Technology
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WiFi to shared streaming log-ins – how secure are your passwords
LOOKING at how travelers stay connected during their holidays, a cyber security expert reviews how security can slip through the cracks. This year, travel and…
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Lithium ion battery fires surge in Ipswich
LITHIUM-ion batteries in everyday household devices are behind a surge in residential fires across Queensland. New data released by the Queensland Fire Department (QFD) shows…
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Ipswich projects highlighted in jobs scheme overhaul
IPSWICH will benefit from a major $47.7 million investment in workforce training, as part of the first round of the State Government’s overhauled Skilling Queenslanders…
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Government pressed to explain unusual aircraft trails
ANXIETIES surrounding geoengineering and atmospheric intervention techniques – popularly referred to as “chemtrails” and “cloud seeding” – are gaining attention locally and globally. Residents across…
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Aged care builds on success of TV projects
LEADING national aged care provider Infinite Care has partnered with Intergenerational Learning Australia to launch an online intergenerational program with Gold Coast school Coomera Anglican…
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Drone deliveries take flight
CALIFORNIA-based aviation company Wing began drone delivery services in the Springfield region last week. The new operations centre at Orion Springfield Central Shopping Centre makes…
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Toys make the naughty list
THE Office of Fair Trading has identified 17 unsafe toys on the market during this year’s Operation Safe Christmas. Fair Trading inspectors looked at more…
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Springfield in shopping drones plan
SPRINGFIELD Central will play host to a futuristic shopping experience next year due to a collaboration between leading property group Mirvac and on-demand drone delivery…
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The melting pot: Ipswich researchers develop lava like fire retardant coating
One of the Earth’s hottest substances was used as the muse for the design of a non-toxic, fire extinguishing coating that could save buildings from…
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Artificial intelligence joins the fight against bushfires
The University of Queensland and Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, are partnering to develop a real-time bushfire hazard detection and warning system using artificial intelligence (AI). …










