Multiple hands on pregnant belly.

Hospitals lack framework to support surrogacy births

Australian hospitals are unprepared for the increasing wave of surrogacy births, with a recent study showing less than 10 percent had appropriate policies in
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Global spike in young people with tertiary qualifications

Education in the developed world has reached an all-time high with almost half of young adults now completing a tertiary education. The latest analysis by the OECD found
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Black hole. | Newsreel

Theories around black holes making new waves

By Simon Stevenson Ten years ago, scientists heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery of gravitational waves proved a key prediction from
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Rice fields

World-leading rice research centre to tackle water issues

A world-leading rice research facility will be operational next year, with work started on a site in central New South Wales. Rice Breeding Australia (RBA) CEO Dr
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Migrating microbes set to change the shape of the tropics

Tropical ecosystems are at risk as warming sea temperatures impact ocean microbes, which are the foundation of the marine food chain. New research from the University of
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Brisbane and the Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia.

Global river experts flood into Brisbane

River experts from around the world have descended on Brisbane this week for an international convention. Hundreds of delegates are gathering in our own River city for
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Heart attack. | Newsreel

Fat cell key to limiting tissue damage from heart attack

A fat molecule which the body manufactures during trauma may hold the key to limiting tissue damage during a heart attack or stroke. Cornell University Associate
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Young women siting on a bed. | Newsreel

39,000 purpose-built student beds in the pipeline

Dedicated student accommodation is set to top 144,000 beds over the next two years, with almost 39,000 beds in the current pipeline. The latest Urbis Student
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Smart way to crowdsource real-time road conditions

Aussie engineers are using smartphones to map potholes in roads, with the goal of creating an app that builds a live map of road conditions across a city. A Monash
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Murchison Widefield Array in Western Australia. | Newsreel

Galactic bang for buck in MWA telescope upgrade

A $5 million upgrade will allow a Western Australian telescope to peer deeper into the past and probe the Big Bang. Curtin University Vice-Chancellor Professor Harlene
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