A new trial is looking for chemical markers in the breath of people with silicosis. A second project will test drugs that may help lung scarring.
School-leavers want flexibility and gig work offers it. But how will that affect the economy?
A suite of tools is helping scientists “taste” the properties of Antarctica’s Southern Ocean to better-understand why more heat is seeping towards the icy continent.
It’s still possible for Australia to cut emissions in line with holding climate change to 1.5°C, but only if we act quickly and seize the enormous opportunities offered in fast decarbonisation.
Monash University’s Amelia Pearson has set sail with a team of scientists who want to find out why Earth’s strongest current is “leaking” more heat towards Antarctica.
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.
As we wait for global leaders to convene and chart the future course for the world’s population of eight billion, we can take proactive steps to protect health from climate change through multifaceted and sustained efforts that transcend the confines of net zero.
It appears to have become more prevalent, visible, and possibly also more politicised in post-pandemic times, as general trust in governments and mainstream media declines.
Existing research evidence suggests the hegemony of neoliberal measures within Australian welfare policy has resulted in higher, not lower, levels of social and economic injustice.
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.
The budget’s back in surplus after 15 years, briefly, and there are measures to ease cost-of-living pressures, but can it tame inflation?
Muslim girls are one among many minority groups underrepresented in STEM in Australia. Diversity is important, not just ethically and socially, but also economically.
With the global shift in corporate sustainability, what will it take to ensure Indonesian businesses rise to the challenge?
Technological advancements such as machine learning offer hope in improving the efficiency of detecting – and preventing – harassing or intimidating online behaviour.
In what is the first COP since Labor took office in May this year, there are positive signs of Australia picking up its game on climate policy.
The country ranks fifth in the Western Pacific, with 4.4 million adults diagnosed with diabetes in 2021, but there’s a way forward to combat the disease.
The October 2022 budget marks a departure from the “blokier” budgets of recent years, centring gender equality and the care economy rather than high-vis and hard hats.
A drug-monitoring program in hospital emergency departments is tracking the alarming rise of strange new psychoactive synthetic drugs in Australia.
A rise in psychological distress among young Australians, compounded by COVID-19 and difficulties in getting professional help, has added to the urgency of mental health education in schools.
Neither Scott Morrison nor Anthony Albanese has so far impressed with strong leadership skills – but the Labor leader may offer a different style of leadership that might suit the times.
Governor Philip Lowe says it’s “not unreasonable” to expect the cash rate to climb to 2.5%. That’s an extra $600 to service a $500,000 mortgage.
Inclusive education must go beyond simply including children with disability in a space, as there’s often an invisible door that hinders a true sense of belonging.
Severe coastal flooding inundated islands in the Pacific last week, including the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. It’s a taste of things to come.
The Citarum River in Indonesia is the focus of a revitalisation project, and a Monash University cross-faculty team has been called on to help make it happen.
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