Blocks of units. | Newsreel

Social housing review drops rent, but also finds owners

An audit of Queensland’s Social Housing register has seen rents reduced for hundreds of tenants. State Housing and Public Works Minister Sam O’Connor said since July
Read more 26 August 2025
Wheat harvesting. | Newsreel

Confidence drops in Queensland’s rural industries

The confidence of Queensland’s primary producers has dropped off the back of higher costs and government policy decisions. The latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey
Read more 26 August 2025
Woman taking pill. | Newsreel

Common painkillers fuel antibiotic resistance risk

The use of common over-the-counter painkillers is fuelling antibiotic resistance, one of the greatest threats to global health. New research from University of South
Read more 26 August 2025
Australia Post international. | Newsreel

Australia Post joins list of carriers limiting services to US

Australia Post has joined a number of international postal carriers in suspending some services to the United States in the wake of tariff decisions by President Donald
Read more 26 August 2025
Pat Cummins. | Newsreel

Cummins urges Government to stump up $100m

A non-profit organisation founded by Australian Cricket captain Pat Cummins is urging the Federal Government to deliver millions to support community sport. Mr Cummins,
Read more 26 August 2025
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Circa brings primal instincts to the Brisbane stage

Boundary-pushing international circus acrobats Circa are returning home to Brisbane to perform new acrobatic feats in untamed performances of Wolf. Wolf broke box office
Read more 26 August 2025
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Plaudits for paper pushing positive positioning

Suggesting stories on tackling climate change should positive and solutions-based has won an Australian University an international communications award. The Charles
Read more 25 August 2025
Man coughing. | Newsreel

Long COVID impact on par with stroke and Parkinson’s

By Danielle Hitch, Genevieve Pepin and Kieva Richards When most people think of COVID now, they picture a short illness like a cold – a few days of fever, sore throat
Read more 25 August 2025
Bitcoin on fishing line. | Newsreel

Crypto scams drive 25 percent jump in financial losses

Australians reported scam losses of $175 million in the first half of 2025, a more than 25 percent jump on the same time last year. Australian Competition and Consumer
Read more 25 August 2025
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Australians love their sport … watching

Australia’s sport-loving reputation is heavily skewed towards watching rather than doing according to a new survey. Australian Sports Commission’s (ASC) CEO Kieren
Read more 25 August 2025