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VR enables carers to experience living with dementia

Dementia support workers will use virtual reality (VR) technology to experience life through the eyes of someone living with dementia to enhance care giving. Dementia
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Woman drinking from plastic water bottle. | Newsreel

Toxic microplastics ‘upcycled’ into graphene

North Queensland researchers have developed a process to convert microplastics into a product harder than diamond. James Cook University Professor Mohan Jacob said the
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Rock music legends take to the stage

If rock music is where you find your beat, these upcoming tours featuring classic legends deserve a spot in your diary. Critics have labelled Tina – The Tina Turner
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Woman drinking water out of glass. | Newsreel

Young more open to drinking recycled water

Younger people are more accepting of drinking recycled water, paving the way for its increased use in the future. New research from global professional services firm GHD
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It is never too late to reboot your career

By Shane Rodgers I have always loved this quote: “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” The line is generally attributed to 1800s author George Eliot
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Brisbane aeromedical hub a ‘super base’

Work has started on a $420m Aeromedical Hub at Brisbane Airport, which will house key Queensland health aerial services and be the biggest precinct of its type in the
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Esports classroom enhances skills of the future

Students in a Redbank Plains school, south-west of Brisbane, are honing their esports skills and challenging all-comers. St Ann’s School, in the Ipswich suburb, has
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Sugar-laden baby food dominates Aussie shelves

Most baby and toddler foods on Australian supermarket shelves do not meet international nutrition and marketing guidelines. A study by the George Institute for Global
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Wage rises show signs of slowing

Wages rose by more than four percent over the past 12 months but recent figures suggest the rises are coming off the boil The seasonally-adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI),
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New device could help people stop falling asleep at the wheel - Newsreel

Earbud devices to combat drowsy driving

New earbud devices have been developed that will detect if the wearer is becoming dangerously sleepy. Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley say the device
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