Jun
16
2026
Angel Flight has been flying rural Australians into cities for important medical and social reasons since 2003. Without a cent of government funding, the charity has helped country people get the healthcare city-dwellers take for granted: ongoing medical treatment for serious illnesses such as cancer and auto-immune disease, post-surgery rehabilitation, gynaecological and obstetrics screenings, as …read more
Jun
16
2026
After more than 140 Angel Flight trips to Sydney for melanoma treatment, Rose Fletcher was given a formal all-clear this year. She was ready to relax for a while. Then she found a tumour on her knee. It’s been a hard journey. After 30 years’ hard work as a nurse at Warren hospital in central …read more
Jun
2
2026
Defence has received more than 25 co-investment proposals in the three months since the Advanced Capabilities Investment Fund (ACIF) was launched, demonstrating broad support for the new financing model. Designed to boost the domestic defence industry, the ACI Fund offers co-contributions of up to $500m to encourage private sector investment in defence and in dual-use …read more
May
26
2026
Australia will invest billions of dollars in autonomous weapons systems over the next decade while simultaneously taking part in international negotiations to restrict and control their use. Autonomous weapons systems – particularly drones – have been deployed in Gaza, Sudan, the Red Sea and in the US-Iran conflict, and with deadly effect during the Ukraine-Russia …read more
Mar
6
2026
Australia’s higher education sector is increasingly filled with talented and driven women: managing sprawling faculties, leading research across the span of disciplines, and taking on the job of running entire institutions. For her part, Nicola Phillips is just weeks into the top job at the newly-formed Adelaide University – a massive institution likely to soon …read more
Feb
25
2026
Whole-body three-dimensional scanners have been used to photograph all the sun-affected skin of nearly 10,000 volunteers for a revolutionary research study which has so far found 500 potentially fatal melanomas, along with many other less dangerous skin cancers. The Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis (ACEMID) has boosted skin-cancer screening research with …read more
Feb
25
2026
An Australian program designed to stop teenagers vaping has proved to be one of the few successful anti-vaping interventions in the world. A research paper published earlier this year in the Lancet Public Health journal found students in a trial were 65 per cent less likely to vape in the year after they went through …read more
Feb
25
2026
Black soldier flies can be used to address two of Australia’s largest environmental problems: food waste and plastics pollution. Australia produces 7.6 million tonnes of food waste annually, and 84 per cent of the nation’s plastic waste ends up in landfill every year. Research now underway at Southern Cross University is delving into the many …read more
Feb
25
2026
Boxing, creative writing and storytelling has proven to be a successful mix for women traumatised by domestic violence or childhood sexual abuse. The Left Write Hook program has been shown to reduce depression, stress, and post-traumatic stress disorder and leave participants feeling strong with a sense of agency and belonging, says the charity founder, University …read more
Feb
25
2026
A groundbreaking chlamydia vaccine to fight the decline of koala populations offers hope for a struggling species. Now listed as endangered in eastern Australia, koalas are beset by disease and habitat destruction and are clinging on for survival in many regions. With about half the koala population infected with chlamydia in Queensland and NSW, the …read more