Latest Australian Research Council News

Threatened species have declined 2% a year since 2000. Nature positive? Far from it
Cameras reveal wombat burrows can be safe havens after fire and waterholes after rain
We mapped a lost branch of the Nile River – which may be the key to a longstanding mystery of the pyramids
Investigating social media harm is a good idea, but parliament is about to see how complicated it is to fix
Cancer is increasingly survivable – but it shouldn’t depend on your ability to ‘wrangle’ the health system
Stirring films made the Snowy scheme a nationbuilding project. Could the troubled Snowy 2.0 do the same?
Floating robots reveal just how much airborne dust fertilises the Southern Ocean – a key climate ‘shock absorber’
A student’s visa has been cancelled for links to ‘weapons of mass destruction’. What’s going on with Australian research security?
Why are auroras so hard to predict? And when can we expect more?
How a long-lost fish species was brought back to Bendigo
What causes the different colours of the aurora? An expert explains the electric rainbow
What is it about Gaza? Wars are raging around the world, so why are young people so passionate about this one?
Indigenous women are most affected by domestic violence but have struggled to be heard. It’s time we listened
High Court dismisses key challenge to indefinite immigration detention. What does it mean?
Monash University Professor awarded prestigious research fellowship to support Gunaikurnai archaeological discoveries
From Fringe to Fame: New book interrogates countercultures shaping popular culture
Women in rich countries are having fewer kids, or none at all. What’s going on?
Launch of new Queensland-based research and manufacturing hub targeting precision medicines
Have We Underestimated How Climate Change Drives Extreme Rain And Floods?
Should we fight climate change by re-engineering life itself?
Not all ultra-processed foods are bad for your health, whatever you might have heard
Paris in spring, Bali in winter. How ‘bucket lists’ help cancer patients handle life and death
Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready
The government wanted to avoid an inquiry into its deportation bill. Given the findings, it’s easy to see why
Senate report on lobbying passes the buck on improving transparency or legislation
UQ hub to enable new range of precision cancer treatments
Many people are feeling ecological grief. How can we help those whose work puts them at risk?
J G Russell Award set to help talented early career researchers
First Nations imprisonment is already at a record high. Unless government policy changes, it will only get worse
How a filmmaker, a pile of old shells and a bunch of amateurs are bringing our oyster reefs back
This group rid one Australian river of its privet problem – and strengthened community along the way
Making merry: how we brought Melbourne’s Merri Creek back from pollution, neglect and weeds
Hundreds of cities have achieved zero road deaths in a year. Here’s how they did it
$22.5 million to support 50 new early career research projects
Industry Laureate Fellowships helping address industry-identified challenges and opportunities
AI can now generate entire songs on demand. What does this mean for music as we know it?
Domestic violence disclosure schemes may not improve safety for victim-survivors of intimate partner violence
Aggressive? Homophobic? Stoic? Here’s what thousands of Australian men told us about modern masculinity
Nutrient research reveals pathway for treating brain disorders
What junior doctors’ unpaid overtime tells us about the toxic side of medicine
National Cabinet has committed to a range of strategies to stop violence against women, but has it done enough?
How evolving landscapes impacted First Peoples’ migration to Australia
Tsetse fly protein provides anti-clotting agent with its own on-off switch
Violence against women is both a legal and cultural problem. What can we do to address it?
Wondering what Australia might look like in a hotter world? Take a glimpse into the distant past
Australia just made a billion-dollar bet on building the world’s first ‘useful’ quantum computer in Brisbane. Will it pay off?
When supplies resume, should governments subsidise drugs like Ozempic for weight loss? We asked 5 experts
Think all chemicals are bad? From our food to your phone, modern life relies on them