Australians living abroad are keen to come home | Newsreel

Overseas Aussies face barriers to returning home

Most Australians living overseas plan to return home but a relatively small number have a plan for this due to career and cost-of-living challenges. The Advance Global
Read more 11 December 2024
Woman and Her dog At the Table

‘Talking’ dogs show astounding word skills

Doc Neeson from Aussie rock band The Angels was right, when he sang “The Dogs are Talking,” with a US study showing that dogs can “talk” and are able to
Read more 11 December 2024
Readers are wary of news produced by AI - Newsreel

Readers wary of artificial intelligence ‘journalism’

Consumers are wary of news produced through artificial intelligence, preferring content attributed to a real human. Research from the University of Kansas, released this
Read more 11 December 2024
Construction is lifting in Queensland but not fast enough - Newsreel

Target to address housing crisis ‘out of reach’

The State Government’s new dwellings target “remains out of reach” and regulatory reforms are necessary to address the issue, a peak construction group
Read more 11 December 2024
Inflation graphic. | Newsreel

Rates on hold. What the RBA Board said

Statement from the Reserve Bank Board At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.35 percent and the interest rate paid on
Read more 10 December 2024
Woman driving car. | Newsreel

Australia turns the corner on vehicle emissions intensity

Australia was more successful in reducing the emissions intensity of its light vehicle fleet at the beginning of the century than in recent years. A new report from the
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High Flux Australian Reactor under construction in 1957. | Newsreel

Green light to decommission Australia’s first nuclear reactor

Approval has been given for the first stage decommissioning of Australia’s original nuclear research reactor, a process that will take until 2030 and not apply to the
Read more 10 December 2024
Sun shining on solar panels. | Newsreel

Renewables drive down turnover for electricity suppliers

An abundance of renewable energy supply led to an almost 10 percent drop in turnover for electricity supply businesses in October. The latest Australian Bureau of
Read more 10 December 2024
Gunggandji-Mandingalbay Yidinji Peoples Prescribed Body Corporate Aboriginal Corporation

FNQ business nation’s best small employer

A Far North Queensland First Nations business has been named the country’s best small employer at the Australian Training Awards. Yarrabah-based
Read more 10 December 2024
Police training facility Pinkenba, Brisbane.

Brisbane hub for training of Pacific police forces

Police forces from more than 20 Pacific nations will be trained in Brisbane, following the opening of two purpose-built facilities. Australian Federal Police
Read more 10 December 2024