Mobile woes drive 46 percent jump in complaints
Complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman increased last year, with financial hardship cases jumping by almost 50 percent.
In her annual report, Ombudsman
Read more15 October 2025
New Act boosts QIMR Berghofer breakthroughs
The speed at which Queensland medical innovation can benefit patients has been enhanced with the passage of new legislation in State Parliament.
The Queensland Institute
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Updated defamation laws a response to the digital age
New Queensland defamation laws aim to better protect people making complaints to police and those managing online platforms.
State Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said
Read more15 October 2025
The job question we are not asking enough
By Shane Rodgers
There is an old saying that the more things change the more they stay the same.
It is a mistake to believe that this is always a good thing. When change
Read more15 October 2025
Transport study stress tests 30km/h speed limit
Reducing the speed limit in residential streets to 30km/h would significantly boost cyclist safety without having a major impact on car trip times.
New modelling by RMIT
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First human trials of new brain cancer therapy
A new treatment for one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancers is set to be tested on people for the first time.
Brisbane biotechnology company Cyteph, a spin-out
Read more14 October 2025
Read the Middle East peace agreement signed this week
The White House has released the full text of the peace agreement signed in the Middle East this week. It reads:
We, the undersigned, welcome the truly historic
Read more14 October 2025
New electric vehicles boost parcel capacity
Posties will be able to carry five times the volume of parcels and help the environment at the same time as Australia Post rolls out 500 new electric delivery
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Adelaide’s analogue astronauts in world’s largest mission
Australia is in the middle of a two-week space mission involving 25 countries across the globe.
A team from the University of Adelaide and international space testing,
Read more14 October 2025
Will Trump’s “shock and awe” style work long-term?
By Lester Munson
US President Donald Trump is in the Middle East this week to oversee the initial implementation of his Gaza peace agreement, which many hope will
Read more14 October 2025