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One in six kids found to have Strep A throughout Kimberley region

Australia; VIC; WA The Kids Research Institute Australia,The University of Western Australia,Charles Darwin University,The University of Notre Dame Australia,The University of Melbourne,The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,University of Auckland PLOS Global Public Health
19 hours ago

A molecular ‘safety switch’ is shielding cancers from immune attack

Australia; VIC La Trobe University,Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute,WEHI,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Cell Reports
19 December 2025

Striking new images showcase state-of-the-art micro-CT scanner

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland
Expert Reaction
19 December 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Queensland Government continues its pause on puberty blockers

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD Australian Science Media Centre
19 December 2025

When solar radiation grounds our planes

Australia; NSW Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
19 December 2025

Australian team discovers why quantum computers have memory problems over time

Australia; NSW Macquarie University Quantum
19 December 2025

A delicate Antarctic balance crucial to global climate

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Geophysical Research Letters
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19 December 2025

NEWS BRIEFING: Dengue outbreak warning tool tackles growing threat to Australia

Australia; Pacific; NSW; QLD Southern Cross University,The University of Queensland,Yale School of Public Health Nature Communications
18 December 2025

Clues to Alzheimer’s disease may be hiding in our ‘junk’ DNA

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales Nature Neuroscience
18 December 2025

Our current food system is bad for us and the planet

Australia; International; NSW Garvan Institute of Medical Research,The University of New South Wales,University of Oxford, UK Frontiers in Science
18 December 2025

Residents in hot, humid regions more likely to have kidney failure

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; NT The University of Queensland,The University of Melbourne,The University of New South Wales BMC Medicine
18 December 2025

New test could help enhance decision-making in treatment of chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetics

Australia; WA Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd,Monash University Internal Medicine Journal
18 December 2025

Offshore windfarms enhance function of coastal waters and diversity of aquatic life

Australia; International Murdoch University,Dalian Ocean University Global ecology and conservation
18 December 2025

Wearable tech can create more stress for frontline retail staff

Australia; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT) International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
18 December 2025

Tirzepatide no worse than Ozempic-like drug for reducing heart issues

Australia; International; VIC Monash University NEJM
18 December 2025

Move over carbon, we may need a global hydrogen budget too

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; ACT CSIRO,Western Sydney University,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Stanford University, USA Nature
17 December 2025

Rebuilding coral reefs could enhance food security

Australia; International; NSW; QLD James Cook University,The University of Sydney,The University of Queensland,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia PNAS
17 December 2025

More than 10 years of R&D funding decline cannot be restored in one budget

Australia Australian Academy of Science
17 December 2025

New antimalarial drug candidate shows potential for fighting resistance and reducing malaria transmission

Australia; International; VIC WEHI,The University of Melbourne eBiomedicine
17 December 2025

Proteomics’ Promarker®D diabetes test gives hope to Aboriginal Australians

Australia; WA Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd,The University of Western Australia,Edith Cowan University Internal Medicine Journal
17 December 2025

Cane toads are not consistent cannibals

Australia; NSW Macquarie University,The University of New South Wales Royal Society Open Science
17 December 2025

Emerging fungus that attacks reptiles tends not to pass directly between Brisbane's eastern water dragons

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Expert Reaction
17 December 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Underwater turbines could one day power Aotearoa, study suggests

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Oxford, UK Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences
17 December 2025

Chronic breathlessness emerging as a hidden strain on hospitals

Australia; SA Flinders University Australian Health Review
17 December 2025

AI in primary care: experts warn of safety risks as tech outpaces regulation

Australia; International; NSW The University of Sydney,The University of New South Wales The Lancet Primary Care
17 December 2025

The AusSMC's Top 10 WEIRD science stories 2025

Australia Australian Science Media Centre
17 December 2025

Differences in the underlying biology of people with chronic fatigue syndrome

Australia; NSW Macquarie University,The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney,Hunter Medical Research Institute Cell Reports Medicine
17 December 2025

Step up, alcohol industry: Four years on, pregnancy warnings still missing

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA George Institute for Global Health,The University of New South Wales,The University of Melbourne,Cancer Council Western Australia Health Promotion International
17 December 2025

Mosquito warning: Beware of Ross River Virus as the temperature warms

Australia The University of Adelaide Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
16 December 2025

Harnessing the positive health benefits of microbes

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; SA Flinders University,The University of New South Wales,The University of Adelaide,University of South Australia Microbial Biotechnology
16 December 2025

OxiDx blood test shows racing without oxidative stress enhances horse performance

Australia; WA Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd,The University of Western Australia Animals
16 December 2025

ECU researchers develop new tool in forensic intelligence gathering

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University,Murdoch University Forensic Science International
16 December 2025

Research shows informed traders never let a good climate crisis go to waste

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD University of Technology Sydney (UTS),RMIT University,Macquarie University,The University of Queensland Energy Economics
16 December 2025

Hospitality sector edges closer to delivering on diversity promise

Australia; International; SA Flinders University International Journal of Hospitality Management
16 December 2025

COVID-19 leaves a lasting mark on the human brain

Australia; QLD Griffith University Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health
16 December 2025

Osteoporosis medicines might offer help for chronic pain after injury or surgery

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales,Garvan Institute of Medical Research Annals of Internal Medicine

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