Joanna Rakoff worked at J.D. Salinger’s literary agency, where she was responsible for fending off his obsessive fans. (R)
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Mountains of rubbish floating around world's oceans
Research at North Stradbroke Island is shining light on the local impact of mountains of rubbish floating around the world’s oceans. Dr Qamar Schuyler is a CSIRO marine scientist based at Stradbroke Island, in Queensland’s Moreton Bay, studying how the increasing presence of plastics is being swept to even the world’s most remote beaches by ocean currents. This is increasingly taking a toll on marine animals, such as turtles. Her research has found that that more than 50 per cent of turtles around the world have ingested debris. The findings also show it takes fewer than 20 pieces of plastic to be ingested, to kill a turtle.
Fight to protect Australian bee and other industries
Biosecurity teams in North Queensland are combing Townsville suburbs to protect Australian bee and horticultural industries from the threat of varroa mite.
Heart disease study looks at calcium build-up to assess risk, pathways of care
An Australian-first trial will use CT scans to determine how soon a heart attack could occur and compare approaches to managing their care.
Transgender, intersex people call for Queensland birth certificate reforms
Queensland transgender and intersex people are pushing for the right to have their gender recognised on their birth certificate.
New 12-second infant hearing test comes to Queensland
New devices to rapidly test the hearing of newborn babies are being introduced to Queensland in an Australian first.
Baden-Clay: Appeal against murder downgrade to be decided next week
The High Court will next week hand down its decision over whether to return Gerard Baden-Clay’s murder conviction over his wife Allison’s 2012 death.
Thor: Filming wraps up on Brisbane set of Marvel superhero film
Brisbane’s streets, which closed down and transformed into New York City for the filming of the latest Thor film, will return to their former glory today as production moves to the Gold Coast.
Former Brisbane teacher avoids jail for possession of more than 4,000 child pornography images
A former primary school teacher is handed a suspended jail term for possessing and accessing child pornography.
National Op Shop Week: Re-embracing the art of mending and making clothes
With fashion getting faster and cheaper, there is hope to revive the art of mending to increase the life span of our clothing.