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Micropatterns of physical activity may help with Type 2 diabetes, says new study
Micropatterns of physical activity like walking upstairs or carrying shopping bags may well help find a way to prevent Type 2 Diabetes. That is the finding of world-first research in the UK led by Melbourne-based Monash University, which found a […]
Companies too quick to use AI to ‘cut jobs first, build after’, new research shows
Companies are using AI to cut jobs without building the capability to use it in the longer term, new national research shows. A report from Humanova shows 70% of Australian office workers use AI weekly but there is a growing […]
Brisbane commuters face more rail service disruption from May 5
Commuters across South-East Qld will face more disrupted rail services next week with a weekend timetable to apply from Tuesday, May 5. Queensland Rail says the disruption is due to protected industrial action by unions as a maintenance backlog takes […]
Australian fleet of oil tankers and bulk carriers is sorely needed: MUA
A fleet of oil tankers and bulk carriers under Australian domain will help reduce exposure to global fuel supply shocks, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says. “As everyone now understands, fuel security is national security but there is no […]
NZ court rejects Christchurch mass killer’s bid to appeal against his guilty pleas
A NZ court has rejected a bid by the Australian man who killed 51 Muslims in Christchurch in 2019 to appeal against his guilty pleas. New Zealand’s Court of Appeal in Wellington ruled unanimously on April 30 that Brenton Harrison […]
Bass coast councillors want levy on fossil fuel companies to fund work
Bass Coast councillors in Victoria have had enough of continually replenishing their beaches and wants funding help. The council wants Canberra to impose a levy on large fossil fuel companies to cover the rising costs of mitigation work done by […]
New fire trails created on council buyback properties to allow for controlled burns
New fire trails are being created on properties bought by Moreton Bay council as part of environmental land buyback program for controlled burns. Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery says they have an environmental land buyback program to buy properties to […]
Final dignity for WW1 Diggers as their names are finally put on their graves
A final dignity has been accorded to two more Diggers killed during World War I after they were each given a named grave. Nigh on 100 years later, Second Lieutenant Duncan McKenzie (38th Battalion) and Private Roy Martin (30th Battalion) […]
Kwinana container terminal plan gets $1.1 billion funding surety from governments
A planned Kwinana container terminal in Perth has been given $1.1 billion for a new road network. The federal government is spending $552 million on new and upgraded roads which will be matched by the Western Australian Government; it will […]
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