Artist's impression of new complex on Brisbane skyline. | Newsreel

Three-tower complex planned for Newstead

A three-tower residential complex, of up to 28 storeys, is planned for a block of land on Breakfast Creek Rd, opposite Newstead Park. Breakfast Creek Quarter will house
Read more19 June 2024
Aerial photo of urban sprawl. | Newsreel

Land use policies crippling housing affordability

A global obsession with limiting urban sprawl has played a major role in the collapse of housing affordability, which sees Australia’s five major mainland capital
Read more19 June 2024
Soldier operating a drone. Newsreel

Defence Force reveals first laser weapon

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is trialing its first laser weapon, which can burn through steel and destroy objects a kilometre away. The ADFs Fractl Portable High
Read more19 June 2024
Migrant workers. | Newsreel

Billions of untapped potential in migrant workers

Queensland’s skills shortage would be eased and the economy boosted by almost $2 billion if existing migrant workers were employed based on their qualifications, a new
Read more19 June 2024
Koala hugging a tree. | Newsreel

Koalas predict hot days and cool down

Koalas can predict a coming summer scorcher and lower their body temperature in advance. Researchers from the University of Sydney have observed free-ranging wild koalas
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McCullough Robertson appoints new Sydney partner

McCullough Robertson Lawyers (McR) has appointed leading construction lawyer Mark Riddington as a partner, based in the firm’s growing Sydney office. Mr Riddington
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Mini submarine. | Newsreel

Self-repairing machines no longer sci-fi

A self-repairing submarine is one of the innovations researchers are hoping to produce with the development of new polymer composites. Dr Nisa Salim from
Read more18 June 2024
QUT LGBTIQA Mural. Newsreel

Kelvin Grove mural celebrates Pride Month

A vivid mural celebrating QUT’s LGBTIQA+ community has been installed at the Kelvin Grove campus to celebrate International Pride Month. Designed the Brisbane
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Happy and angry faces in inanimate objects. | Newsreel

Emotional bias the same for all faces

Face-value has taken on a new meaning, with researchers finding our brain assigns the same bias when seeing faces in inanimate objects as it does to human faces. A QUT
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Man at computer with multiple screens. | Newsreel

From oil to AI for Dubai by 2031

One of the world’s leading oil producers has plans to pivot to an artificial intelligence-led economy within a decade, with an Australian among one of their guiding
Read more18 June 2024