Australia’s gambling industry faces scrutiny as investigations reveal regulatory failures, rising harm, and mounting calls for a national regulator to rein in the influence of betting giants.
Victoria's mental health system aims to eliminate seclusion by 2031. Are reforms on track, and can safety and human rights truly coexist in practice?
For many, she was a legend, but for one young conservationist, and Monash University student, she was a guiding light.
From wrens to warblers, birds across continents cry the same warning when brood parasites approach – an instinctive call that blurs the line between innate and learned communication.
Retail trade and consumer confidence are growing, but rising theft, shifting shopper ethics and safety concerns threaten Australia’s retail recovery, and frontline worker wellbeing.
Trump’s sweeping Gaza plan promises peace, reconstruction, and Hamas’ removal – but its success hinges on fragile ceasefire talks, Palestinian reform, and political risks in both Israel and Gaza.
From a single bed in 1987, Monash University built a world-first sleep centre, helping kids breathe, rest and thrive.
Groundbreaking research is reshaping how we understand, detect, and treat childhood inflammatory diseases, transforming survival into healthier futures for the most vulnerable patients.
Pioneering research is redefining newborn care – protecting pre-term brains, reducing cerebral palsy, and testing world-first therapies.
Australia’s natural ecosystems are increasingly threatened by climate change and other human activities, yet they’re also central to our climate mitigation and adaptation efforts.
A shock cancer diagnosis set Monash University academic Francine Marques on an award-winning research path that revolutionised how we understand and treat high blood pressure.
While trauma can ripple across generations, its effects aren’t hard-coded in our genes.
Australia has unveiled major climate policies. From public health threats to emissions targets, how well do these plans respond to the mounting health impacts of climate change?
The targeted killing of Charlie Kirk is a grim reminder of democracy’s fragility. In Australia, we must confront the cultural roots of political violence, and teach the civic skills that prevent it.
Australians are buying homes blind to flood risk, while insurers use exclusive data to set premiums. Public access could empower smarter, safer choices.
Fifty years after independence, Papua New Guinea reflects on its nationhood, from democratic progress to ongoing struggles for unity and growth.
Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment warns of escalating climate threats to health, infrastructure, economy and ecosystems – urging urgent national action to mitigate and adapt before irreversible damage occurs.
Dementia cases are surging globally, with more than 55 million people affected and nearly 10 million new diagnoses annually. Researchers are urgently decoding its hidden biological clues to combat this growing public health crisis.
The Low FODMAP diet, developed by Monash University researchers 20 years ago, became a global game-changer in easing irritable bowel syndrome symptoms through evidence-based nutrition.
New research has found high-tech plans to save polar ice will fail, and could also unintentionally harm fragile polar ecosystems.
Billionaire yogi Baba Ramdev has built his business empire on turning consumer choices into cultural statements and political acts, blurring the line between marketing and ideology.
Having a national centre for disease control agency will help protect us against bird flu, falling immunisation rates and health misinformation. It’s a landmark in public health.
Both the Commonwealth Bank, and the ASX as a whole, are considered expensive. But does this mean they’re headed for a fall?
Choosing an overseas IVF clinic and a donor can be difficult, and can come with some additional risks.
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