The artificial intelligence-powered drones have been used to locate and remove “ghost nets” — abandoned fishing gear that threatens marine life, along the Gulf of Carpentaria coastline in northern Australia. An initiative, led by Charles Darwin University (CDU) and Indigenous Anindilyakwa Land and Sea Rangers, has surveyed nearly 84 km of remote shoreline, detecting 72 […]
The Third International Conference on Chinese Language Textbooks will be held in Canberra, the capital city of Australia, from 25 to 26 October 2025. The conference will take an international perspective to track policy trends and will feature theoretical discussions, textbook exhibitions, new textbook launches, textbook case studies, teachers professional development, copyright trade and much […]
Hospital admissions in Australia have risen sharply over the past decade, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The AIHW report highlights growing pressure on Australia’s hospital system, driven by rising demand for both emergency and planned care across public and private sectors. About 12.6 million Australians were […]
Exposure to extreme heat and cold is costing Australian workers and employers an estimated 94 million Australian dollars (60.6 million U.S. dollars) each year, new research by three Australian universities said on Tuesday. The study analyzed over 2.3 million workplace injury claims from 2005 to 2018 across all Australian state capital cities, excluding Canberra, according […]
CANBERRA, March 13 (Xinhua) Australia’s business turnover rose 0.6 percent in January 2025 in trend terms, which is the sixth consecutive rise, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday. The sixth consecutive rise in monthly business turnover in trend terms has made it the strongest period of sustained growth in the 13-industry […]
