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University of Sydney one of 15 higher education institutions not to have a position on the voice

Indigenous faculty members say the leadership of Australia’s oldest university could have been ‘much braver’

The Guardian - AU

‘I’ve got the best job in the world’: waterbird expert wins prestigious Eureka prize

Prof Richard Kingsford and his waterbirds aerial survey team’s work over 40 years has influenced Murray-Darling Basin conservation and helped create three new national parks

The Guardian - AU

Birdwatching, immune responses and evolutionary mapping honoured at 2023 Eureka Prizes

Hundreds of scientists from across the country have gathered at the Australian Museum in Sydney for the presentation of the Eureka Prizes. Awarded annually since 1990, the prizes recognise outstanding contributions to science and the public understanding of science.

The Conversation

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'Stay safe' – Vale Mary-Louise McLaws, a champion for the power of clear science communication

When the COVID pandemic hit, epidemiologist Professor Emeritus Mary-Louise McLaws AO became the go-to expert for many journalists across the media spectrum. With new research being released daily, access to calm, reliable and knowledgeable experts like Mary-Louise – or “ML” as she was known to her friends – became paramount…

The Conversation

'A very pressing and urgent problem': solar panel recycling breakthrough

The majority of solar cells are still ending up in landfill.

Newcastle Herald

New $1 billion UNSW Canberra City campus master plan approved

Planning for the first two buildings on the Constitution Avenue site is now underway.

The Canberra Times

Remembering the people lost in the tragic Hunter bus crash

An 'inspirational coach', a married couple with young children and a beloved doctor are among the people killed in the horror crash.

Newcastle Herald

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International students and researchers concerned tools to detect AI-generated text may be inaccurate

International students say tools to detect AI-generated text are inaccurate, as a US study suggests the detectors are biased against people writing in English as a second language.

ABC News

NSW vice-chancellors get big pay bumps despite universities plunging into the red

Critics say million-dollar salaries are ‘wildly out of touch’ as annual reports show some academic chiefs got $200,000 raise last year

The Guardian - AU

A sustainable Australia depends on what happens in our cities – that's why we need a national urban policy

Australia has not had a national urban policy since the Rudd government. A troika of Liberal PMs followed. Tony Abbott wasn’t interested. Malcolm Turnbull didn’t quite live up to the hype but delivered cross-governmental City Deals and the Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. Scott Morrison at best presided over a…

The Conversation

New research reveals harrowing stories of murdered Indigenous women and the failure of police to act

Readers please be advised this article mentions acts of intimate partner violence against First Nations people.

The Conversation

PwC in the firing line and AFP drawn in as Senate asks hard questions about conflict-of-interest drama

A Treasury investigation into the impact of a PwC tax expert's use of confidential information — sold to clients seeking to minimise tax — could lead to the firm being referred to the Australian Federal Police, the assistant treasurer warns.

ABC News

All three of Mandy Maysey's children live with Tourette syndrome. She wants Australians to learn more about the condition

Mandy Maysey has three children who live with Tourette syndrome and says the community needs to better understand the condition. Experts agree and say national guidelines are urgently needed.

ABC News

Siri co-founder Tom Gruber helped bring AI into the mainstream. Here's why he's worried about how fast AI is growing

Tom Gruber is a strong believer in humanistic artificial intelligence (AI) — making intelligent machines that serve humans rather than corporations. But what he and long-time colleagues working on AI have seen in the past 18 months has scared them.

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The Guardian - AU

Treasurer wants energy transition to be his legacy – as it happened

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Packer donates $7m towards mental health research

Businessman James Packer has been frank about his struggles with mental health while donating $7 million of his fortune towards research. The billionaire

The Conversation

These giant 'drop bears' with opposable thumbs once scaled trees in Australia. But how did they grow so huge?

Although long dead, fossil skeletons provide an incredible window into the lifestyle and environment of an extinct animal.

The Canberra Times

Young women break down engineering myths

More than 100 high school students get hands-on engineering experience.

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Newcastle Herald

Meet the students who made a remote-control submarine from scratch

"It's really good to finally see how much work we put in, all come together."

The Guardian - AU

Can’t get you out of my head: Australian research reveals the science behind earworms

UNSW professor says there’s a formula for which songs get stuck in our heads and explains how to shake them offCan’t get that earworm out of your head? Australian researcher reveals why

The Conversation

Obsessive compulsive disorder is more common than you think. But it can take 9 years for an OCD diagnosis

Obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a misunderstood mental illness despite affecting about one in 50 people – that’s about half a million Australians.

ABC News

Latitude Financial is the latest big company to announce a cyber attack that exposed customer data. This is what we know so far

Digital financial services company Latitude says the personal information of almost 330,000 customers has been stolen, including drivers' licences. This is what we know about the company, what happened and whether you should be worried.

The Guardian - AU

Australia faces looming nuclear skills challenge to support Aukus submarines

Pact with US and UK poses challenge to educate, train and recruit necessary personnel, experts say

ABC News

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.

The Canberra Times

Dairy Road precinct to become test site for green construction material

Engineers will use existing resources from the site in the development of the Dairy Road buildings and landscape.

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