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17 September 2026

Study finds blue collar workers at highest risk of suicide

Australia; VIC RMIT University,The University of Melbourne BMJ Public Health
17 September 2026

Greater access to help needed for women with nausea during pregnancy

Australia; VIC; SA Flinders University,RMIT University,The University of Melbourne Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research
17 September 2026

Higher maternal consumption of eggs and peanuts does not reduce allergy risk

Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; WA The Kids Research Institute Australia,The University of Western Australia,The University of Sydney,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),Adelaide University,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Melbourne,Flinders University The New England Journal of Medicine
16 September 2026

Space weather mystery solved

Australia; VIC RMIT University,Lancaster University Space Weather
Briefing
15 September 2026

NEWS BRIEFING: Australia's sexual health checkup

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; SA; WA Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney,The University of New South Wales
15 September 2026

Melbourne sexual health clinic sees rise in gonorrhoea cases in women

Australia; VIC Monash University,The University of Melbourne,Melbourne Sexual Health Centre Sexual Health
Expert Reaction
14 September 2026

Don’t judge a sperm by its looks

Australia; NSW; VIC; SA The University of Newcastle,Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI),Adelaide University,The University of Melbourne Reproduction, Fertility and Development
12 September 2026

Tiny ‘whirlpools’ discovered in atom-thin semiconductor

Australia; NSW; VIC; SA Monash University,Flinders University,Swinburne University of Technology,The University of New South Wales Science Advances
Expert Reaction
12 September 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Prenatal exposure to common plastic chemical linked to autism, ADHD symptoms

Australia; VIC; QLD; WA Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health,The University of Melbourne,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Queensland Med
11 September 2026

Sinking feeling: Testing for ocean health and carbon storage

Australia; NSW; VIC Flinders University,Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO),The University of Melbourne Marine Ecology
10 September 2026

Fertility tests are not a reproductive crystal ball

Australia; NSW; VIC; SA Flinders University,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),The University of Sydney,The University of Melbourne,Monash University Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
10 September 2026

First-ever Aussie study of 'forever chemicals' in rain finds safe concentrations for drinking water

Australia; VIC RMIT University Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
10 September 2026

Rising sea levels could cost Australians at least $855 billion by 2100

Australia; VIC The University of Melbourne Scientific Reports
9 September 2026

Stepping up the pace may help ward off an early death

Australia; NSW; VIC Monash University,The University of Sydney British Journal of Sports Medicine
9 September 2026

‘Parachute science’ is failing the world’s tropical insects

Australia; International; VIC; QLD Monash University,Griffith University BioScience
8 September 2026

Big supernova dataset challenges dark energy theory

Australia; International; VIC; QLD; ACT The University of Queensland,The Australian National University,Swinburne University of Technology arXiv
8 September 2026

Gut health clues could help improve depression care

Australia; VIC; QLD; TAS QIMR Berghofer,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),University of Tasmania,The University of Queensland,WEHI Nature Genetics
4 September 2026

People affected by cancer need a stronger voice in shaping Generative AI for oncology

Australia; NSW; VIC; SA Flinders University,Macquarie University,Deakin University European Journal of Cancer
3 September 2026

There’s a vast difference between high school and uni maths – and we need to talk about it

Australia; VIC Swinburne University of Technology Teaching Mathematics and its Applications
3 September 2026

Informal supporters share experiences of NDIS behaviour support practitioners

Australia; VIC; SA Flinders University,Monash University,The University of Melbourne Australian Journal of Social Issues
3 September 2026

Genes linked to personality traits may influence our health, wealth, work and love lives

Australia; International; VIC; QLD QIMR Berghofer,The University of Queensland,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Melbourne,Michigan State University, USA Nature
3 September 2026

Babies face a higher death risk when their mother is experiencing intimate partner violence

Australia; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT Curtin University,Monash University,Charles Darwin University,Edith Cowan University,The University of Notre Dame Australia,Adelaide University JAMA Network Open
3 September 2026

Critical pathway controls timing of brain development

Australia; VIC Murdoch Children's Research Institute,The University of Melbourne,Monash University Nature Communications
2 September 2026

RINGS around Antarctica: Global science team proposes large-scale surveys of entire Antarctic coast

Australia; VIC; TAS Monash University,Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS),Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP) Reviews of Geophysics
Expert Reaction
2 September 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Quick action needed as the world is set to get hotter than we hoped

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; WA UN Environment Programme
2 September 2026

Musicians’ brains stay one step ahead

Australia; VIC; WA Edith Cowan University,Curtin University,Deakin University Psychological Research
2 September 2026

Could wearable tech help us with our balance?

Australia; VIC Victoria University Royal Society Interface
2 September 2026

How the COVID-19 vaccines work to prevent severe COVID-19

Australia; NSW; VIC Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney,The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney,The University of Melbourne,The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,Monash University PLOS Medicine
2 September 2026

Kids born very preterm could benefit from early learning support

Australia; NSW; VIC The University of Sydney,The University of Melbourne,The University of New South Wales JAMA Network Open
1 September 2026

Key differences in bowel cancer before 50

Australia; VIC; SA Flinders University,Edith Cowan University,Adelaide University,The University of Melbourne,Monash University,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,WEHI The Medical Journal of Australia
1 September 2026

Poor diet may worsen genetic causes of male infertility

Australia; VIC The University of Melbourne Human Reproduction
31 August 2026

Not tiger, not wolf: Tassie tiger’s skull reveals far different hunting style

Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; TAS Flinders University,The University of Melbourne Nature Communications
31 August 2026

Cost of playing community sport tops $4,500 per child

Australia; NSW; VIC Federation University Australia,Victoria University,The University of Sydney Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
31 August 2026

Most Australian women wearing shoes that don’t match their feet

Australia; VIC RMIT University International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education
29 August 2026

Cholesterol-lowering medication reduces heart attack and stroke risk in older people by 30 per cent

Australia; VIC; WA; TAS Monash University,The University of Melbourne,Curtin University,The University of Western Australia,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania New England Journal of Medicine
28 August 2026

Injury adds extra hurdles for inactive women in social sport

Australia; VIC La Trobe University,Monash University Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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