Woman shopping in Brisbane

Trade wars slow Australian retail sales

The trade war antics of US president Donald Trump have taken the wind out of retail sales in Australia. KPMG’s Retail Health Index (RHI) for June has found
Read more 13 June 2025
Woman test milk in fridge. | Newsreel

Confusing food labels cost families $2500 a year

Confusing food labels are adding to food waste, with Australians unwittingly throwing away thousands of dollars worth of edible product each year. New research from RMIT
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Woman on beach with United States flag beach towel.

Sunshine State eyes United States for ideas and investment

A Queensland delegation is bound for the United States on a trade mission to gain insights into Olympic and Paralympic Games planning and promote the state’s
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GDP graphic. | Newsreel

First contraction in US economy since pandemic

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the world’s largest economies slowed in the last quarter, with the United States contracting for the first time since the
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Microbiologist Associate Professor Heather Hendrickson. | Newsreel

Natural phages ‘shield’ an alternative to antibiotics

A natural alternative to antibiotics is the focus of ground-breaking research under way in New Zealand. A team from the University of Canterbury (UC) are working with
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Woman in crowd wearing mask. | Newsreel

Covid cases spike with vaccination rates at all-time low

Covid-19 infection rates have soared by more than 30 percent in the past two weeks, while vaccination rates sit at historic lows. Professor Paul Griffin, Director of
Read more 12 June 2025
British and Irish Lions. | Newsreel

Rugby Australia serves up new ticketing tech for Lions tours

Ticket holders to this year’s British and Irish Lions rugby union tour will be the first Australian sports fans to have access to a new digital ticketing
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Woman applying sunscreen. | Newsreel

Aussie sunscreens fail SPF 50+ test. See the list

Only four of Australia’s top 20 SPF 50+ sunscreens are delivering the promised sun protection. CHOICE CEO Ashley de Silva said the consumer group tested 20 popular SPF
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Brian Wilson, from the Beach Boys. | Newsreel

Billboard honours Brian Wilson with a Beach Boys Top 20

Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson died this week, aged 82, and the music experts at Billboard have taken a look back at the band’s greatest hits. A team at the
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Rural, Regional, Remote Women Report 2025

Rural women struggling with mental health

By Susan Schwartz Isolation, natural disasters, and a lack of support services has left Queensland women on the land struggling with their mental health, according to a
Read more 12 June 2025