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Extreme temperature warnings need more detail, say Monash researchers
Extreme cold or heat warnings need to become more specific, Monash University researchers in Melbourne say. Their call follows the publication of a 20-year global study into 46 million exposure-related deaths across 10 countries, including Australia. The study was just […]
Zipline proposal for Brisbane River given $2.1m in state funding to become reality
A zipline and suspended picknickers over Brisbane River are among tourism projects that are receiving funding from the Queensland Government. A brainchild of tourism operator and developer John Sharpe, the Brisbane River Icons project involves a zipline crossing the river […]
Western Australia housing industry given $2 billion funding shot in the arm
Western Australia’s housing industry has been given $2 billion funding boost from the state and federal governments. And the news has been welcomed by the Property Council of Australia. Under the western state’s 100,000 Homes for First Homes Buyers scheme, […]
Double-decker inland freight trains in the mix as axe falls on Melbourne-Brisbane line
An inland freight rail line 1700km-long from Melbourne to Brisbane has been shelved as Canberra pivots to a ‘Plan B’ for the project. The Labor Federal Government says the price tag for the inland project has ballooned, from the Coalition […]
New $38m Ipswich police HQ officially opens for business at Ripley
Ipswich Police’s new $38 million three-storey complex at Ripley is now officially open ‘for business’. Queensland Police says the new complex will serve as Ripley’s new local station as well as the district base for Ipswich Police. It will house […]
Chocolate maker eyes $120 million Willy Wonka-type experience at its Tasmanian site
Chocolate maker Cadbury wants to bring a Willy Wonka-type factory experience to life at its manufacturing site in Tasmania. And Glenorchy City Council has approved its plans for a new $120 million three-story building at Claremont that will be accessible […]
Koalas feared wiped out by 2019 bushfires ‘back from the dead’ in northern NSW
Koalas thought to have wiped out by the 2019-20 bushfires are back ‘from the grave’ in northern NSW. And the discovery of their return in the Minyumai Indigenous Protected Area (IPA), south of Evans Head, have delighted custodians and conservationists. […]
ACLU, 120 US civil rights groups issue travel warning for overseas World Cup fans
The ACLU has joined more than 120 other American civil rights groups in issuing a joint travel advisory to overseas visitors heading to soccer World Cup games in the US next month. Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union […]
Micropatterns of physical activity may help with Type 2 diabetes, says new study
What are physically active micropatterns? A burst of vigorous intensity physical activity lasting up to one minute (vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity, or VILPA) or a longer burst of moderate-to-vigorous intensity (MV-ILPA) lasting up to three minutes. How can I […]
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