A new national survey has found career stability and funding are two key factors turning young scientists away from research.
There are deeply concerning social trends playing out in our schools that Australian schools aren’t adequately equipped to deal with. The time is long overdue for actions that will build a whole-of-government response to solve these issues.
With the the psychedelic field dynamic and rapidly changing, Monash’s pioneering Clinical Psychedelic Lab has a vision to make a meaningful difference in mental healthcare.
As Medicare turns 40 years old this month, it’s important to reflect on its achievements, and also what needs to be done to remodel it.
New research shows that for people living with long COVID and intimate partner violence, each was exacerbated by the other and services were inadequate.
The federal government’s announcement of $3.5 million to fund a healthy masculinities project trial is promising, but lacks detail on precisely how the funds will be used, and what will inform the programs.
A new five-year study aims to build a broad picture of illicit drug use in regional Victoria, to better-understand the gaps in local health service planning.
If there’s proof needed that something needs changing, it’s surely the furtive cry we hear to “close the gap”.
Trace the increasingly blurred line between man and machine in the world of transhumanism on our “What Happens Next?” podcast.
It’s argued that building research capacity helps clinicians to provide better care, and health outcomes, for their patients in rural and remote areas.
While the actions outlined in the plans are admirable, achieving the set targets will require a significant increase in urgency and funding.
Monitoring the quality of healthcare by routinely collecting, analysing and sharing standardised health-related information.
An innovative joint initiative is continuing to break down the barriers that prevent young people from playing community sport.
The Victorian government has announced major reforms intended to reduce harm caused by poker machines, but the gambling industry won’t accept these changes quietly.
New research from The Smith Family tracks a group of young people, two years after finishing high school.
If implemented, the recommendations of Australia’s online gambling inquiry will advance regulation by several orders of magnitude.
Australia has moved from a laggard to a global leader in leaving care policy and practice, but further work is required to broadly address three major areas.
A new research program will target biological causes and possible treatments, including anti-psychotic drugs, brain stimulation and hormones.
Until crucial steps are taken, the current “system” of payment of academic casuals or sessional staff will continue to be an unproductive source of contestation.
If we put green hydrogen plants next to green iron and steelmaking, we can clean up steelmaking, and boost the hydrogen industry.
Can genetically-modified cell therapies correct the immune system’s mistaken attack of healthy cells and tissues?
It’s often a loss that’s not spoken about, as there’s no tangible person to grieve for, and few rites and rituals to commemorate the loss, but there are ways to better-support people.
Funding initiatives show an emerging agenda for transformation, recognition of the specificity of temporary migrants’ experiences of family violence, and the need for system reforms.
The pandemic has impacted people from all walks of life, but academics, early-career researchers, and PhD students have been particularly hard-hit.
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