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Humpback whales caught on film for 1st time treating themselves to a full body scrub on the seafloor

New footage shows, for the first time, how humpbacks scrub off dead skin and parasites to stay streamlined and keep their skin healthy.

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Queensland police drop hacking charges after Brisbane student claims he was arrested in case of racially charged mistaken identity

The 21-year-old student says he went to the Carina Police Station in February to pay a parking fine, but was soon surrounded by six officers. He's since appeared in court four times under another man's name.

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Gold Coast family push to reduce stigma around foetal alcohol spectrum disorder

When her son Jazpa couldn't focus at school, Sam Pinnell thought she was a bad parent. A diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder changed that.

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Palaszczuk and criminologists reject calls for serious youth offenders to be treated as adults

Experts say incarceration only increases risk of offending after Queensland police union president’s comments

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This man advises his clients that elections, rates and mortgages are invalid

He calls himself an advocate, charges for advice on fines and council rates and makes incredible claims about his success in courtrooms around Australia. But Derek Balogh has left a trail of failed cases in his wake.

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Risks fail to deter Indonesian fishermen from making dangerous journey into Australian waters

As Indonesian's island community of Rote again mourns the loss of fishermen in Australian waters, there are renewed calls for government and non-government organisations to find a solution.

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Farewell Liddell: what to expect when Australia's oldest coal plant closes

After more than five decades, the last operating units of the Liddell coal-fired power station will close this month. The station’s owner, AGL, is Australia’s largest carbon polluter. Liddell’s closure will reduce the company’s emissions by 17%.

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Everyone is not doing it: How schools and parents should talk about vaping

There are genuine opportunities for schools – and parents – to intervene and help young people avoid the serious harms associated with vaping.

The New Daily

Everyone is NOT doing it: how schools and parents should talk about vaping

We work at Griffith University’s Blurred Minds initiative. The program uses games to educate Australian high school students about alcohol, drugs and vaping. As part of our research, schools frequently tell us they do not have the tools and strategies to deal with the vaping crisis. In previous years, schools…

The Conversation

'There is no blueprint’: how Australian theatre companies are facing the climate crisis

At the launch of the new national cultural policy earlier this year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said we must lift the arts beyond the economic debate, and see it as a vital part of Australia’s identity and soul.

The Conversation

Prime energy drink sold by KSI and Logan Paul banned from Australian schools

Schools across the country are banning students from bringing a highly caffeinated energy drink to school, after a campaign by social media influencers KSI and Logan Paul created a frenzy around the beverage.

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Brain similarities for long COVID, chronic fatigue

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Griffith University researchers identify similar brain structure changes in both chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID

World-first research being conducted in Queensland has identified a link between chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID.

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Calls for more Pacific-led services for Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme seasonal workers

Asimel one of more than 25,000 seasonal workers helping to address critical labour shortages in Australia. But when workers arrive from the Indo-Pacific region, they're often forced to rely on their own community groups to help in an emergency.

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Tiny houses and alternative homes are gaining councils' approval as they wrestle with the housing crisis

Australia’s coastal cities and surrounding hinterlands have long been popular with tourists, sea-changers and retirees. But they have a darker side. In the early morning you will often find car parks crowded with cars, vans, caravans and even tents, where refugees from the housing crisis have spent the night.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland to trial GPS trackers for child offenders as young as 15 in Toowoomba

Expansion to include 15-year-olds is part of a suite of measures to crack down on youth crime, including making breach of bail an offence for children

The Guardian - AU

‘Life and death situation’: Queensland police minister’s claims on youth justice rebuked by experts

Mark Ryan criticised for saying government’s move to override Human Rights Act is for ‘the greater good’

Newcastle Herald

Unions NSW uses labour market report to criticise Perrottet government for public sector job vacancies

Hospital and teaching labour 'shortage' linked to low pay, says union report

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Disability and dignity – 4 things to think about if you want to 'help'

The prevailing public perception is that everything people with disability do is a challenge. Sometimes, that is true. In those times, we may ask or say “yes” to a kind and respectful offer of assistance. Other times, and more often than not, we are simply navigating daily life when a…

The Guardian - AU

‘Birdsville mindset’: what an outback town where the roads melt can teach us about living with heat

Where better to plan strategies for dealing with the new climate normal than the edge of Australia’s Simpson Desert?

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Blanket ban on mobile phones in schools disadvantages students, education expert says

A Griffith University lecturer says banning mobile phones in schools hinders a student's ability to prepare themselves for the real world.

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Here’s How One Young Aussie Is Working With The UN To Fight Global Food Waste Climate Change

Griffith University graduate, Jeawon Kim, works at the United Nations Climate Technology Center and Network in South Korea.

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Sports tech a game changer

Technology has been changing sport for more than a century. What athletes wear, the way they prepare, how matches are officiated and how spectators interact with their teams and favourite players has been continually altered by advances, from the first photo-finishes in horse racing (invented in 1948 to stop cheating…

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How an athlete’s digital twin can prevent injury

Combining several technologies to create a digital replica of an athlete’s body has made a giant leap forward in understanding what goes on.

The Guardian - AU

Australians urged to ditch ‘tough on crime’ mindset for youth justice as it does not work

As Queensland cracks down on young offenders, experts fear ill-informed public sentiment is influencing policy

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