Teen magazines from the 1960s and 1970s - Newsreel

The teen idol era quietly fades into history

By Shane Rodgers In a world before Tik Tok and Snapchat there were teen magazines. The currency of teen magazines was a small number of young men known as teen
Read more 14 July 2025
Queensland Police roadside test. | Newsreel

More than 7000 stops in police holiday blitz

More Brisbane drivers were found to have drugs in their system than alcohol in a school holiday random roadside testing blitz by Queensland Police which continues this
Read more 11 July 2025
Gayndah sign, | Newsreel

22 percent rates rise sign of councils’ struggle

A more than 20 percent rates hike by a Queensland regional council is evidence of the strain local authorities are under to provide services, according to the group’s
Read more 11 July 2025
Children in childcare. | Newsreel

Queensland fast-tracks child protection scheme

Queensland will fast-track requirements for the early childhood sector to investigate and report suspicious conduct. State Attorney-General and Justice Minister Deb
Read more 11 July 2025
Gold nugget. | Newsreel

Chemical fingerprint reveals the touch of gold

Scientists in Western Australia have discovered a new way to identify the likelihood of gold being found in an area of land. Experts from the Geological Survey of
Read more 11 July 2025
Playwright Suzie Miller. | Newsreel

Strong message in Miller’s Brisbane Festival play

The Brisbane Festival will share in a multi-million dollar grant allocation to present a powerful new Australian play. Strong Is The New Pretty, is a new work written by
Read more 11 July 2025
Barramundi fillet. | Newsreel

Queensland barramundi set to hook European chefs

A trade deal with the United Kingdom which eliminated tariffs on barramundi imports has created a gateway for the iconic Australian fish to make a splash throughout
Read more 11 July 2025
Road under construction. | Newsreel

Call for insights into infrastructure delivery readiness

With the runway to the Brisbane 2032 Games shortening, a peak body representing Queensland’s infrastructure industry is looking to gather on-the-ground intel around
Read more 11 July 2025
People gambling on roulette. | Newsreel

Gamblers back off and land turnover in the red

Business turnover in Australia has fallen for the first time in seven months. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed a fall of 0.1 percent, in
Read more 10 July 2025
Caboolture watchhouse. | Newsreel

Woeful watchhouses keep police from frontline

Queensland police are diverted from frontline response to transport and hospital guard duties for an equivalent for 37,000 shifts each year. A review into the State’s
Read more 10 July 2025