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Free cancer and heart disease DNA screening available for young Australians

A world-first DNA testing program has been set up by Monash University to screen young Australians for genes that increase risk of cancer and heart disease.

ABC News · Aug 21, 2022

It's great education ministers agree the teacher shortage is a problem, but their new plan ignores the root causes

Last Friday, Australia’s state and federal education ministers met with emotional teachers, who spoke of working on weekends and Mothers’ Day to cope with unsustainable workloads – and how they were thinking about leaving the profession.

The Conversation · Aug 13, 2022

Study: Hidden Cushion Enabled Dinosaurs to Carry Heavy Loads

Australian scientists have cracked an enduring mystery, discovering how sauropod dinosaurs -- like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus -- supported their gigantic bodies on land. In a study published in the journal Science Advances on August 10, a University of Queensland and Monash University-led team used 3D modelling and engineering methods to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 13, 2022

100,000 happy pictures: a new tool in the cyber ‘arms race’ against child sexual abusers

The volume of child sexual assault material online is on the rise. An Australian project is crowdsourcing images of safe children so it can find those in danger

The Guardian - AU · Jul 24, 2022

Melbourne researchers' diabetes breakthrough could reduce need for insulin injections

Diabetes researchers say they have made a breakthrough that could pave the way to eliminating the need for daily insulin injections.

ABC News · Jul 23, 2022

'Vital piece of evidence' for 10-year domestic violence plan finally sees the light of day after Morrison government delay

A long-awaited report that the Morrison government sat on for months has been released, with experts declaring it a "vital piece of evidence" that will chart the path towards eliminating violence against women and children.

ABC News · Jul 13, 2022

Mobile workers key to Pacific prosperity

Encouraging work abroad schemes could help Pacific Island nations to steer their way clear of crippling debt.

360info · Jul 8, 2022

Cybersecurity in the Pacific: how island nations are building their online defences

Leaders of several Pacific nations met in Fiji last week to strengthen ties and promote unity in the region.

The Conversation · Jun 15, 2022

How heat damages the DNA of endangered purple-crowned fairy wrens

Shortening of telomeres accelerates ageing process, research shows – a ‘pernicious silent threat’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2022

Scientists wrap robotic finger with 'living human skin' that can heal itself

This robotic finger has skin like a human's — and can even heal itself when "wounded" with the help of a collagen bandage.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022