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Microplastic tyre pollution found in Brisbane balcony dust

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland ACS ES&T Air
20 July 2026

The Great Barrier Reef is changing. Why isn’t it on UNESCO’s ‘in danger’ list?

Australia; Pacific; International; NSW; QLD The University of New South Wales
17 July 2026

Sensing warm and cool: how the body detects temperature changes

Australia; International; QLD The University of Queensland,Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine Neuron
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16 July 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Taking prebiotics during pregnancy could protect babies from antibiotic-linked food allergies

Australia; NSW; QLD; WA The Kids Research Institute Australia,Edith Cowan University,Ramsay Health Care Allergy
15 July 2026

Childhood Health Crisis: One in 11 Aussie kids has high blood pressure

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA Edith Cowan University,The University of Western Australia,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),Deakin University,The University of Melbourne,Flinders University,Telethon Kids Institute,University of Tasmania Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
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15 July 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Albanese announces Office of AI

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; ACT
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15 July 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Micro- and nano-plastics in blood linked to heart attack

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; QLD University of Campania, Italy, Sant’Andrea University Hospital, Italy European Heart Journal
14 July 2026

New malaria drug candidate shows early promise in human study

Australia; International; NSW; QLD QIMR Berghofer,University of the Sunshine Coast,The University of New South Wales,Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV); GSK & UniSC Clinical Trials Science Translational Medicine
14 July 2026

The customer isn’t always right: overlooked source of workplace discrimination

Australia; QLD; SA Adelaide University,The University of Queensland Journal of Services Marketing
14 July 2026

Well-designed urban street plantings provide relief from summer heat

Australia; QLD James Cook University,University of the Sunshine Coast Urban Climate
13 July 2026

Genetic mapping identifies new hope for bone diseases

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD Garvan Institute of Medical Research,Mater Research,The University of New South Wales,CSIRO,The University of Queensland,WEHI,The University of Melbourne,The University of Notre Dame Australia Nature Genetics
13 July 2026

Cellular recycling protein plays critical protective role in the gut

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD La Trobe University,Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute,WEHI,The University of Melbourne,The University of Queensland,Garvan Institute of Medical Research,Monash University Cell Death & Disease
10 July 2026

Heatwaves could be linked to more hospital visits for mental health issues

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA Monash University,The University of Sydney,University of Otago,Adelaide University,The University of New South Wales,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Queensland Nature Health
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10 July 2026

EXPERT REACTION: First case of deadly H5 bird flu in a local Australian seabird detected

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS Australian Science Media Centre
10 July 2026

Modelling reveals Sydney’s 1789 smallpox outbreak killed as many as 220,000 Indigenous Australians

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS Flinders University,James Cook University,ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH),The University of New South Wales,University of Wollongong,Deakin University,Monash University,The Kids Research Institute Australia,University of Tasmania Nature Human Behaviour
9 July 2026

Culturally tailored maternity care lifts healthy birth rates for First Nations families

Australia; VIC; QLD; NT La Trobe University,Royal Women's Hospital,Charles Darwin University,The University of Melbourne,Griffith University,Deakin University,Mercy Hospital for Women, Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s at Sunshine Hospital The Lancet eClinical Medicine
9 July 2026

Pregnant women may avoid child protection out of fear and mistrust

Australia; QLD Griffith University Child and Youth Services Review
9 July 2026

Concerns about AI health-prediction models trained on unreliable datasets

Australia; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT) BMC Medicine
9 July 2026

Meningococcal B vaccine ineffective in gonorrhoea prevention for men who have sex with men

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney,Griffith University,The University of New South Wales,Monash University,The University of Melbourne,The University of Queensland New England Journal of Medicine
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9 July 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Australia's latest health report card reveals strengths and weaknesses

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
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8 July 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Major Telstra outage hits phones, public transport, traffic lights, and card payments

Australia; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; ACT Australian Science Media Centre
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8 July 2026

Night owls get less nutrition than early birds

Australia; New Zealand; QLD Massey University,Griffith University Frontiers in Nutrition
7 July 2026

New framework could help unlock the power of belief in healthcare

Australia; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Queensland Journal of Psychosomatic Research
7 July 2026

'Inner life’ of bees revealed

Australia; NSW; QLD Macquarie University,The University of Queensland,Southern Medical University, China PNAS
6 July 2026

South Australian algal bloom species the world's most toxic harmful microalga yet recorded

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; QLD; SA; TAS University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Adelaide University,Cawthron Institute,University of Tasmania,The University of Queensland,Flinders University,SARDI (South Australian Research and Development Institute),NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD),Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science,Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA),Microalgal Services,Seaford Meadows Nature Ecology & Evolution
6 July 2026

From birdsong to galaxies: unleashing the potential of citizen science

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA The University of Queensland,The University of New South Wales,Adelaide University,Western Sydney University,The University of Melbourne,University of the Sunshine Coast,University of Southern Queensland,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health,Science for All, Australian Citizen Science Association PLOS One
6 July 2026

Climate change is silencing the Pilbara barking gecko

Australia; VIC; QLD; NT Monash University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Pacific Conservation Biology
6 July 2026

Nature-based mental healthcare worth investment

Australia; QLD Griffith University Communications Health
3 July 2026

Mapping men’s violence programs across severely affected region

Australia; QLD Griffith University Trauma, Violence and Abuse
3 July 2026

Brain’s waste-clearing ability impaired in ME/CFS patients

Australia; QLD Griffith University Frontiers in Neuroscience
3 July 2026

Prolonged inactivity linked to cancer woes, but light movement can help reduce risk

Australia; International; QLD The University of Queensland,University of Glasgow, UK PLOS Medicine
3 July 2026

Advancement in search for Motor Neurone Disease treatment

Australia; International; QLD The University of Queensland,The University of Tokyo, Indian Institute of Technology, Sungkyunkwan University Molecular Cell
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3 July 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Progestogen birth control options linked to higher meningioma risk

International; VIC; QLD Danish Medicines Agency, Denmark JAMA Network Open
2 July 2026

Sunburn could put the future of frogs at risk

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Journal of Experimental Biology
2 July 2026

Hearing loss in diabetes patients a ‘hidden epidemic’

Australia; VIC; QLD The University of Queensland,Monash University Diabetes Metabolism Research and Reviews
2 July 2026

Urgent call for better access to personalised cancer care

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland The Journal of Nuclear Medicine

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