A chemical reaction as good as gold for future technologies
A new Australian-led study finds gold atoms could be key to unlocking organic reactions.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 15, 2022
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How courts can help protect human rights amid climate change
On Sept. 23, the United Nations Human Rights Committee found that the Australian government had violated the human rights of a group of Indigenous island residents known as "the Torres Strait 8" when it failed to adequately ...
Political science
Nov 8, 2022
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New report reveals young Australians are struggling financially
The way young Australians think about and manage their finances is rapidly changing and fintech is having a profound impact, according to new research from The Monash Center for Youth Policy and Education Practice (CYPEP).
Social Sciences
Nov 8, 2022
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Ancient submerged volcanoes bristle with sea life
Scientists collaborating with Museums Victoria Research Institute have mapped the seafloor in Australia's Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park in detail for the first time, revealing massive flat-topped ancient sea-mountains, ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2022
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International students are returning to Australia, but they are mostly going to more prestigious universities
When Australia's borders slammed shut during COVID, international students were among those who were stranded. This disrupted lives and studies, and put a major revenue stream for Australian universities in doubt.
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2022
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Flesh-eating bugs get to work on creating animal bone dataset
Some creepy crawlies are helping a Griffith Ph.D. candidate on her quest to build a modern research library of animal remains. The bugs are cleaning the bones needed to catalog each species.
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2022
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One in six younger Australians live in poverty
Poverty persists in Australia with younger demographics—including children, young adults and working families— bearing the brunt of the unequal distribution of resources in Australia.
Economics & Business
Oct 18, 2022
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Race against time to find ancient Indigenous carvings on boab trees
Researchers are working with a group of First Nations Australians in a race against time, and some of the roughest terrain on Earth, to document ancient art in the bark of Australia's boab trees.
Archaeology
Oct 12, 2022
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The magnificent Lake Eyre Basin is threatened by 831 oil and gas wells, and more are planned
The heart-shaped Lake Eyre Basin covers about one-sixth of Australia. It contains one of the few remaining pristine river systems in the world.
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2022
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Reign of Papua New Guinea's megafauna lasted long after humans arrived
A giant kangaroo that once roamed on four legs through remote forests in the Papua New Guinea Highlands may have survived as recently as 20,000 years ago—long after large-bodied megafauna on mainland Australia went extinct, ...
Ecology
Oct 7, 2022
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