The fight against diabetes in Malaysia and Southeast Asia requires a multifaceted approach that addresses dietary habits, physical activity, and socio-economic factors.
The world has talked at great lengths about how climate change is an environmental crisis. But what about the human health effects that come from it?
Second-generation biofuels made from agricultural residues, wood and plant waste support the shift to sustainable energy, but processing them still has its challenges.
It’s clear some women struggle to work because of their menopausal symptoms, but help to keep them in the workforce must be provided in a way that doesn’t set them up for further discrimination.
She arrived at Monash University 18 years ago, and now Wei Sue is one of many shining examples of the social and economic benefits international students can provide to Australia.
Low awareness of the link between heat and eco-anxiety in Indonesia requires a more comprehensive strategy in the campaign.
Despite signs that inflation is levelling off, Australians could feel the health impacts of high prices for some time.
Gender equality, in the workforce and at home, took a backward step during the pandemic, with the patriarchy taking advantage of the virus. It’s not just up to women to fight back.
The PR industry is being rebadged, but the history it tells omits the key role women have played, and many of its milestones and missteps.
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.
The world’s most advanced artificial heart, including a pipeline of transformative, next-generation cardiac technologies, are set to be developed and commercialised by a Monash University-led consortium.
As Closing the Gap policy failures are laid bare in the Productivity Commission’s latest report, a new study aims to quantify the gap in Indigenous mental health and economic insecurity.
School-leavers want flexibility and gig work offers it. But how will that affect the economy?
Discover how escapism, from TV to games, offers a vital break from daily life and fuels hope.
Research reveals the majority of teachers in Australia experience moderate to high levels of secondary trauma, characterised by symptoms of acute stress, feelings of helplessness, disturbed sleep, and intrusive thoughts.
There’s little that can be done to make Qantas more responsive to its customers while it dominates the domestic aviation market.
Put bluntly, Australian businesses as a whole appear to have become slow to adopt world best practice. But if we want to lift productivity, we need to act on a wider suite of solutions.
In a new book, Melissa Castan and Professor Lynette Russell write that the proposed Voice to Parliament will enhance, not damage, our democratic institutions.
The “What Happens Next?” season premiere explores play’s profound impact on creativity, wellbeing, and learning. Experts unravel how play shapes our lives.
Parents wanting to migrate to Australia to join their children face ludicrous delays, and if opting for a paid contributory visa, exorbitant fees.
Without innovation in all five building phases, the industry won’t have the capacity to meet market demands or to deliver the social and affordable housing the government is promising.
Studying and working in an English-speaking environment as a non-native speaker poses several communication challenges.
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.
Can genetically-modified cell therapies correct the immune system’s mistaken attack of healthy cells and tissues?
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