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‘AI is not intelligent at all’: Why our dignity is at risk
Australia; NT
Charles Darwin University,The University of Melbourne
Australian Journal of Human Rights
Revealing the hepatitis B risks for First Nations people in the Northern Territory
Australia; VIC; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Darwin University,The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
BMC Infectious Diseases
Using First Nations calendars for solar power forecasting
Australia; NT
Charles Darwin University
IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society
Indigenous people on dialysis are far less likely to go on the list for a transplant
Australia; SA; NT
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),The University of Adelaide,Flinders University,Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry, National Indigenous Kidney Transplantation Taskforce
Medical Journal of Australia
Bones to pick: New Aussie animal database comes to life with modern 3D tech
Australia; International; NSW; QLD; SA; NT; ACT
Flinders University,University of Wollongong,The Australian National University,Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, South Australian Museum, Australian National Wildlife Collection, CABAH, University of Queensland, Griffith University, James Cook University.
Bioscience
UN-backed global research movement shows benefits of tracking ocean giants for marine conservation
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The Australian National University,The University of Western Australia,James Cook University,The University of Adelaide,Charles Darwin University,Curtin University,Monash University,Flinders University,The University of New South Wales,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),University of Tasmania, University of the Sunshine Coast, Macquarie University, Murdoch University, University of Queensland, CSIRO, Griffith University
Science
Roadblock for traffic injury compensation for Aboriginal people
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; NT
Flinders University,George Institute for Global Health,The University of New South Wales,Western Sydney University,The University of Adelaide,James Cook University
Journal of Transport & Health
10% of kids in the NT have allegedly committed an offence before age 14
Australia; VIC; NT; ACT
Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Darwin University,Australian Catholic University,The University of Melbourne
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Friend or foe: Why homebuilders have a lot to learn from termites
Australia; NT
Charles Darwin University
Supporting culturally safe palliative care for First Nations patients
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
“But officer, I wasn’t driving!”: The problem with self-driving cars and traffic laws
Australia; NSW; QLD; NT
Charles Darwin University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Newcastle
Computer Law & Security Review
NT's minimum alcohol unit price didn't affect retailers’ revenue
Australia; VIC; WA; NT
Curtin University,Burnet Institute,Deakin University,Monash University
Drug & Alcohol Review
Extreme heat is killing Australians, with heart disease impacts set to more than double by 2050
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of Adelaide,The University of Sydney,Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW),Monash University
European Heart Journal
Birds of a feather: Unexpected relationships take flight in the face of climate change
Australia; NT
Charles Darwin University
Crikey! Crocs in the Top End are eating 9 times the amount they did 50 years ago
Australia; VIC; QLD; NT
Charles Darwin University,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),Monash University,Griffith University
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Hot in the city tonight: Scientists help Darwinites beat the heat
Australia; NT
CSIRO
Australia's LGBT+ community more than doubled between 2012 and 2020
Australia; VIC; NT
Charles Darwin University,The University of Melbourne
Population Studies
Fresh shoots of hope on the tree of life
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; NT; ACT
The University of Sydney,Murdoch University,The Australian National University,University of Canberra,The University of Western Australia,Macquarie University,Edith Cowan University,Victorian Government,Charles Darwin University
Nature
‘Perfect storm’ of mutations drives infection-triggered autoimmune disease
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; NT
Garvan Institute of Medical Research,The University of New South Wales,Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM),Menzies School of Health Research,Flinders University,The Westmead Institute for Medical Research,James Cook University
Immunity
Transport study reveals why journey is as important as the destination
Australia; NT
Charles Darwin University
Maritime Studies
Where do Australia's marsupial moles come from?
Australia; VIC; SA; WA; NT
The University of Melbourne,South Australian Museum,Monash University
Science Advances
Australia’s extinction tally is worse than we thought
Australia; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT; ACT
The University of Adelaide,Charles Darwin University,The Australian National University,La Trobe University,Murdoch University,Queensland Museum
Cambridge Prisms: Extinction
Minimum unit price and other alcohol policies linked to reduction in alcohol related injuries in Central Australia
Australia; NT; ACT
The Australian National University,Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Darwin University,Northern Territory Department of Health
Drug and Alcohol Review
Uncovering factors that increase unintentional injury hospitalisation
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
PLoS ONE
Earth's oldest animals are dying out
Australia; NSW; NT
Charles Darwin University,Charles Sturt University,Macquarie University
Science
The NT needs to increase its health workforce by 28%
Australia; NT
Northern Territory Department of Health
Medical Journal of Australia
Australia's carbon credit scheme is doing little to save threatened species
Australia; QLD; NT
James Cook University,Charles Darwin University
Nature Ecology & Evolution
‘See, Stop, Scan’ key to ensuring best pregnancy outcomes for First Nations mums and bubs
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,The Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance
Staying cool is important to saltwater crocs
Australia; QLD; NT
The University of Queensland,University of the Sunshine Coast,Charles Darwin University
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Worldwide cancer deaths could increase by 90% by 2050
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; NT; ACT
Charles Sturt University,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Macquarie University,Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Queensland,The University of Newcastle,Deakin University,The University of Sydney,Curtin University,The Kids Research Institute Australia,University of Canberra
JAMA Network Open
Ancient gene offers new clue to disease susceptibility for First Nations people
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; VIC; QLD; NT
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,The University of Melbourne,Monash University,Menzies School of Health Research,Griffith University
Cell
'If they help us, we can help them' – Solutions to enhance cultural safety in hospital care
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Darwin University
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Marine heatwaves create coral winners and losers
Australia; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT
The University of Adelaide,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Impact of intimate partner violence on child health revealed
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; NT; ACT
Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Sturt University,The University of Queensland,Monash University,The University of Newcastle,George Institute for Global Health,The University of Sydney,Deakin University,The Australian National University
The Lancet Global Health
Scales in the suburbs: Ten years of wildlife rescues reveal Sydneysiders’ reptile relationships
Australia; NSW; NT
Macquarie University,Charles Darwin University
Royal Society Open Science
Australians confused about food date labels and storage advice
Australia; VIC; QLD; NT
RMIT University,End Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre
Over 39 million deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections predicted from now to 2050
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; NT
CSIRO,Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney,The University of New South Wales,Charles Sturt University,James Cook University,Flinders University,La Trobe University,Monash University,Macquarie University
The Lancet
Rapping for wellbeing: New youth hip-hop video launched
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
Extreme staff turnover in remote health services revealed
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; WA; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Macquarie University,Western Sydney University,Flinders University,Monash University
Human Resources for Health
Men's cancer numbers are on the rise and Australia tops the tables
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; NT; ACT
The University of Queensland,Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Sturt University,Deakin University,The University of Newcastle,Macquarie University, The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, University of Technology Sydney, The AustralianNational University, University of Sydney, Flinders University, Cancer Council Victoria, Monash University
Cancer
What prompts Aboriginal Australians to abstain from alcohol
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; NT
The University of Sydney,La Trobe University,Griffith University,The University of Queensland,National Drug Research Institute (NDRI),Burnet Institute, Australian Catholic University
Drug and Alcohol Review
Intimate private lives of blue whales revealed for the first time
Australia; NT; ACT
The Australian National University,Charles Darwin University
Deep dive into past climates paints grim outlook for fish species
Australia; VIC; WA; NT
Flinders University,Edith Cowan University,Monash University,The University of Adelaide,Murdoch University,University of Western Australia, University of Canberra, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, South Australian Museum
Heredity
Childhood cancers not on the rise in SA and NT, but disparity remains for Indigenous children in the NT
Australia; SA; WA; NT
Flinders University,Telethon Kids Institute,The University of Adelaide
Cancers
NT children receive an effective vaccine to reduce hearing loss
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Telethon Kids Institute,The University of Melbourne,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Sydney,University of Western Australia, University of Queensland, Curtin University, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology
PLOS Medicine
Climate change is increasing groundwater temperatures
Australia; International; NSW; NT
The University of Newcastle,Charles Darwin University,Dalhousie University, Canada, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Nature Geoscience
Invasive species threaten Indigenous Aussie lands near our cities, but are less of a problem in more remote areas
Australia; International; NT
Charles Darwin University,Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Germany, Justus-Liebig UniversityGiessen, Germany
Nature Sustainability
Family tree of baobab trees traces their roots to Madagascar
Australia; International; WA; NT
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Nature
Expert Reaction
The 'tree of life' for flowering plants comes into bloom
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
James Cook University,Botanic Gardens of Sydney,Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria,The University of Melbourne,The University of Adelaide,CSIRO, Curtin University, Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium, University of New England, Southern Cross University, University of the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Government of Western Australia, Northern Territory Herbarium, University of Tasmania
Nature
Australian regions needing cardiac arrest education revealed
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Monash University,Curtin University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
PLOS ONE
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Australia is having more frequent fires and it is bad news for threatened species
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT; ACT
The University of Sydney,Deakin University,Charles Sturt University,The University of Melbourne,Victorian Government
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
Three new giant kangaroos bound back from the past
Australia; Pacific; NSW; SA; TAS; NT
Flinders University
Megataxa
New approach needed to save Australia’s non-perennial rivers
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT
Flinders University,Edith Cowan University,Monash University,Southern Cross University,The University of Melbourne,Lincoln University, Macquarie University, The University of Newcastle, University of Western Australia, La Trobe University, Murdoch University, The University of New South Wales, Griffith University, Victorian Government, James Cook University, RMIT University, University of New England, Charles Darwin University
Journal of Hydrology
Support for pill testing in the Northern Territory
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; TAS; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Griffith University,The University of New South Wales,Curtin University,The University of Melbourne,Charles Darwin University, La Trobe University, The University of Tasmania
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy
‘Climate rollercoaster’: strong weather fluctuations rocked Australia in 2023
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The Australian National University
COVID-19 dropped global life expectancy by 1.6 years
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of Melbourne,The University of New South Wales,Charles Darwin University,Menzies School of Health Research,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Australian National University, University of South Australia, Murdoch University, Western Sydney University, University of Newcastle, Monash University, University of Western Australia, University of Adelaide, University of Queensland, Charles Sturt University, La Trobe University, University of Canberra, University of Tasmania, Federation University, University of New England, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, University of Sydney, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Flinders University, James Cook University, Australian Catholic University, Burnet Institute, Griffith University, Queensland University of Technology, Telethon Kids Institute, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Torrens University Australia, Curtin University, Deakin University, Macquarie University, Southern Cross University, University of Wollongong, University of Newcastle, University of Washington
The Lancet
‘The Tjakuṟa has got dreaming’ - Indigenous rangers join forces to protect the culturally significant Great Desert Skink from extinction
Australia; SA; WA; NT
Indigenous Desert Alliance, The National Environmental Science Program's Resilient Landscapes Hub.
Proceed with caution – the meteoric rise of zero-alcohol drinks
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; NT
Flinders University,The University of Adelaide,George Institute for Global Health,La Trobe University,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),University of Notre Dame Australia, Wellbeing SA, Menzies School of Health Research, Burnet Institute
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Climate extremes in Australia: new report analyses major events of 2023
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS; NT; ACT
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEx)
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Smoking down, vaping up, and 1 in 5 of us use drugs illicitly - Australia's National Drug Strategy Household Survey
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
The National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023
Mice surprise: researchers discover new native species
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; WA; NT; ACT
The Australian National University,CSIRO,Macquarie University,The University of Adelaide,The University of Melbourne
Molecular Ecology
Coughs aren't all the same - and should be treated differently
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS; NT
The University of Melbourne,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Menzies School of Health Research,Monash University,The University of New South Wales
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Mosquitoes and marsupials are driving Ross River Virus spread across Australia
Australia; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT
University of Tasmania,CSIRO,The University of Melbourne,Victorian Government,University of South Australia
PLOS Pathogens
Australia's most at-risk bird species share some common traits
Australia; VIC; NT; ACT
The Australian National University,Charles Darwin University,La Trobe University
EMU - AUSTRAL ORNITHOLOGY
Promoting positive change for women and girls in STEM
Australia; SA; NT
Flinders University
An ancient Australian air-breathing fish from 380m years ago
Australia; International; NSW; SA; NT; ACT
Flinders University,The Australian National University
Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology
Targeted lung health strategies needed in the Top End
Australia; SA; NT
Flinders University
Medical Journal of Australia
What can be done to better support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dads?
Australia; VIC; SA; WA; TAS; NT
University of Tasmania,Edith Cowan University,The University of Western Australia,Flinders University,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
Australian Journal of Social Issues
More sport-based mental health interventions needed for young males
Australia; SA; NT
Flinders University
Psychology of Sport and Exercise
Remote Aussies don’t have equal access to household electricity protections
Australia; VIC; NT; ACT
The Australian National University,The University of Melbourne
Nature Energy
Is tafenoquine a cost-effective treatment option for malaria?
Australia; International; VIC; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Melbourne,Charles Darwin University
PLOS Medicine
A yarn about good health
Australia; WA; NT
Murdoch University,Charles Darwin University,The University of Western Australia
BMC Medical Education Journal
2 in 5 Indigenous adults may have impaired lung function
Australia; VIC; QLD; WA; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Curtin University,The University of Western Australia,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Melbourne
Respirology
Why sea snakes have big ladies who have big babies
Australia; NSW; NT
Macquarie University,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
Royal Society Open Science
Free-ranging domestic cats may be cat-astrophic for wild species
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; NT
The University of Sydney,Charles Darwin University
Nature Communications
More ear checks needed to prevent hearing loss in remote Australia
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
BMC Health Services Research
Major alcohol policy changes in the NT do not appear to have impacted the rate of sexual assault
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; WA; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,La Trobe University,Burnet Institute,Deakin University,National Drug Research Institute (NDRI),University of New South Wales, Flinders University, University of Melbourne
Drug and Alcohol Review
Northern bees at risk from insecticide
Australia; QLD; NT
James Cook University
Royal Society Open Science
A cough is what brings us to the doctor's office the most
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; NT
Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Menzies School of Health Research,Flinders University,The University of Queensland,The University of Melbourne,Monash University, Griffith University, Western Sydney University, University of Newcastle
Medical Journal of Australia
Expanding malaria treatment could help accelerate elimination
Australia; International; VIC; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Melbourne
The Lancet
Aboriginal men's mental health paper among the first translated into an Indigenous language
Australia; VIC; NT
The University of Melbourne,Charles Darwin University
Early Intervention in Psychiatry
New Aussie guidelines for diabetes-related foot disease
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT
Queensland University of Technology (QUT),La Trobe University,Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Adelaide,Griffith University,University of Sydney, Diabetes Feet Australia, Metro North Health
Medical Journal of Australia
Can a licensed venue really be 'family friendly' when it comes to alcohol consumption?
Australia; NSW; NT
George Institute for Global Health,The University of New South Wales,Menzies School of Health Research
Drug and Alcohol Review
National register can help reduce Indigenous rheumatic fever numbers
SA; NT
Flinders University
Journal of Trancultural Nursing
How do we improve the kidney health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
Australia; NSW; SA; WA; TAS; NT
Flinders University,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),The University of Adelaide,Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Sydney,University of Tasmania
Medical Journal of Australia
Babies better protected against whooping cough if mum is vaccinated during pregnancy
Australia; QLD; WA; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Curtin University,The University of Queensland,Telethon Kids Institute,Griffith University
Pediatrics
New digital tool encourages First Nations people to Stay Strong
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
COVID-19 first infectious disease in top 5 causes of death since 1970
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Higher dose antimalarial may be needed to combat relapsing malaria
Australia; Pacific; International; VIC; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Melbourne
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
First Nations people appear to have similar COVID-19 immune response to non-Indigenous Australians
Australia; VIC; QLD; NT
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,The University of Melbourne,Menzies School of Health Research,Monash University,CQUniversity
Immunology & Cell Biology
Big hypertension risk revealed in Top End population
Australia; VIC; NT
Hudson Institute of Medical Research,Menzies School of Health Research
Medical Journal of Australia
Genes behind antibiotic resistance in deadly superbug infections discovered
Australia; NSW; VIC; NT
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,Menzies School of Health Research,Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Cell Reports
New koala relative fills a branch of Australia’s marsupial history
Australia; SA; NT
Flinders University,University of Salford, UK
Scientific Reports
Will the world’s mangroves, marshes and coral survive warm, rising seas this time?
Australia; Pacific; NSW; QLD; NT
Macquarie University,The University of Queensland,James Cook University,University of Wollongong,Charles Darwin University,Nanyang Technological University, Tulane University, University of Hong Kong, University of Lincoln, University of Exeter, Rutgers University, University of Minnesota-Duluth, US Geological Survey
Nature
Urgent action needed to reverse steep decline of new GPs
Australia; QLD; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Darwin University,The University of Queensland
Australian Journal of Rural Health
Predicted dry spring to increase bushfire risk over parts of Australia
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; NT
Australasian Fire Authorities Council
Aussie invasive carp are bold, but not so beautiful
Australia; NSW; NT
Charles Sturt University,Charles Darwin University
Royal Society Open Science
Australia experiences intense surge in Strep A cases, similar to northern hemisphere wave
Australia; International; VIC; QLD; WA; NT
Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Melbourne,The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,The University of Queensland,Telethon Kids Institute,Menzies School of Health Research, Monash University
The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
Bushfire sleep trauma trial seeks participants
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Natural Hazards Research Australia,Federation University Australia
A radical shift is needed in our relationship with the environment
Australia; NT; ACT
The Australian National University,Charles Darwin University
Science
Why bringing back the arvo nap could help us adapt to extreme heat
Australia; NT; ACT
The Australian National University
Lancet Planetary Health
Fires along waterways in Australia’s tropical savanna threaten endangered birds
Australia; VIC; WA; NT
Monash University
Journal of Applied Ecology
Bacteria discreetly dwelling in throat revealed to be primary source of Strep A transmission
Australia; VIC; QLD; WA; NT
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Melbourne,Telethon Kids Institute,Charles Darwin University
The Lancet Microbe
Call to repeal legislation that makes smacking, hitting, or slapping children legal in Australia
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Author is an independent researcher with no affiliation.
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Peer-led family support program improves mental wellbeing
Australia; SA; NT
Flinders University,Northern Territory Lived Experience Network
Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
AFL fans may drink more alcohol when game day starts earlier
Australia; VIC; WA; NT
La Trobe University,Burnet Institute,Menzies School of Health Research,Curtin University,Monash University
Drug and Alcohol Review
Vaccine protects crocodiles from West Nile virus
Australia; VIC; QLD; NT
The University of Queensland,CSIRO
npj Vaccines
1.3 billion people will be living with diabetes by 2050, and the gap is widening for First Nations Aussies
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, USA
The Lancet and The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
Quarter-tonne marsupial roamed long distances across Australia’s arid interior
Australia; SA; NT
Flinders University
Royal Society Open Science
COVID-19 vaccine builds powerful immune response in First Nations peoples
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; NT
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,Menzies School of Health Research,Monash University,The University of Adelaide,Macquarie University,La Trobe University, Kirby Institute
Nature Immunology
The human cost of global warming
Australia; International; NT
Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, UK
Nature Sustainability
Calls to regulate alcohol industry’s influence on health policies
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,National Drug Research Institute (NDRI),La Trobe University,George Institute for Global Health,Burnet Institute
Drug and Alcohol Review
NT's floor pricing on alcohol costs moderate drinkers just over 3 dollars extra a year
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; NT
Curtin University,Deakin University,La Trobe University,The University of Newcastle,Monash University
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Most children with COVID-19 don’t require hospital treatment
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; NT; ACT
Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Sydney,The University of Queensland,Monash University,Curtin University,University of Tasmania, University of Melbourne
The Medical Journal of Australia
Archaeologists map hidden NT landscape where first Australians lived more than 60,000 years ago
Australia; NSW; SA; NT
Flinders University,The University of Sydney
PLOS ONE
Fewer vaccine doses still support pneumococcal immunity
Australia; VIC; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),Charles Darwin University,The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,The University of Melbourne,Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Around 1 in 10 pregnant Aussie women were hesitant about getting a COVID vaccine
Australia; NSW; VIC; NT
Western Sydney University,Burnet Institute,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Monash University,Charles Darwin University
BMJ Open
Genetic secrets could help endangered songbird sing another day
Australia; TAS; NT; ACT
The Australian National University,Charles Darwin University
Heredity
Aboriginal knowledge could reveal the answer to 'fairy circles' mystery in the WA outback
Australia; WA; NT
The University of Western Australia
Nature Ecology and Evolution
We’re all ears – Did you hear the one about Australia’s rare Night Parrot?
Australia; QLD; SA; NT
Flinders University
Emu – Austral Ornithology
Three years after the NT put in place a 'floor price' for alcohol, what does the evidence say?
Australia; VIC; WA; NT
Curtin University,Deakin University,Burnet Institute
Drug and Alcohol Review
“Unprecedented and unexpected”: Climate extremes in 2022
Australia; NSW; SA; WA; NT
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEx),The University of New South Wales
Supporting SA cage shark-diving
Australia; International; NSW; SA; NT
Flinders University,Macquarie University,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),Government of South Australia,South Australian Research and Development Institute
Marine Policy
Bark painting mystery gives artist important place in family tree
Australia; QLD; NT
Griffith University
Australian Archaeology
Responsible partnership for mining and mineral sustainability
Australia; NSW; SA; WA; NT
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)
Exercise solution for gym women with continence concerns
Australia; SA; NT
Flinders University,Charles Darwin University
Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Coronavirus improves ability to tackle infectious diseases in Timor-Leste
Australia; Pacific; International; VIC; NT; ACT
Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Melbourne,The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,The Australian National University
The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia
COVID-19 led to the lowest number of public elective surgeries performed in over a decade
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Scientists call for better controls of Australia's groundwater
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT; ACT
Flinders University,The University of New South Wales,The University of Western Australia,Monash University,James Cook University,RMIT, CSIRO, University of Queensland, Charles Darwin University, Australian National University, University of South Australia, The University of Melbourne
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
How good are Aussies at estimating their own blood-alcohol content on a night out?
Australia; VIC; QLD; WA; NT
Deakin University,The University of Queensland,Curtin University,Menzies School of Health Research
Drug and Alcohol Review
New vaccine may be needed to prevent childhood pneumonia
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT
The University of New South Wales,University of Tasmania,Telethon Kids Institute,The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney,University of Adelaide, Charles Darwin University, Monash University, University of Western Australia, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Vaccine
When cyclones and fires collide…
Australia; International; SA; NT
University of South Australia,Charles Darwin University,University of Auckland,University of Montpellier, Louisiana State University, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, University of Auckland, University of California, San Diego State University, University of Denver, Universite de la Réunion, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Charles Darwin University, International Savanna Fire Management Initiative.
Trends in Plant Sciences
EXPERT REACTION: State of the Climate 2022 – Australia continues to warm; heavy rainfall becomes more intense
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
CSIRO,Bureau of Meteorology
4-in-5 Aussie COVID-19 deaths have happened in the Omicron era
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The Australian Bureau of Statistics
Meet Australia's newest Superstars of STEM
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Science and Technology Australia,Hudson Institute of Medical Research,The University of Adelaide
Socio-economic factors shown to drive mangrove losses and gains
Australia; International; QLD; NT
The University of Queensland,Griffith University,Charles Darwin University,James Cook University,ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies,Queensland University of Technology, CSIRO
Nature Communications
'Last drinks' laws in Queensland seem to have worked according to key stakeholders
Australia; VIC; QLD; WA; NT
Curtin University,Menzies School of Health Research,Deakin University,The University of Queensland
Drug and Alcohol Review
Highlighting the experiences of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with type 2 diabetes
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
Canadian Journal of Diabetes
Sustained training key to support health services to cope with challenges
Australia; Pacific; International; VIC; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Melbourne,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)
PLOS Global Public Health
Community-led approach delivers promising results to reduce rheumatic fever
Australia; WA; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Telethon Kids Institute
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Sleep disorders common for children in NT’s Top End region
Australia; NSW; SA; NT
Flinders University,Charles Darwin University,The University of New South Wales,Darwin Respiratory and Sleep Health, Darwin Private Hospital, Royal Darwin Hospital
Sleep Medicine
Australia is getting warmer, and it could hurt agricultural production
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
PLOS One
What can an early Japanese encephalitis case tell us about the virus in Australia?
Australia; VIC; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
New England Journal of Medicine
Increasing the amount of training time in rural areas increased the odds that GPs work rurally
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
Journal of Graduate Medical Education
Carbon market could offset Australia’s huge fire recovery bill
Australia; NSW; QLD; NT
The University of Queensland,Western Sydney University,The University of New South Wales,James Cook University,The University of Melbourne,Charles Darwin University, University of Western Australia, CSIRO
Environmental Research Letters
A child's nose could be better at fighting off COVID-19
Australia; QLD; WA; NT
The University of Queensland,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Edith Cowan University,Telethon Kids Institute,Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Western Australia, Curtin University
PLOS Biology
Aussies living remotely lack access to quality drinking water
Australia; NT; ACT
The Australian National University,The University of Notre Dame Australia
NPJ Clean Water
Aboriginal language could help solve complex AI problems
Australia; NT; ACT
The University of New South Wales,Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group),University of Canberra
Frontiers in Physics
Building peer support for dietitians
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; NT
Flinders University,Monash University,La Trobe University,Swinburne University of Technology,The University of Melbourne
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Contrasting rates of survival for GI cancers in the Northern Territory
Australia; NSW; SA; NT
Flinders University,Menzies School of Health Research,George Institute for Global Health,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),The University of Adelaide
Cancers
Bringing birth services back to Country can help keep First Nations mums safe
Australia; NT
Charles Darwin University
Medical Journal of Australia
Tropics weather the COVID-19 storm but challenges remain
Australia; Pacific; QLD; WA; NT
James Cook University
Identifying innovative uses of vaccines for protecting babies worldwide
Australia; International; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
Machine learning model can detect hidden Aussie rock art
Australia; VIC; QLD; NT
Griffith University,Deakin University
Journal of Archaeological Science
More deaths were seen in hospitals during Australia's 3rd COVID-19 wave
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT
Monash University,Menzies School of Health Research,The Royal Melbourne Hospital,The University of Western Australia
Medical Journal of Australia
This simple blood test can tell if a snakebite was dry or full of venom
Australia; NSW; QLD; WA; NT
The University of Newcastle,Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Sydney
Medical Journal of Australia
The gap is closing for Indigenous Aussies in the NT
Australia; VIC; NT
The University of Melbourne
MJA
Drugs linked to blokes brawling in bars, but booze still the main culprit
Australia; VIC; WA; NT
Deakin University,Curtin University,Menzies School of Health Research
Drug and Alcohol Review
Free vaccines have helped turn around dismal rates of vaccination in pregnancy
Australia; QLD; WA; NT; ACT
The University of Queensland,Griffith University,Curtin University,Telethon Kids Institute,The Australian National University,Menzies School of Health Research, The University of Western Australia
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
The Australian death rate in 2020 was the lowest on record
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Growing diabetes epidemic in remote NT communities
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
BMJ Open
Improving malaria elimination strategies with a new discovery
Australia; VIC; NT
WEHI,The University of Melbourne,Menzies School of Health Research
Molecular Systems Biology
More than a fifth of the world's reptiles face imminent extinction
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; SA; WA; TAS; NT
Monash University,The University of Adelaide,The University of Sydney,Australian Museum,University of Tasmania,Charles Darwin University, University of Western Australia, NatureServe, USA
Nature
Switch from seafood to swine dining helped NT crocs flourish
Australia; QLD; NT
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),Griffith University,Charles Darwin University
Biology Letters
Aussie doctors prescribed fewer antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Monash University
European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Managing type 2 diabetes in young adults
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; WA; NT
The University of Sydney,Monash University,The University of New South Wales,Telethon Kids Institute,Menzies School of Health Research,Flinders University
Medical Journal of Australia
Antimicrobial resistance is making UTIs more deadly
Australia; QLD; NT
CSIRO,Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Queensland,Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
In the battle of cane toads vs lungworms, the winner is the toad who stayed home
Australia; NSW; QLD; WA; NT
The University of New South Wales,Macquarie University
Biology Letters
Water allocations may leave NT river high and dry
Australia; NSW; NT
The University of New South Wales
Water Resources Research
Using paracetamol for protecting kidneys in patients with severe malaria
Australia; QLD; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Briefing
Expert Reaction
NEWS BRIEFING/EXPERT REACTION: IPCC report on climate impacts
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
IPCC,The Australian National University,Griffith University,RMIT University
Archiving the orchestra of the ocean
Australia; New Zealand; International; QLD; WA; NT
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),Curtin University,University of Auckland,University of Waikato,Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Bacterial slime causing persistent wet coughs for children
Australia; WA; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Telethon Kids Institute,The University of Western Australia
The Lancet Microbe
The 'gap' is widening when it comes to keeping Indigenous kids out of care
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT; ACT
The University of Melbourne,La Trobe University,The Lowitja Institute,Murdoch University,University of Technology Sydney, Monash University, Charles Darwin University, University of NSW, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, University of South Australia, Australian National University, University of Western Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Middle-aged women engaging in risky drinking habits
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,George Institute for Global Health,La Trobe University,Charles Darwin University,Curtin University
Drug and Alcohol Review journal
New virtual reality experience reveals secrets of WWII Japanese submarine wreck
Australia; SA; NT
Flinders University
Highlighting dimensions of resilience among remote Aboriginal middle school students
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
PLOS ONE
Power disconnections 'dangerous' for First Nations people
Australia; NT; ACT
The Australian National University
Nature Energy
World's highest rate of leukaemia virus type 1 found in Central Australian Aboriginal communities
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; NT
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute,The Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society,The University of New South Wales,Flinders University
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Around 4 in 10 homeless Australians have experienced domestic and family violence
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
The AusSMC's Top 10 WEIRD Science Stories 2021!
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Pathways to school success highlighted
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Darwin University
PLOS ONE
The AusSMC's Top 10 Science Stories 2021
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
The maximum amount of alcohol we should be drinking has dropped
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT; ACT
The University of Sydney,The University of Adelaide,The University of Melbourne,Menzies School of Health Research,The University of New South Wales,Queensland University of Technology, Monash University, Telethon Kids Institute, NHMRC, Australian National University
Medical Journal of Australia
Briefing
Expert Reaction
NEWS BRIEFING: Aussie fire seasons with over a million hectares burnt are increasing
Australia; VIC; NT; ACT
CSIRO,Bureau of Meteorology
Nature Communications
Crucial tool to assist in the elimination of Chronic Hepatitis B launched
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
Seeing the positives of pandemic public health policies
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; WA; NT
Flinders University,University of Southern Queensland,The University of Queensland,La Trobe University,The University of Western Australia
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Scientists make unusual discovery on Uluru
Australia; NSW; NT
Australian Institute of Botanical Science
Telopea
Gestational diabetes an important indicator of developing type 2 diabetes for Aboriginal women
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Youth-onset type 2 diabetes in the NT exceed international figures
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
Living guidelines for care of kids and teens with COVID-19
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT; ACT
Monash University,Macquarie University,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The Australian National University,Western Sydney University,University of Sydney, Telethon Kids Institute, University of New South Wales
MJA
Australian health sector can be a leader in fighting climate change
Australia; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Public Health Association of Australia,The University of Western Australia,The Australian National University,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania
Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)
Fresh concerns for wetland springs
QLD; SA; NT
Flinders University,Charles Darwin University
Journal of Hydrology
Staff shortages could halve Australia's ICU surge capacity
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT
The University of Western Australia
Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)
Flu vaccine elicits robust immune responses in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations
Australia; VIC; NT
Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,The Royal Melbourne Hospital,The University of Melbourne,Menzies School of Health Research
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
Bushfire bees on the brink
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; SA; WA; NT
Flinders University
Global Change Biology
Threatened shark species ‘out of sight out of mind’: first complete national assessment of Australia’s sharks and rays
Australia; NT
NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub,Charles Darwin University,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),James Cook University,CSIRO
Health insights for a year with COVID-19 in Australia
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
These frogs need our help: Scientists name the Australian frogs at greatest risk of extinction, four likely already lost
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; NT; ACT
Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environmental Science Program,Charles Darwin University,James Cook University,The University of New England,The Australian National University
Pacific Conservation Biology
Unique new insect-killing tobacco plant in WA’s Gascoyne
Australia; WA; NT
Curtin University
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine
Zero-alcohol beverages – harm-minimisation tool or gateway drink?
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,George Institute for Global Health,The University of New South Wales,Curtin University,La Trobe University
Drug and Alcohol Review
Briefing
Expert Reaction
NEWS BRIEFING and EXPERT REACTION: IPCC landmark climate science report - Aussie authors speak
Australia; Pacific; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
IPCC,Australian Science Media Centre
Celebrating diversity of Aboriginal languages
Australia; VIC; SA; NT
Flinders University
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
NT mine link to cancer, stillbirth rates
Australia; SA; NT; ACT
Flinders University,Australian Medical Association (AMA)
Medical Journal of Australia
The price of pests: Australia’s $390 billion invasive species bill
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Flinders University,CSIRO,ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage,Government of South Australia,Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA)
NeoBiota
Fewer deaths from melioidosis direct result of 30-year study
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
New insights into immune responses to malaria
Australia; International; VIC; NT
WEHI,Menzies School of Health Research
JCI Insight
Seismic surveys have no significant impact on commercially valuable fish in North West Australia
Australia; QLD; WA; TAS; NT
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),Curtin University,University of Tasmania,The University of Western Australia,Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
PNAS
We need to come together on pandemic research
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; NT
Telethon Kids Institute,The University of Melbourne,Menzies School of Health Research
MJA
Training for NT General Practitioners facing a grim future
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Northern Territory General Practice Education
Lowering salt intake can have significant benefits for people with chronic kidney disease
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
Cochrane Database of Systemic Reviews
'Grog Survey' app suggests Indigenous Aussies may be less likely to drink than the general population
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; WA; NT
The University of Sydney,Curtin University,La Trobe University,Menzies School of Health Research
Drug & Alcohol Review
Making sleep safe with baby
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; QLD; SA; NT
Flinders University,Charles Sturt University
Primary Health Care Research & Development
Rising liver cancer toll 'can be prevented'
Australia; QLD; SA; NT
Flinders University,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
EClinicalMedicine
First study to estimate the global costs due to vivax malaria
Australia; VIC; WA; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Melbourne,Telethon Kids Institute,Curtin University
PLOS Medicine
Which Aussie women are mostly likely to drink while pregnant?
Australia; NSW; SA; NT
The University of Sydney,Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Adelaide
Drug & Alcohol Review
The Stolen Generations still have worse health outcomes than the wider First Nations population
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Hidden malaria life cycle discovered in the spleen
Australia; International; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,University of Paris, France
New England Journal of Medicine and PLOS MEDICINE
Home palliative care doubles as need increases overall in Australia
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Is Closing the Gap working?
Australia; SA; NT
Flinders University
Australian Journal of Public Administration
Towards a universal flu vaccine for Indigenous populations
Australia; VIC; QLD; NT
The University of Melbourne,Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,Menzies School of Health Research,CQUniversity,Monash University
Nature Communications
First comprehensive study of north western Australia’s deep corals completed
Australia; WA; NT
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),Western Australian Museum,The University of Western Australia,Curtin University,Schmidt Ocean Institute, Parks Australia
The number of people with rheumatic heart disease in Australia continues to grow
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,RHDAustralia
Finding innovative solutions to eliminate vivax malaria by 2030
Australia; International; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
PLOS Medicine
The rate of alcohol dependence among Indigenous Aussies is similar to that of general population
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT
The University of Sydney,La Trobe University,Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Queensland,Griffith University,4Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council South Australia, Curtin University, The Edith Collins Centre (Translational Research in Alcohol Drugs and Toxicology)
Drug and Alcohol Review
Fewer deaths among Aussies with dementia in the first 10 months of COVID-19
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
When rock art meets machine learning
Australia; SA; NT
Flinders University,The University of Adelaide
Australian Archaeology
Giant fossil’s ‘bird-brain’
Australia; QLD; NT
Flinders University
Diversity
Christmas Island reptile-killer identified
Australia; NSW; WA; NT
The University of Sydney,The Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Frontiers in Microbiology
New app and guidelines to treat and prevent hearing loss in Indigenous Aussies
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Western Australia,Telethon Kids Institute,The University of Melbourne,Western Sydney University
MJA
Oceanic sharks and rays have declined by over 70 per cent
Australia; International; QLD; NT
James Cook University,Charles Darwin University
Nature
NT alcohol policies reduce ICU admissions
Australia; NT
Flinders University
Anaestesia and Intensive Care
Truth-telling vital for Australia's unity
Australia; SA; NT; ACT
Flinders University,Charles Darwin University,University of Canberra
What’s app-ening with my lungs?
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Lung Foundation Australia
Briefing
NEWS BRIEFING: BOM Annual Climate Statement 2020 - Australia's 4th-warmest year on record
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Bureau of Meteorology
How to talk about death, dying
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; NT
Flinders University,CQUniversity,University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
PLOS ONE
Does low self-esteem in teens predict depression?
Australia; NSW; NT
The University of Sydney,Charles Darwin University
PLOS ONE
CSIRO maps Darwin’s ‘hot spots’ and heat-health vulnerability
Australia; NT
CSIRO
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: NHMRC Alcohol Guidelines - No more than 10 a week and 4 a day
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; NT
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook: December 2020 – February 2021
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC,Bureau of Meteorology
NT croc resurgence under investigation
Australia; NT
Charles Darwin University
Abundant corals and fishes emerge from the ancient contours of Arafura Marine Park
Australia; NT
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),Geoscience Australia
Lived experience of Indigenous Aussies crucial to eliminating rheumatic heart disease by 2031
Australia; WA; NT
Menzies Institute for Medical Research,Telethon Kids Institute
Medical Journal of Australia
Strict COVID-19 measures in the NT have smashed the curve
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
MJA
Cane toads are getting harder, better, faster, stronger
Australia; NSW; QLD; NT; ACT
The University of Sydney,The Australian National University,Macquarie University
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Decline in reported availability of methamphetamine and heroin during COVID-19 restrictions
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS; NT
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC)
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Black Summer Bushfire Royal Commission Final Report
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements Report
No threat to our Salties: current harvests barely take a bite out of crocodile populations
Australia; NT
Charles Darwin University,Northern Territory Department of Environment Parks and Water Security
Wildlife Research
New blockchain tech key to cost savings for Northern mango producer
Australia; QLD; NT
CRCNA,Growcom, Trust Provenance
Long-acting reversible contraceptive use has doubled over the past decade
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of Adelaide,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),University of South Australia,Monash University
ANZJOG
Cat diseases have $6 billion impact on human health in Australia
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; NT; ACT
Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environmental Science Program,The Australian National University,The University of Queensland,The University of Adelaide,The University of Sydney,Charles Darwin University
Wildlife Research
Barunga provides successful cross-cultural learning model
Australia; SA; NT
Flinders University
Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage
Outcomes of protracted bacterial bronchitis in children: A 5‐year prospective cohort study
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Queensland,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Newcastle,University of Adelaide
Respirology
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Cancer screening down in Australia amid COVID-19 pandemic
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Arnhem Land Maliwawa rock art opens window to past
Australia; QLD; NT
Griffith University
Australian Archaeology
Endgame for deadly heart disease will save hundreds of lives
Australia; VIC; SA; WA; NT
Telethon Kids Institute,The University of Western Australia,Menzies School of Health Research,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
Most Victorians working from home since lockdown: new data
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of Sydney
Outlook shows bushfire risk for spring
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
Prisoners have high rates of risky drinking prior to imprisonment
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS; NT; ACT
The Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society,The University of New South Wales
Drug and Alcohol Review
Feeling glum? Seven positive stories you may have missed
Australia; NSW; NT
The University of Sydney
Indigenous students are more likely to smoke than non-Indigenous students
Australia; VIC; NT
The University of Melbourne,Cancer Council Victoria,Menzies School of Health Research,La Trobe University,Deakin University
Drug and Alcohol Review
Increased interpreter use linked to decrease in patient self-discharges
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
The Medical Journal of Australia
Ambulance records can help monitor self-harm and suicide
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS; NT; ACT
Monash University,Ambulance Victoria, Queensland Ambulance Service, New South Wales Ambulance, Ambulance Tasmania, St John Ambulance Australia (NT), Australian Capital Territory Ambulance Service
PLOS ONE
A new measure of disaster resilience for Australian communities
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC,The University of New England
Solutions to northern Australia’s mammal decline crisis
Australia; NT
Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environmental Science Program,Charles Darwin University,Northern Territory Government’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
Rates of diabetes in pregnancy continue to rise in the NT
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific.
First ever global survey of reef sharks reveals widespread decline
Australia; New Zealand; International; QLD; WA; NT
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),Curtin University,James Cook University
Nature
Discovery of new glider species highlights conservation risk
Australia; QLD; SA; NT
Charles Darwin University
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Aussie smoking rate falls, alcohol consumption stable, but use of some illicit drugs is up
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Active screening needed for rheumatic heart disease in the NT
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
MJA
Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook: July 2020
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
CRC Association’s Chief Executive retires
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
CRC Association
New guidelines for children and adolescents with T2D
Australia; NSW; SA; NT
The University of Adelaide,The University of Sydney,Menzies School of Health Research
Medical Journal of Australia
Improving the aftercare journey of First Nations children and their families following burn injury
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; NT
George Institute for Global Health
BMC Health Services Research (Springer Nature)
Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolŋu stories to inspire better healthcare
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
Data on potentially preventable hospitalisations across Australia points to another Canberra bubble
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of Sydney,The University of Notre Dame Australia
MJA
Unique study uncovers barriers to cervical screening for Indigenous women
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
PLOS One
Impact of maternal anaemia in pregnancy on childhood anaemia discovered
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,The Lowitja Institute
Maternal and Child Health Journal
Improving knowledge and understanding of asthma for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families online
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
Snake Eels' grisly demise is the stuff of nightmares
Australia; QLD; NT
Queensland Museum,CSIRO,Northern Territory Fisheries, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Memoirs of the Queensland Museum
Aquaculture industry set to be a boon for Northern Australian economy
Australia; QLD; WA; NT
CRCNA
Stress not a barrier to quitting the smokes
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Acute lower respiratory infections in Indigenous infants in the NT
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
New velvet gecko discovered on one of Australia’s northern islands
Australia; VIC; QLD; NT
Queensland Museum,Griffith University,The University of Melbourne,Northern Territory Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Zootaxa
Antibiotic use in remote communities contributing to the burden of disease
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Sunrise Health Services Aboriginal Corporation
Plos One
Consulting Indigenous Aussies meant early change and action on COVID19
Australia; QLD; NT; ACT
Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Queensland
MJA
Northern Australian forestry industry could treble production value within next decade
Australia; NT
CRCNA,Timber Queensland
Innovative data usage an important step in eliminating hep B
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
PLoS ONE
What is the current state of play for COVID-19 clinical trials?
Australia; NSW; VIC; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Melbourne,The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, John Hunter Hospital
Medical students benefit from 'real-life' COVID-19 learnings
Australia; SA; NT
Flinders University
Medical Journal of Australia
Calls for a universal radical cure to treat malaria
International; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
Trends in Parasitology
High rates of antibiotic use among Aussie Aboriginal kids in remote communities
Australia; VIC; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,The University of Melbourne
PLOS ONE
Expert Reaction
EXPERT Q&A: Debunking the myth of COVID-19 and 5G
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
University of Wollongong,Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research
Global spice boom - an opportunity for new ag exports
Australia; QLD; WA; NT
CRCNA
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Federal Government releases Australia's COVID-19 modelling
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of Melbourne,The University of Adelaide,Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of New South Wales,Monash University, Flinders University, University of Technology Sydney, University of Sydney, La Trobe University, Telethon Kids Institute, Curtin University, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, University of Queensland
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Adelaide baggage handlers COVID-19 cluster
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; NT
Australian Science Media Centre,La Trobe University,Flinders University,The University of Sydney
Australia's ICU bed numbers able to nearly triple, but it still may not be enough
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Flinders University,Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, Fiona Stanley Hospital,
MJA
Mangroves could turn tide on carbon output
Australia; International; NT
Charles Darwin University
Global Change Biology
New book promotes mental health and wellbeing in Tiwi
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
Animals can alter fires in unexpected ways
Australia; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The Australian National University,Charles Darwin University,University of Tasmania,The University of Western Australia
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
New species of gecko has been hiding in plain sight
Australia; QLD; WA; NT
Queensland Museum
Hearing for Learning in the Northern Territory
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
RHD Medical guideline revised with culture at the centre of care
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
Setting the records straight on Aboriginal STI rates
Australia; NSW; QLD; NT
The University of Queensland,The Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society
MJA
Keeping health professionals in remote communities
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
BMC’s Human Resources for Health
More than 250 scientists call for Australian leaders to drop smokescreen and act on climate change
Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of New South Wales
Top scientists write open letter on Australian bushfires and climate
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of New South Wales,ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEx)
Wildlife needs fire-damaged and dead trees after fires
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Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environmental Science Program,The Australian National University
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EXPERT REACTION: Bushfire aftermath
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Flinders University,The University of Queensland,Edith Cowan University,The University of Sydney,University of South Australia,RMIT University, Charles Sturt University, Western Sydney University, La Trobe University, University of Queensland, Griffith University, CRC Care
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EXPERT REACTION: Australian bushfires
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Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC,Charles Darwin University,La Trobe University,RMIT University,The University of Adelaide,University of Melbourne, The University of Newcastle, Swinburne University, University of Wollongong, Murdoch University, Deakin University, University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, SAHMRI, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
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EXPERT REACTION: Darwin city centre evacuated after 7.2 magnitude earthquake
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The University of Melbourne,Curtin University,Griffith University,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),The University of Newcastle
Briefing
NEWS BRIEFING: State of the Climate 2018 - More heatwaves and extreme fire weather
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Bureau of Meteorology,CSIRO
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EXPERT REACTION: Honey fraud
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Australian Science Media Centre
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EXPERT REACTION: Inquiry into e-cigs and vaporisers in Australia
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The University of Adelaide,The University of Sydney,Curtin University,University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
The Inquiry into the Use and Marketing of Electronic Cigarettes and Personal Vaporisers in Australia
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EXPERT REACTION: Tropical Cyclone Nora to carve a path down the Gulf of Carpentaria
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Australian Science Media Centre
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EXPERT REACTION: NT to be first jurisdiction in Australia with minimum floor price on alcohol
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Menzies Institute for Medical Research,Curtin University,The University of Queensland
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EXPERT REACTION: Top Aussie tourism spots could be under threat from climate change
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Climate Council
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EXPERT REACTION: Genetic modification laws in Australia are getting a shake-up
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Monash University,ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology,The University of Adelaide,Australian Science Media Centre
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EXPERT REACTION: 2017 among the three warmest years on record
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Australian Science Media Centre,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),University of Tasmania,The University of Melbourne
Briefing
NEWS BRIEFING: Weather Bureau's Annual Climate Statement
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Bureau of Meteorology,Australian Science Media Centre
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EXPERT REACTION: 2016 Census data released
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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EXPERT REACTION: Arthur Sinodinos announced as new Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
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Australian Science Media Centre
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EXPERT REACTION: CSIRO announces Climate Science Centre
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Australian Science Media Centre
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EXPERT REACTION: Nuclear waste sites shortlist released
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Australian Science Media Centre
Briefing
AusSMC NEWS BRIEFING: The highs and lows of Aussie drug use: ice splits drug-taking community, while deaths and treatment rates rise
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The University of New South Wales,Australian Science Media Centre
National Drug Trends Conference
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EXPERT REACTION: Bushfire season begins early
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Australian Science Media Centre
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