Wet weather could play a part in the result of today’s inaugural AFL Women’s grand final between Adelaide and Brisbane on the Gold Coast.
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Professor Ian Frazer recalls 'lucky' discovery of cervical cancer vaccine
Professor Ian Frazer, the immunologist responsible for the vaccine against human papillomavirus, says he got lucky and treatment for other cancers remains a major challenge.
Can science and faith co-exist?
Scientific experts get theological during a panel discussion at the World Science Festival, delving into the existential question of whether faith and science can co-exist.
Why do people buy bottled water?
A panel of experts at the World Science Festival in Brisbane lift the lid on the ongoing debate over bottled v tap water, and how marketers have successfully led consumers to believe bottled is better.
The battle to get students back into science
Pocket-sized experiments and steams trains could be the unusual combination to help draw disillusioned children back into science, educators hope.
As it happened: Nervous wait for northern NSW
Heavy rain brought on by ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie wreaks havoc across Queensland and northern NSW, where Lismore residents face an anxious wait overnight as the Wilsons River threatens to flow over the flood levee when it reaches its peak tomorrow morning. See how the day unfolded.
Deluge brings month's rain in one day, forcing second day of Queensland school closures
Parts of south-east Queensland are hit with more than 400 millimetres of rain, stranding people in flash flooding and causing a second day of school closures on Friday.
Drenching from Debbie due in south-east Queensland
South-east Queensland is set for a drenching today with rainfall in excess of 200 millimetres possible in some localised areas, the Bureau of Meteorology warns.
View from 35,000km exposes Cyclone Debbie's force of nature
Zoom out and you can see why Cyclone Debbie continues to wreak havoc on the people of Queensland.
Widespread flooding as ex-Cyclone Debbie heads south-east
Ex-Cyclone Debbie is causing monsoonal rain and major floods across central Queensland, with Brisbane to get more than a month’s worth of rain on Thursday.