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Tidal power the new wave in renewable energy generation
Australian business and research is leading the way in the development of tidal energy generation, which offers enormous potential in adding to the renewable energy mix.
Hedley Thomas, Slade Gibson win Gold Walkley for true crime podcast
Hedley Thomas becomes only the second person to win two Gold Walkley Awards, after taking home the 2018 top prize for an internationally-popular true crime podcast focusing on a 1982 Sydney cold case.
Engineering firm goes bust, thousands of jobs at risk despite $100m injection
At its AGM last month, RCR Tomlinson assured investors prospects were bright given it was cashed up and had $2.7b worth of work in hand. Then something went terribly wrong.
Prime suspect in teen killing offers to take lie-detector test at inquest
Convicted murderer Allan McQueen, a prime suspect in the 1989 murder of Toowoomba teenager Annette Mason, tells the parents of the victim he is willing to take a lie-detector test, but refuses to answer questions.
Fires, 'thundersnow' and dust storms: What is up with the weather?
It has been a crazy few days of weather all over the country with extreme cold, blazing heat, destructive winds and catastrophic fire danger.
American tourist adrift for 12 hours after catamaran capsizes
A Hawaiian man’s three years of sailing around the Queensland coast came to an abrupt end when his catamaran took on water and capsized in “just under a minute” in waters off Mackay. He then spent a long lonely night waiting to be rescued.
Woman accused of putting needles in strawberries gets bail
My Ut Trinh, 50, who is charged with seven counts of contamination of goods over the food-tampering scare, walks from court after being granted bail in Brisbane.
Baby girl remembered in dusk vigil on Surfers Paradise beachfront
Dozens of people gather on the beach at Surfers Paradise for a candlelight vigil to remember a baby girl who was found dead on the Gold Coast beachfront on Monday.
Child protection agency advocated 'harmful cult' activities in care plans
The NSW child protection agency has directed children in its care maintain their connection with Universal Medicine, a group declared by a Supreme Court jury to be a “socially harmful cult”.