Firefighter battling bushfire. | Newsreel

How flammable is your part of Australia?

By Marta Yebra This year’s fire season in Australia feels unpredictable. One week brings torrential rain, the next a burst of heat, followed by a sharp cold snap. This
Read more 11 November 2025
PhD candidate Elizabeth Perry. | Newsreel

New police tool poisons data to hamper cyber crime

Australian police are using “digital poison” in an attempt to thwart cyber criminals. In a collaboration with Monash University, the Australian Federal Police (AFP)
Read more 11 November 2025
Online streamers Berticuss and Vindooly.

Streamers unique POV exposes police life

Two popular online streamers gave future police officers a real-life point of view of what to expect as a Queensland Police Service recruit. Vindooly and Berticuss
Read more 11 November 2025
Woman with cup of coffee. | Newsreel

Coffee a day puts our hearts in-synch

Many use a daily shot of caffeine as a “heart-starter”, with scientists now confirming we can use the term more literally. New Australian-led research has shown a
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Rolls of steel on back of truck

Record manufacturing numbers drive business turnover

Australian manufacturing recorded a record 7 percent increase in business turnover in September. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed overall
Read more 10 November 2025
Solar farm.| Newsreel

US investors look into Australian clean energy sector

More than a dozen United States clean technology companies are in Australia this week scoping investment opportunities in the sector. Federal Climate Change and Energy
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John Laws. | Newsreel

The “golden tonsils” of John Laws fall silent, aged 90

By Denis Muller John Laws was one of the most influential, commercially successful yet polarising figures in the history of Australian radio broadcasting. He has died at
Read more 10 November 2025
Black Friday sales

Shoppers not alone exploring Black Friday sales

Black Friday sales are set to be put under the microscope to ensure consumers are not being duped. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will conduct
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Dr Lachlan Harris. | Newsreel

National award for “sleepy” brain stem cell research

A Brisbane scientist’s innovative work with “sleepy” brain stem cells has earned him a share of the 2025 Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research. Dr
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Fleur Madden. | Newsreel

Madden first champion for women in business

Brisbane has its first Women in Business Champion, with Fleur Madden tasked with driving connections within the city’s business community. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner
Read more 10 November 2025