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Science awards put Aussie pioneers in rarefied air

Collecting Australia's most prestigious science awards is gratifying, but seeing their pioneering work in action is the real reward for our top researchers.

AAP · Nov 3, 2025

Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize

Prof Lidia Morawska says recognition of her research comes at a fraught time – an ‘age of anti-science’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2025

Measles alert for Sydney as experts call for improvement in indoor air quality

Health authorities also warn RSV, flu and whooping cough cases on the rise around Australia

The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2024

Worried about COVID-19 in the office? Here's how employers could help make workplaces safer

How can businesses help ease the minds of people tentatively returning to the office? Experts suggest a mix of approaches, including monitoring CO2 levels, using air purifiers and staggering rosters or allowing more hybrid work.

ABC News · Jun 16, 2022

Why do some people not catch COVID? What do we know about long COVID? Here are some of your common questions answered

Why do some people not catch COVID? What do we know about long COVID? Here are some of your common questions answered

ABC News · Apr 13, 2022

How Brisbane Independent School prevented outbreaks of COVID-19, despite Omicron wave

A small primary school in Brisbane's west has done what many others have been unable to achieve during COVID-19's Omicron wave in Queensland: remain outbreak-free.

ABC News · Mar 31, 2022

One in 50 Queensland students contract COVID as government slammed over ventilation audits

Queensland schools are being encouraged to reinstate mask-wearing protocols after a week in which more than 15,000 students tested positive.

ABC News · Mar 25, 2022

World leading air quality and health expert says it is too early for Queensland to lift COVID-19 mask mandate

Air quality expert Lidia Morawska says with Queensland still recording thousands of new COVID-19 cases a day, it is too early to ease the state's mask rules as planned.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2022

Teacher questions how effective the mask mandate will be in high schools, as experts call for respirators to help prevent COVID spread

A Sunshine Coast teacher is questioning how effective the mask mandate will be when school starts next week, arguing students will not be wearing them most of the time.

ABC News · Feb 4, 2022

Air purifiers are being installed in schools to combat COVID — but do they work?

Thousands of air purifiers are being installed in classrooms in a bid to reduce the COVID-19 transmission risk when schools go back. But do they work? And are some kinds better than others?

ABC News · Jan 26, 2022