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Yes, it’s a terrible idea to pick up or interfere with wild animals – especially baby wombats. Here’s why
Kultarrs are tiny, cryptic creatures that only come out at night. Scientists are finally learning how they live
Taking a high-tech approach to tackling dementia
Opportunities from the destructor: how a deadly parasite is not all bad news for bees
Labor is promising a national food security strategy – but there’s no mention of Australians who are going hungry
‘Ghosts of the radio universe’: astronomers have discovered a slew of faint circular objects
NHMRC funding success to explore health services for children and families
Shuttered car factories in Australia could be repurposed to make houses faster and cheaper
Western researchers receive more than $1.3 million in NHMRC’s Investigator Grants scheme
What do young people want to see in politics? More than 20,000 pieces of their writing hold some answers
There’s an outbreak of melioidosis in north Queensland. Here’s what to know about this deadly ‘mud bug’
UNSW Sets Up Study Hub In Liverpool
Will the government’s online gambling advertising legislation ever eventuate? Don’t bet on it
Family Support Initiative Receives Experimental Evaluation Grant
Feeding your baby butter won’t help them sleep through the night, whatever TikTok says
Western Sydney University researchers help discover most energetic elementary particle ever detected
Western Sydney University researchers help discover most energetic elementary particle ever detected
3.5 kilometres underwater, scientists found a staggeringly energetic particle from outer space
Social media groups can offer support to new parents. Here’s how to tell if there’s marketing involved
REFUGEE WOMEN ACCELERATOR INITIATIVE ANNOUNCED TODAY AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE CANBERRA
What is botulism? How this ‘nerve-paralysing illness’ can be linked to dodgy botox
Sweeping reform of the electoral laws puts democracy at risk. They shouldn’t be changed on a whim
Inner West Releases First Anti-racism Strategy In NSW
What is a ‘vaginal birth after caesarean’ or VBAC?
AI-powered tool to combat rising wildfire danger | University of Canterbury
Study reveals low risk women in public hospitals have more vaginal births and fewer C-sections than those in private hospitals; finds first…
Babies as young as 4 months can tell how the sounds of different languages are made – new research
Antisemitism at Australian universities inquiry: VC address
The serpent’s wisdom: what lies ahead for Year of the Snake
What’s going on with TikTok in the US, and what will this mean for Australia?
Study shows hot leaves can’t catch carbon from the air. It’s bad news for rainforests – and Earth
A deadly brain-eating amoeba lurks in freshwater swimming holes – here’s what you need to know
Yes, reindeer actually can have red noses – and other fascinating facts about this Christmas icon
Prisoners creating peer support through Sisters for Change
Parramatta Light Rail Opens – marking a new era of public transport in Western Sydney
Take me to Church Street, Parramatta light rail opening date set
Astronomers’ world-first discovery: twin stars trapped in galactic black hole orbit
Harold Holt is a meme today, but when the prime minister went missing in December 1967, it was no laughing matter
Appointments To Reserve Bank’s Boards
Chalmers unveils new look Reserve Bank, with women in the majority on both its boards
The Coalition reveals the cost of its nuclear power plan – but the devil is in the missing detail
Research Image Competition
New Leadership At NSW Cultural Institutions
Working from home ‘fundamental’ to Australian employees, new report finds
New research reveals 97 per cent of adult Australians have poor or limited ability to verify information online
What is Visanne, the endometriosis drug just added to the PBS?
ANROWS report reveals 77 per cent of LGBTQ young people have experienced workplace sexual harassment
UniSQ researchers attract $1.7 million in ARC Discovery funding