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Ichthyosaur expert Dean Lomax joins Dinosaur Week

Internationally renowned palaeontologist Dean Lomax will visit Australia for the first time to take part in Queensland Dinosaur Week. Dr Lomax is a British scientist,

Nominations open for Queensland Day awards

Nominations have opened for the 2026 Queensland Day Awards and voting has begun for for the All the Best program that helps pick the state’s best locations and

Graham Ross to headline Queensland Garden Show

Celebrity gardener Graham Ross has been confirmed as one of the “headliners” for the Queensland Garden Show in July. The 2026 event will be held in Nambour, west of

Find your “Mini-me” at the Brisbane Dog Lovers Festival

Dogs really do resemble their owners’ physical and personality traits according to scientific studies, and you too can find your perfect match at the Brisbane Dog

What’s On – school holiday events for Easter April 2026

Hop on down for some school holiday fun this Easter with our list of the top things to do to keep kids, teenagers and even the adults entertained in April 2026. BRISBANE

2026 Horizon Festival returns to Sunshine Coast in May

The 2026 Horizon Festival marks its 10th year on the Sunshine Coast with a bold and creative intersection of arts and culture from May 1-10. Live music, dance, visual

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Breakthrough in reversible male contraception

Scientists have announced a major breakthrough in creating a “safe, reversible, long-acting and 100 percent effective non-hormonal” male contraceptive. Cornell

Body mass index a poor guide for one third of adults

A new study suggests that body mass index (BMI) might be the wrong health metric for a large portion of the population. It found that many people labelled as overweight

Health fund warns of ‘extremely dangerous’ flu situation

Health fund Bupa has warned of an extremely dangerous combination emerging for the 2026 influenza season. Bupa Chief Medical Officer Dr Nic Woods said this morning that

Harmful ‘plastic rain’ is falling onto forests

“Plastic rain” has been found to be falling onto forests as high concentrations of microplastics accumulate in the atmosphere. Researchers at TU Darmstadt in Germany

When is the best time to get a flu shot?

By Meru Sheel and Allen Cheng We usually have to wait until winter approaches before we see an increase in cases of influenza, or the flu. But we have already seen a lot

Big jump in Australians choosing Voluntary Assisted Dying

Voluntary Assisted Dying or VAD applications have increased 40 percent in 2025-25, accounting for up to three percent of all deaths in Australia. The typical VAD

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Upgrades for Brisbane suburban sports facilities

Upgrades have been announced for four suburban sporting facilities in Brisbane. Brisbane City Council announced this week that improvements had been approved for:North

Applications closing for grassroots sport funding

Applications for funding under the Queensland Government’s Games On! program for local sporting clubs close tomorrow (March 18). The program is already supporting 119

Australian Cooper Woods wins gold at the Winter Olympics

Australia has won its first gold medal of the Winter Olympic with Cooper Woods taking out the men’s moguls in a nail-biting finish. Woods was in top form throughout

Bradman’s Baggy Green attracts record auction price

One of legendary cricketer Sir Donald Bradman’s rare Baggy Green caps was sold at auction today for $460,000. Lloyds Auctions said it was the highest price ever

Netball shoots for a place at Brisbane 2032

More than 60,000 sporting fans have so far signed an online pledge to support netball being included in the Brisbane 2032 Games. The push is being led by Aussie netball

Free sports equipment tool trialled in Redlands

A free, on-demand, sports equipment vending machine is being trialled in two council parks in south-east Queensland. Redland City Council Major Jos Mitchell said Council

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Ichthyosaur expert Dean Lomax joins Dinosaur Week

Nominations open for Queensland Day awards

Graham Ross to headline Queensland Garden Show

Find your “Mini-me” at the Brisbane Dog Lovers Festival

What’s On – school holiday events for Easter April 2026

2026 Horizon Festival returns to Sunshine Coast in May

Health

Breakthrough in reversible male contraception

Body mass index a poor guide for one third of adults

Health fund warns of ‘extremely dangerous’ flu situation

Harmful ‘plastic rain’ is falling onto forests

When is the best time to get a flu shot?

Big jump in Australians choosing Voluntary Assisted Dying

Sport

Upgrades for Brisbane suburban sports facilities

Applications closing for grassroots sport funding

Australian Cooper Woods wins gold at the Winter Olympics

Bradman’s Baggy Green attracts record auction price

Netball shoots for a place at Brisbane 2032

Free sports equipment tool trialled in Redlands