Qantas A321XLR. | Newsreel

Qantas cabin upgrade to end overhead luggage shuffle

Qantas will increase the capacity of its overhead lockers by 50 percent in a major cabin upgrade made possible by a jump in half-year profits. Qantas Group CEO Vanessa
Read more 27 February 2025
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Tropical humidity focus of new location-based tool

Australians sweltering through sticky summer nights have a new tool which will help them lower heat stress in their specific suburb. The CSIRO has developed a new portal
Read more 27 February 2025
Rural Australia. | Newsreel

Nature’s economic benefit measured for the first time

Australia’s ecosystems contribute at least $85 billon in value to the national economy, according to a first-of-its-kind report. The Australia Bureau of Statistics
Read more 27 February 2025
Woman walking in Queensland rainforest, Australia. | Newsreel

Olympic flavour to tourism industry’s election asks

By Steve Zeppa Queensland tourism operators have urged an incoming Federal Government to support sector workforce development and sustainability and cultural goals in
Read more 27 February 2025
Mater Clinical Research Coordinator Tamara Powell and patient. | Newsreel

New therapy aims to repair nerves of MS patients

A new therapy being trailed in Brisbane has the potential for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients to regain their quality of life. Researchers at Mater Hospital Brisbane
Read more 27 February 2025
Beekeepers. | Newsreel

Early warning system to protect beehives

New sensor-based technology has been developed to help commercial bee keepers reduce colony losses due to climate change and disease. A team from the University of
Read more 27 February 2025
Flooded town. | Newsreel

Insurers call for $30 billion fund for flood defence

Australia’s insurance industry has proposed a $30 billion fund to protect some of the country’s most flood-prone areas. In its policy recommendations in the lead up
Read more 27 February 2025
Isis Sugar Mill, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.

Biorefinery plans for Wide Bay sugar mill

A Wide Bay sugar mill will be used to test the feasibility of converting sugar mill waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Australian technology developer Licella
Read more 27 February 2025
Australian cash. | Newsreel

Most Australians want cash mandate for businesses

Nearly every Australian supports a government mandate for businesses to continue to accept cash. A survey by consumer group Choice found 97 percent of Aussies thought it
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Queensland Police Service (QPS) Commissioner Steve Gollschewski. | Newsreel

Police shooting prompts personal first aid kit rollout

The use of a personal tourniquet to save a Queensland police officer shot on duty this year has promoted a government rollout of new first aid kits. State Police
Read more 27 February 2025