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Chinese-language publisher offers election candidates gushing praise on WeChat. But the flattery comes with a price tag

A mysterious media agency is behind a fee-for-service offering to federal election candidates, including Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, placement of favourable news articles and interviews on the Chinese-language social media platform WeChat.

ABC News · May 20, 2022

Coburg basketball ring gets innovative upgrade after night noise complaints

After being removed last year due to noise complaints, a basketball hoop in Melbourne's northern suburbs is back after university students invented a timed "social cue".

ABC News · May 17, 2022

Experts attribute Victoria's COVID-19 rate rise to change in weather, waning immunity

For the past week, the number of people catching coronavirus in Victoria has climbed, with a similar rise in the number of cases requiring hospital treatment. Overnight, 22 new deaths from COVID-19 were recorded.

ABC News · May 13, 2022

Toughness has limits: over 1,100 species live in Antarctica – but they're at risk from human activity

It’s hard to survive in bitterly cold Antarctica. But the ice continent is home to more than 1,100 species who have adapted to life on land and in its lakes.

The Conversation · May 3, 2022

A tale of two cities: why Indonesia is planning a new capital on Borneo – and abandoning Jakarta. Podcast

Indonesia plans to move its capital city from Jakarta on the island of Java to a new forest city on the island of Borneo called Nusantara. We talk to three experts in urban planning and ecology to find out why – and what the environmental impacts of the project could…

The Conversation · Apr 14, 2022

Laos farmers turn to game theory in bid to outsmart rats

Experts say approach, in which villagers come together to hunt the pests, could have applications beyond catching rats.

Al Jazeera · Mar 29, 2022

University students and staff face increasing threats, foreign interference inquiry finds

Report singles out Chinese-government funded Confucius Institutes and recruitment drives encouraging Australian researchers to work with overseas universities

The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2022

Which university is safest? This is how every Australian uni performed in a survey about sexual violence and harassment

A survey investigating sexual harassment and sexual assault among students across 39 Australian universities reveals some institutions are recording results three times the national average. All 39 universities have been collated and ranked here.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2022

Psyched: First Australian Psych Company On Nasdaq, Utah's Psychedelics Bill, LSD Vs. Psilocybin Study Unprecedented Results

On the legislative front of the psychedelics space, a new bill meant to study the therapeutic effects of psychedelic substances received full approval in both Utah chambers, standing out from among dozens of measures currently circulating in legislatures across several U.S. states. Psychedelic science also took an important step forward with the publication…

Benzinga · Mar 7, 2022

Psychedelics And Virtual Reality Treatment Developed By Monash University, Funded By Incannex

Incannex Healthcare Limited (NASDAQ:IXHL) (ASX:IHL) has implemented a license agreement with Monash University to develop a novel treatment that combines virtual reality and psychedelics. This marks the initiation of a second clinical psychedelic therapy program. "We're delighted to have commenced this exciting project and to have expanded our partnership with…

Benzinga · Mar 3, 2022