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Sydney’s 1789 smallpox epidemic came from the First Fleet and killed up to 220,000 Indigenous Australians: new research

We warn readers that the content of this study is confronting and may be distressing.

The Conversation

More than half of people who use party drugs take ADHD medicines without a prescription, new research shows

Each year, the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW Sydney surveys hundreds of people who regularly use drugs in Australia to understand trends in substance use around the country.

The Conversation

What desire paths can tell us about how to design safer, better public spaces

Informal tracks that defy formal city footpaths can be charming, but urban designers say paying attention to them can also help create better, safer public spaces more in tune with people's behaviour.

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The NSW Coalition said it 'slashed' the social housing waitlist. Is that correct?

New South Wales Treasurer Matt Kean says the state's social housing waitlists been "slashed" since the Coalition came to power. But is that really the case? RMIT ABC Fact Check crunches the numbers.

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Uni students are lining up for free food and struggling to pay rent

Students are lining up for free food — but it's no sausage sizzle. They're queuing for basic groceries they can't afford.

ABC News

Record flooding in New South Wales wetlands triggers bird breeding bonanza

Wetlands researchers say chicks are hatching in front of them as they marvel at a bird population explosion not seen in decades.

ABC News

Jordan Peterson’s ‘zombie’ climate contrarianism follows a well-worn path

The psychologist has turned his hand to exposing new audiences to old arguments from climate change deniers

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Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy ‘results in more children walking’

Experts are calling for the condition to be included as part of the routine newborn screening tests.

The Independent UK

Poverty battle raged on in 2022, here are four ways women are working to escape it

Research across the world demonstrates how global poverty can be tackled effectively by empowering women in all aspects.

360info

Half of Sydney's bowling clubs have closed in past 40 years, study finds

Sydney has lost nearly half of its bowling clubs since the 1980s, new research from the University of New South Wales shows.

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Special Report: Science against the clock

Exploring the challenges of our time where scientists are racing against the problems reaching a point of no-return.

360info

Scientists have mimicked an embryo's heart to unlock the secrets of how blood cells are born

Stem cells are the starting point for all other cells in our bodies. The first such cells to be found were blood stem cells – as the name suggests, they give rise to different types of blood cells.

The Conversation

Climate change’s dangerous new fires

Climate change is creating a new kind of dangerous wildfire. It will take all our tools to keep communities safe.

360info

Frogs are ‘mysteriously’ dying in large numbers in Australia, again, scientists warn

Researchers ask people in continent to send reports of sick or dead frogs to Australian Museum

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‘Triple La Niña’: Australia may face another summer of flooding rains, US expert warns

Scientists are watching an area in Pacific Ocean that has been unusually cool – a signal current La Niña could linger

ABC News

Renters are facing eviction as the National Rental Affordability Scheme winds up

Tanya thought she'd live in her home for the rest of her life, but with the National Rental Affordability Scheme winding up amidst a tight and expensive rental market, she is preparing for the worst — living in a tent.

ABC News

Australian chemical company EcoMag turning the Pilbara's waste into low-carbon plasterboard

An Australian company is working to turn industrial waste and sequestered carbon into building products like plasterboard.

The Guardian - AU

Laden with ‘world-beating’ debt, Australian households are at increased risk as rates rise, expert says

Policies encouraging property investment have fuelled soaring debt ratio to create ‘big potential problem’, researcher warns

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From 'problematic' bogans to the COVID divide: Australia's messy relationship with class

Big inequalities exist in Australia, but the issues of class are often missing from our public and political debates.

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Whales’ Response To La Niña, Lack Of Antarctic Krill Found In Baleen

Researchers have compared climate records and found a connection with isotopes stored in filter-feeding whale tissue.

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