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Chinese travellers voice frustration over Australian tourist visa refusals

Chinese holiday-makers say they want to come to Australia, but some travellers are having their tourist visa applications rejected.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Curtin University researchers say back pain treatment trial gives hope to millions

A Perth man says his debilitating back pain is nearly gone after participating in a cognitive functional therapy trial that focused on regaining natural movement rather than moving in protective ways.

ABC News · May 3, 2023

WA Minister John Carey disappointed by Cambridge council switch to in-person voting

Western Australia's Local Government Minister says he is "deeply disappointed" with an inner-city Perth council's decision to introduce in-person voting at local government elections.

ABC News · Apr 6, 2023

ChatGPT sparks cheating, ethical concerns as students try realistic essay writing technology

A new artificial intelligence chatbot that can generate realistic, human-like text is causing intense debate among educators, with schools, universities and students divided about whether it poses a threat to learning or will enhance it.

ABC News · Jan 25, 2023

Lecturer detects bot use in one-fifth of assessments as concerns mount over AI in exams

Deakin University’s Sally Brandon says technology ‘not going away’ as educators strive to adapt to use of software such as ChatGPT

The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2023

Astronomers witness the dying flare of a star torn apart by a black hole halfway across the Universe

Some stars just get unlucky. There are billions of stars within a typical galaxy. Yet once every 100,000 years or so, one of those stars will wander too close to the supermassive black hole lurking at the galaxy’s centre and be torn apart. These cosmic behemoths weigh in at millions…

The Conversation · Nov 30, 2022

Meteorite field found north of Port Augusta

Scientists find a field of meteorites nine years after an asteroid crashed to Earth at 20 kilometres per second.

ABC News · Nov 28, 2022

The dark side of Korean pop-nationalism

As K-cultures have become globally popular, Korea is an attractive destination for aspiring influencers

Salon · Nov 24, 2022

Perth pollen monitoring, forecast system to help hayfever, asthma sufferers assess health risk

A new pollen monitoring service launched in Perth is part of a wider plan to establish a national system.

ABC News · Nov 22, 2022

Leading economists back federal government action to curb rising gas and electricity prices

Australia’s top economists have overwhelmingly endorsed intervention to restrain gas and electricity prices, with only three of the 47 leading economists surveyed believing the best thing the government can do is to leave things to the market.

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2022