New test to battle treatment-resistant cancer cells
A new blood test can tell doctors how active a patient’s cancer is at any given time, allowing for more effective treatment.
University of Manchester senior lecturer
Read more4 July 2025Health
New hack can manipulate what AI sees
Artificial intelligence has been shown to be vulnerable to cyber attacks which manipulate what it sees, with dire implications for technology, such as self-driving
Read more2 July 2025
Reassurance in real-time measuring of mothers’ milk
A world-first device that accurately tracks how much breastmilk a baby drinks in real-time has been developed by Australian scientists.
Dr Fae Marzbanrad, from Monash
Read more2 July 2025
Shuhyta new Illicit Tobacco and E-cigarette Commissioner
Canberra public servant Amber Shuhyta is Australia’s new Illicit Tobacco and E-cigarette (ITEC) Commissioner.
Previously the Assistant Secretary, Primary Care
Read more1 July 2025
Billion-dollar bump ramps up Ambulance capability
The $1 billion State Budget boost to the Queensland Ambulance Service will see 600 new paramedics and 170 extra ambulances on the streets over the next four years.
State
Read more1 July 2025
Cheaper essentials delivered for remote communities
Essential groceries in more than 70 remote Australian communities will be cheaper from today through a new Federal subsidy scheme.
Federal Minister for Indigenous
Read more1 July 2025
Prac payments now available for selected students
Student health care providers and teachers receive a financial boost from today with prac payments kicking in.
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said eligible
Read more1 July 2025
ACCC claims sunscreen reef messaging greenwashing
A popular sunscreen brand is being taken to court over its use of “reef friendly” messaging on its products.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Read more1 July 2025
Multiple stressors overwhelming thousands of Aussies
Nearly half of Australians are experiencing multiple stressors in their life sparking a rise in mental health issues.
New data from Beyond Blue, which had 276,000 people
Read more30 June 2025
New lab-grown tissue is tiny, but all heart
Brisbane researchers have developed lab-grown heart tissues which behave like genuine adult heart tissue, improving the ability to test new drugs.
QIMR Berghofer
Read more27 June 2025