This is not the final exchange between the two nations, and escalation could step up yet another notch in the near future.
The naming, for the first time, of specific companies, not just industries, and what they pay their male and female workers, is set to pressure employers to take action.
If you’re contemplating breast augmentation, liposuction, or a facelift, there are new safety and quality standards that can provide extra protection. Here’s what you need to know ahead of surgery.
Antibiotics have been around for less than a century. But as resistant bacteria become increasingly difficult to treat, we risk a greater number of deaths from infections.
These innocent insects have done little to deserve our scorn. In fact, they have surprisingly complex minds, and can play important ecological roles.
This new war with Israel will provide no solution to the deeply-rooted problems of Gaza. Instead, it’s destined to exacerbate the terrible situation of Gaza’s residents.
Professor Rachelle Buchbinder, one of Australia’s most eminent and awarded medical experts, is on a mission to improve a medical system rife with overtreatment, overdiagnosis, and the medicalisation of normal conditions.
For Monash science academic Michael Brown, cycling to campus is as easy as riding a bike, and provides health and environmental benefits.
Pigs with human kidneys? Brain-powered computer chips? Science is creating new kinds of living things – and our moral understanding needs to catch up fast.
Trace the increasingly blurred line between man and machine in the world of transhumanism on our “What Happens Next?” podcast.
Discover how music, fiction and other creative works can offer solace and foster empathy amid the complexities of climate change.
MyMedicare is a new voluntary scheme that allows patients to register with their usual GP. How will it work? And how might it benefit patients? Here’s what we know so far.
Inspirational clinical psychology graduate Dr Victoria Gentile exemplifies the importance of Indigenous students in the future of healthcare, and shows why more are needed.
Professor Chris Lawrence’s passion for Indigenous achievement has come full circle.
No one can say Australian sport is worse off without tobacco ads. We can protect a new generation of young sports fans from harm by following other nations’ leads and phasing out gambling ads.
Human rights legislation is a normal part of living in a modern democratic country, but Australia still doesn’t have a legal framework that supports everyone living here.
Australia’s professional sports players aren’t covered by the same injury rules as other workers – unlike in New Zealand.
Experimenting with low-waste living shows it’s not easy being green. But householders can help policymakers design better waste management systems.
On a new episode of Monash University’s “What Happens Next?” podcast, meet the healthcare providers and advocates working tirelessly to ensure that we don't lose ground in the global fight for reproductive rights.
Children’s books implicitly shape the minds of young readers – and are covertly censored in many ways. But revising occasional words won’t usually shift the values regarded as outdated in the text.
It’s the holidays, and for many of us, that means driving. Here’s how to keep your cool on the road this summer.
It’s imperative we build national capacity programs for healthcare professionals to respond and manage climate change-related impacts on health, disasters, and risk reductions.
Despite the often-divisive discussions leading up to this state election, the next state parliament should focus on developing community cohesion in public health.
Infertility affects one in six couples in Australia, and as many as 70 million globally, but a simple new device aims to help both clinicians and prospective parents.
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