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Australia-Korea Foundation Grants and Visiting Professor of Australian Studies
First National Framework To Strengthen Health Literacy
Health Systems Joining Efforts To Reduce Homelessness
With clean power comes great responsibility: the Macquarie researcher advocating for fairer energy policies
Address to TASA Social Stratification Symposium, University of Melbourne
Confused about the NDIS changes? Here’s what’s coming, and what’s still being worked out
Millions delay or skip appointments as specialist care become too expensive for many Australians – new research
University of Melbourne enhances its support of national security
New Chair of the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority Board
ACT Government and University of Canberra renew Civic Partnership Agreement
When Even the UN Can See It: Shelton Condemns ALRC No-Show as Surrogacy Review Nears Deadline
Taking Parliament To Regional NSW
The Opportunity Party’s Treaty policy is closer to Labour than National. But is it a bottom line?
Australia must move up the AI ‘value chain’ to capture maximum value from the technology: Andrew Charlton
One Nation Wrong To Accept Injustice Baked Into Gay Marriage
Family First’s Jane Foreman Signs Women’s Pledge to Defend Female-Only Spaces and Sport
Luxon’s leadership on the line – again. Neither National nor Labour stand to benefit
Megan Spindler-Smith, National Press Club Address 10 August 2026
2026 Census to reveal how crises have reshaped Australian society, CDU expert says
Director-General appointed to lead State Development as QCS Commissioner retires
Notre Dame scholarships drive research with real-world impact
Universities Australia congratulates ATEC First Nations Commissioner
Boeing Donates $250,000 to Support Wildfire Recovery in Greater Spokane Area
Independent Review Underway At Bureau Of Meteorology
The value and impact of real-world data science showcased in new book
From silver dressings to healing spaces: a week that revealed the impact of university research
Waitangi Tribunal Appointments Confirmed
Flood Modelling Should Inform Conversation, Not End It
Sall Grover Nominated For Human Rights Medal
Deborah Hart appointed Chair of Sport Integrity Commission Board
Recycling isn’t a distraction, but it won’t stop climate change either
Rubber tree agroforestry supports birds, biodiversity in the Colombian Amazon
New funding available for cutting edge criminology research
Manchester’s digital transformation could be a blueprint for other parts of the UK
The Hon Peter Gutwein appointed Chair of the Australian Multicultural Council
Racism inquiry heads to Perth, Darwin and Alice Springs
Kids’ rights missing from surrogacy debate
ARENA Welcomes New Board Leaders And Directors
‘If you can keep it’: Cornell scholars tackle democracy’s modern threats
Infrastructure WA board moves to aid shift to the 2050 Commission
NZ’s approval of Roundup relies on industry-funded reviews currently under investigation
Should Australia pause building new data centres? We asked 5 experts
US Supreme Court ruling a win for girls’ and women’s sport: Australia must act
How does Australia’s migration system actually work? 5 common myths busted
New appointments for Board of Indigenous Business Australia
How Andy Burnham may try to give the UK economy a boost in his ’10-year plan’
Charting palliative care priorities to recognise and support carers
States, businesses and investors must adopt rights-based approaches to food security, say UN experts