Container ship at sea. | Newsreel

$52.4b current account deficit largest since 2016

Australia’s current account deficit was $52.4 billion last year, the largest in almost 10 years. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, released today,
Read more 4 March 2025
Small business owner receiving advice. | Newsreel

Extra scope for low-cost legal support for business

Small businesses can now access low-cost legal support for an expanded range of disputes. Federal Small Business Minister Julie Collins said $2.6 million had been
Read more 4 March 2025
Gilmour Space rocket in Bundaberg, Queensland.

Countdown on for Australia’s first rocket launch

Australia could soon be the seventh country in the world sending its own rockets into space from home soil, with a mid-March window open for a launch from the
Read more 4 March 2025
Plastic bottles. | Newsreel

Red-hot way to take the forever out of PFAS

An Australian-led team of international scientists have shown how toxic “forever chemicals” can be safely destroyed. CSIRO Environmental Chemist Wenchao Lu said the
Read more 4 March 2025
Woman looking at food label. | Newsreel

Little benefit from 10 years of food health star ratings

Voluntary health star nutrition ratings introduced in Australia and New Zealand over a decade ago have improved the life expectancy of the Kiwi population by a little
Read more 4 March 2025
Man pouring a beer. | Newsreel

Federal tax reprieve for beer drinkers

The tax payable on beer poured in a pub will not rise for two years. The Federal Government has announced it would freeze the annual indexation on draught beer from
Read more 4 March 2025
People eating burgers and wearing virtual reality glasses.

E-taste to enhance virtual reality experience

A new device promises to add taste as an extra dimension to virtual reality technology. Field testing by researchers at The Ohio State University on a new interface,
Read more 4 March 2025
Person sad and happy. | Newsreel

Chasing happiness triggers “self-destructive decisions”

Chasing happiness is exhausting and destroys a person’s willpower. Those are the findings of a new study into the “happiness paradox”, a phenomenon where trying to
Read more 4 March 2025
Met Eye Cyclone Alfred

Expert advice on how to prepare for a cyclone

By Yetta Gurtner Tropical Cyclone Alfred is predicted to make landfall between Noosa and Brisbane overnight on Thursday as a Category 2 system. The Australian Bureau of
Read more 4 March 2025
Brisbane CityCat ferry. | Newsreel

Cyclone Alfred brings Brisbane ferries to a halt

Brisbane City Council ferry services will stop running from tonight (March 3) in response to the threat of Cyclone Alfred. “All CityCat and ferry services will be
Read more 3 March 2025