Research
South Australia’s troubled disability sector
Despite the death of Adelaide disabled woman, Ann-Marie Smith occurring almost two months ago, many within Australia’s disability community including......
Antarctic research to change our future
New Antarctic research could lead to insight into climate change, biodiversity, and global weather patterns. What happens in Antarctica has a......
First genetic map of the cerebral cortex created
With more than 180 scientific institutions involved and more than 300 scientists working on the brain, a new research created......
New program to train and mentor Indigenous researchers in the media
While we start to see more diversity in the media, the Australian Science Media Centre found out there were a......
Influenza and Pneumococcal vaccination rates fail to rise for Indigenous people
The National Immunisation Program was created to fund vaccination for aged adults, people with chronic medical conditions, and for Indigenous......
World Sepsis Day: faster detection may be on the way
Today is World Sepsis Day, and around 15,000 Australians die from the disease. Sepsis is a difficult condition to detect,......
Fresh Funding for Ageing Indigenous Peoples
The government has announced $5.6 million in funding for the healthy ageing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, to coincide......
Plan S Open Access Gains Momentum
An international push could see some research journals available for the public to access. Named “Plan S”, a coalition made......
‘Super’ Foods more Hype than Health
From kombucha’s gut restoring powers to breastfeeding biscuits increasing women’s milk supply, researchers at the Queensland University of Technology dived......
Stimulating breakthrough for paraplegics
A team of scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology has developed a new wireless implant that reconnects the communication......