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Townsville medical student Nardeen Said pursues passion for global health ...

Now a third year medical student at James Cook University in Townsville in north Queensland, Nardeen is playing a major role in the university's global health group - Supporting All Nations Towards Equality (SANTE). "For me to be able to give back to ... >> view original

Johnathan Thurston giving Rabbitohs headaches ahead of Cowboys clash in Townsville

Issac Luke said of the tough month ahead for Souths, the stiffest challenge awaited them in Townsville. “Every week will be a test for us, but this is the biggest one,'' Luke said. “They've been playing outstanding, and 'JT' has been outstanding ... >> view original

Bunnies worried about JT effect

Issac Luke said of the tough month ahead for Souths, the stiffest challenge awaited them in Townsville. “Every week will be a test for us, but this is the biggest one,'' Luke said. “They've been playing outstanding, and 'JT' has been outstanding ... >> view original

Nature warriors get whale of a selfie photo

TWO young fisherman have snapped a “once-in-a-lifetime” selfie with a whale they helped after noticing it swimming off Killarney Point in the northern beaches. Collaroy fisherman Michael Riggio, 17, took an incredible photo of himself with a whale as ... >> view original

Whale frees itself from QLD lagoon

A whale has mysteriously freed itself after being stranded in a lagoon on the Great Barrier Reef. The Bryde's whale, rare for the area, was first spotted by a tourist on a scenic flight over Elford Reef, near Cairns in June. After several failed rescue ... >> view original

Knockin' on heaven's door: Project shows universe experiencing a slow death

Sydney: The Universe is experiencing a slow death, like a person resting on the sofa awaiting eternal sleep, according to astronomers from a project which measured the energy generated by 200,000 galaxies. The international team carried out the most ... >> view original

NBN's 'Sky Muster' satellite gets launch date

There are less than fifty days until the government-owned company behind the national broadband network will blast the first of two broadband satellites 36,000 kilometres into orbit. Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who opposed the building of ... >> view original

Twitter ends DM character limit. Does it want to become an email service?

Is this is the sign of things to come? Twitter has from today ended the 140 character limit on Direct Messages. Twitter, which is mostly about letting the world know your thoughts in all of 140 characters — this was once the limit for short messages ... >> view original

Rich nations' climate plans, including Australia's, fall short of Paris hopes

Developed nations are on track to cut their greenhouse emissions by almost 30 per cent by 2030, Reuters calculations show, falling far short of a halving suggested by a UN panel of scientists as a fair share to limit climate change. Australia became on ... >> view original

IoT security is RUBBISH says IoT vendor collective

A vendor group whose membership includes Microsoft, Symantec, Verisign, ADT and TRUSTe reckons the Internet of Things (IoT) market is being pushed with no regard to either security or consumer privacy. In what will probably be ignored by the next ... >> view original