Retired Chief Judge Kerry O’Brien. | Newsreel

O’Brien to chair State Sentencing Advisory Council

Retired Chief Judge Kerry O’Brien is the next Chair of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council. Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said Mr O’Brien, the former
Read more 7 August 2025
RBT, Queensland. | Newsreel

One in six Queenslanders admit to drink driving

Almost one in six Queenslanders have admitted to drink driving over the past 12 months. The latest RACQ Road Safety Survey revealed 15.7 percent of respondents drove
Read more 7 August 2025
Mercure Clear Mountain. | Newsreel

Five-star Peppers upgrade for mountain retreat

The Moreton Bay region is set to welcome it first five-star hotel with Mercure Clear Mountain set for a $4 million upgrade. The popular mountaintop escape, 30km
Read more 7 August 2025
PhD candidate Luiza Aguiar do Nascimento. | Newsreel

Hyaluronic acid creates new buzz in technology

A skincare ingredient has been used to create a new electricity-conducting material which the Australian developers say will revolutionise smartphones and wearable
Read more 7 August 2025
Bored and hot students in classroom. | Newsreel

Heat is on to prevent decline in education outcomes

Climate change could reduce educational outcomes by up to 10 percent within 25 years, according to new research. A study by Australian researchers has found the
Read more 7 August 2025
Toy houses and auction hammer. | Newsreel

ACTU negative gearing plan would impact 300,000 Aussies

By Martin Duck The Australian Council of Trade Unions is pushing to limit negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts to just one investment property. So who stands
Read more 7 August 2025
Music recording studio. | Newsreel

Aussie artists not keen to feed the AI machine

A Productivity Commission proposal to exempt tech companies from copyright rules so they can train artificial intelligence (AI) models has been criticised by the music
Read more 7 August 2025
Queensland Rail freight train. | Newsreel

Supply chain resilience focus of sector roundtables

Busting supply chain bottlenecks in Queensland is the focus on a series of sector meetings, the first of which was held in Brisbane this week. State Finance, Trade,
Read more 6 August 2025
Couple looking at bills with baby. | Newsreel

Rate cuts reflected in latest cost of living numbers

Cuts to the official interest rate have helped slow cost-of-living increases for some Australian households. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows
Read more 6 August 2025
X-ray. | Newsreel

Improved AI X-ray tool to ease demand for radiologists

A world-first method to interpret X-rays has been developed by Australian scientists. A team at the CSIRO have trained artificial intelligence (AI) to write more
Read more 6 August 2025