Party’s over as GHB deaths spike among vulnerable
Deaths from the use of “party drug” GHB in Australia have increased by almost 50 percent every year for almost 10 years.
New research from National Drug and Alcohol
Read more25 September 2024Education
Grand school program unites the generations
Grand times and “grand friends” are assured through a program bridging the generation gap in the southern Brisbane suburb of Wishart.
St Catherine’s Catholic
Read more24 September 2024
New uniform protects troops from chemical attack
A new uniform material to protect soldiers from chemical and biological threats has been developed by Australian scientists (Picture below).
Researchers at Australia’s
Read more24 September 2024
Doctors tap into AI despite lack of regulation
As many as one in five doctors could be using artificial intelligence (AI) in their clinical practice, despite a lack of formal guidance.
An international study, based
Read more23 September 2024
Diabetes drugs linked to reduced dementia rates
Drugs used to treat diabetes may also be effective in reducing the incidence of dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
A major study, conducted in South Korea, explored
Read more23 September 2024
Online struggle is real for many students
Almost half of Australian students cannot tell if “friend” requests are real or scams and many can’t tell the difference between fake and real news.
The Optus
Read more23 September 2024
Volunteering did not recover from economic downturn
Falling rates of volunteering has been blamed on economic conditions and changed behaviours following the 2008 global financial crisis.
United States-based research, led
Read more23 September 2024
13 million spare bedrooms key to housing crisis
Older homeowners would be incentivised to rent out their spare bedrooms in a bold plan to ease the current housing crisis.
QUT economist Dr Lyndall Bryant said housing
Read more22 September 2024
Homes underprepared for heatwaves ahead
Australian homes are largely underprepared for longer and hotter summers, RMIT University research has revealed.
Sustainability and social impacts researcher Sarah
Read more21 September 2024
Commission’s crucial steps to universal childcare
By Melissa Tham
The Federal Government has released a highly-anticipated report into Australia’s childcare system. The report, by the Productivity Commission, says
Read more20 September 2024