2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (338+ words) Women have dominated the 2026 WA Training Awards, taking out seven of the eight individual honours at this year’s event. WA Apprentice of the Year, Georgia Shinnick, became the first female apprentice at Western Power’s Picton and Collie depot while completing…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (209+ words) The Aboriginal creative sector in Western Australia is being strengthened through a range of storytelling and creative initiatives thanks to a $691,060 investment from the State Government. Seven Aboriginal arts and culture groups from across Western Australia will receive funding to…...

4+ day, 13+ 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, 11+ hour ago   (626+ words) The NSW Government has released a detailed draft rezoning plan to help deliver up to 9,400 new homes around Sydney’s landmark heavy rail station at Woollahra in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. On public exhibition from today, the draft proposal sets a vision…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (553+ words) The NSW Government has unveiled a proposal to build 470 new homes and 500 student accommodation units in Parramatta’s CBD. The new housing, which will be built near the Parramatta Metro station, will include a build-to-rent 43-storey residential tower. The new plans…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (259+ words) University of Tasmania neuroscientist, Dr Lila Landowski, has been recognised nationally with an Australian Museum Eureka Prize. Dr Landowski (pictured) a Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences, received the Celestino Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science, one of Australia’s leading…...

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   (140+ words) The Victorian Government has announced a mentoring program that has already helped to mentor more than 500 First Nations young people will be expanded. Minister for Youth, Luba Grigorovitch confirmed a new $666,000 investment for five Aboriginal organisations to deliver youth mentorship…...

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   (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,…...