Safe phones a lifeline for sexual violence survivors
Donated mobile phones can provide a literal lifeline for victims and survivors of sexual and domestic violence.
With October marking Sexual Violence Awareness Month,
Read more30 September 2025
Juliet Alabaster to steer Brisbane parklands entity
Brisbane Economic Development Agency (BEDA) Chief Operating Officer Juliet Alabaster is the new Chief Executive Officer of City Parklands.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner
Read more30 September 2025
When temps hit 40, switch off ceiling fans to avoid an oven
Ceiling fans act like ovens when room temperatures exceed 40°C and should be avoided, according to a new study.
Griffith University’s Dr Fergus O’Connor said
Read more30 September 2025
Students at risk from lawless “shadow education” industry
An unregulated billion-dollar shadow education system is exposing students to deepening educational inequity, according to a new study.
The research, from the University
Read more30 September 2025
Forget click-bait lists. Find the best school for your child
By Nicole Brownlie and Renee Desmarchelier
Lists of Australia’s “top” schools regularly make headlines.
We see this every year with Year 12 and NAPLAN results
Read more29 September 2025
$18 billion improvement as 2024-25 Federal Budget finalised
The 2024-25 Federal Budget has been finalised, showing a cash deficit of just under $10 billion, an almost $18 billion improvement on the 2025 Pre-election Economic and
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Sydney focus of global industry’s space race
The Federal Government has used the backdrop of the world’s leading space event, being held in Sydney this week, to shore up agreements with NASA and the European
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A life of social connection reflected in ageing biomarkers
A lifetime of social advantage has been shown in DNA measurements to slow the ageing process.
New research from Cornell University, in the United States, suggests the
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Black Witness earns McQuire State’s top literary award
Journalist and researcher Amy McQuire’s literary piece Black Witness has won her the $30,000 Queensland Premier’s Award at the 2025 Queensland Literary
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Metro lines complete with opening of Adelaide St tunnel
Brisbane’s Adelaide Street bus tunnel opens today (September 29), with a number of routes now using the new thoroughfare and completing the Metro M1 and M2 lines.
Lord
Read more29 September 2025