10+ hour, 26+ min ago   (212+ words) West Tarneit Station opened to passengers this morning, with the new station set to better cater to the public transport needs of Melbourne’s growing west. The new station features a 400-space car park, four-bay bus interchange, and secure bicycle storage…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (512+ words) A program which empowers adolescents to avoid vaping has been awarded the 2026 UNSW Eureka Prize for Societal Impact in Science. University of Queensland (UQ) researchers collaborated on the OurFutures Vaping Program, which has reached more than 300,000 students, providing practical health…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (271+ words) A new parliamentary report from the Select Committee on the Early Childhood Education and Care Sector in Victoria has made a series of recommendations aimed at tackling failures in the state’s early childhood education and care sector. The Committee has…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (225+ words) Victoria Police caught up with more than 60 people across two nights in the western suburbs last week, recovering four stolen cars and impounding a further nine as part of Operation Shows. The operation is run regularly across the western suburbs,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (428+ words) The University of Melbourne has been celebrated at the 2026 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, with researchers and teams recognised for their outstanding contributions to science. At the awards ceremony in Sydney, University of Melbourne’s Associate Professor Karen Lamb and Science Gallery…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (351+ words) The Queensland Government has awarded $3 million to Aviation Australia to boost defence aviation maintenance skills and expand capabilities through the flagship $180.6 million Sovereign Industry Development Fund (SIDF). The investment will support the establishment of the Townsville Aviation Centre of Excellence…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (290+ words) Queensland Fire Department has welcomed back a Large Air Tanker (LAT) to its aerial firefighting fleet as bushfire risk increases across the state. The organisation has secured the LAT for another bushfire season, ensuring Queensland’s firefighters have access to the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (160+ words) “This is about bringing the best ideas and applying them to a Queensland context and putting our producers in the box seat to lead the next phases of innovation. “We know innovation is critical to the future of Queensland agriculture,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (237+ words) Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Dale Last said Queensland was open for business and the Government was ready to work with Indonesian partners to unlock new investment and jobs. “After a decade where Labor failed to actively pursue the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (326+ words) Leaders of the Western Australia’s most prominent wildlife organisations have set a road map for providing advice to government about dealing with the threat of bird flu to wildlife in the state. The roadmap was produced at last week’s inaugural…...