural recipients of Music Australia’s Core Contribution
Read more 14 January 2025
Morning coffee linked to lower heart disease risks - Newsreel

Morning coffee reduces the risk of heart attacks

Drinking a morning coffee, rather than drinking coffee all day, has been linked to lower risks of dying from cardiovascular disease. A new study has found that morning
Read more 14 January 2025
Person sleeping rough. | Newsreel

Global honour for community-led homelessness program

A community-led Australian program working to end homelessness is receiving global recognition. The Advance to Zero (AtoZ) initiative, run by the Australian Alliance to
Read more 14 January 2025
Fast internet graphic. | Newsreel

Billions to upgrade entire NBN to FTTN by 2030

An extra $3.8 billion will be invested in the National Broadband Network (NBN) to ensure the entire network is fibre-to-the-node (FTTN). Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Read more 14 January 2025
Concrete being poured on a construction site. | Newsreel

Concrete solution to carbon storage initiatives

Storing carbon in building construction materials has the potential to lock away billions of tons of carbon dioxide. A study by civil engineers and earth systems
Read more 14 January 2025