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5 February 2026

From 'symbols of colonisation' to a 'decolonising tool': how vaccine delivery in NZ could make the switch

New Zealand University of Auckland PLOS Global Public Health
3 February 2026

NZ adults absorb the sounds and structure of te reo Māori words

New Zealand University of Canterbury Language Learning and Development
27 January 2026

Indigenous knowledge reveals the decline of northern quolls in the Pilbara

Australia; WA The University of Western Australia,Curtin University,Government of Western Australia,Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Wildlife Research
Briefing
22 January 2026

NEWS BRIEFING: World's oldest rock art holds clues to early human migration to Australia

Australia; Pacific; NSW; QLD Griffith University,Southern Cross University,Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Nature
13 January 2026

Australia’s future STEM leaders arrive in Brisbane for National Youth Science Forum

Australia; QLD National Youth Science Forum
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
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

The AusSMC's Top 10 WEIRD science stories 2025

Australia Australian Science Media Centre
15 December 2025

How will climate change impact Māori wellbeing?

New Zealand Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Te Arotahi policy paper series, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga
12 December 2025

Listening to Kamilaroi Women: Report findings highlight risk of losing art of cooking with native grasses

Australia; NSW; QLD Griffith University
12 December 2025

Aotearoa didn't meet its Smokefree 2025 goal - how can we get tobacco control back on track?

New Zealand University of Otago,Flinders University New Zealand Medical Journal
12 December 2025

Delays in lowering bowel cancer screening age for Māori are costing lives, cancer leaders say

New Zealand AUT University,University of Auckland,University of Otago,Hei Āhuru Mōwai Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa New Zealand Medical Journal
12 December 2025

First Nations children are having fewer long-term ear problems

Australia Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
11 December 2025

Smaller fruits, skinnier kererū in North Island forests

New Zealand Bioeconomy Science Institute,Umeå University, Sweden; Tūhoe Tuawhenua Trust; Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whare; New Zealand Journal of Ecology
8 December 2025

The AusSMC's Top 10 Science Stories 2025

Australia Australian Science Media Centre
3 December 2025

Cairns Airport study sets new standard for Indigenous-led research on country

Australia; VIC; QLD; WA RMIT University,Deakin University,University of Southern Queensland,Edith Cowan University Ocean & Coastal Management
3 December 2025

First Nations Australians twice as likely to be digitally excluded

Australia; VIC RMIT University,Swinburne University of Technology,ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society
26 November 2025

Big floods promote fish diversity on Fitzroy River floodplain

Australia; WA The National Environmental Science Program's Resilient Landscapes Hub,The University of Western Australia Ecological Applications
18 November 2025

Improving reliable power supply to remote communities

Australia; NSW; SA Flinders University,Macquarie University Energies
Expert Reaction
13 November 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people signed into law in Victoria

Australia; VIC; QLD
13 November 2025

Uncovering the ancient landscape hidden below Sydney Harbour

Australia; NSW; SA Flinders University
10 November 2025

Cane toads approaching the Pilbara could have devastating impact

Australia; WA Curtin University Scientific Reports
3 November 2025

Celebrating the 26th Prime Minister's Prizes for Science

Australia Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science
Expert Reaction
24 October 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Scientists respond to Labor's Environmental Protection Reform Bill

Australia; VIC; QLD; ACT Australian Science Media Centre
22 October 2025

Not hunters but collectors: the bone that challenges the ‘humans wiped out Australian megafauna’ theory

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA The University of New South Wales,The University of Melbourne,Griffith University,Curtin University Royal Society Open Science
22 October 2025

‘Mob want to see mob’: First Nations clinics a priority for many young Indigenous Australians

Australia The University of Queensland Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
16 October 2025

Training AI to identify ancient artists

Australia; QLD Griffith University Scientific Reports
16 October 2025

Over a million Aussie households experiencing housing stress

Australia Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
15 October 2025

More than 7500 First Nations people injured on NSW roads in the past 20 years

Australia; NSW; SA The University of New South Wales,George Institute for Global Health,Flinders University,Western Sydney University Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Expert Reaction
9 October 2025

EXPERT Q&A: Pacific climate adaptation research in focus

New Zealand; Pacific; International
Expert Reaction
7 October 2025

NZ State care needs to factor in the impact of trauma on rangatahi, research shows

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington,Otago Polytechnic Child Protection and Practice
2 October 2025

Research highlights the need for culturally specific screening tools

Australia; NSW; VIC; WA Edith Cowan University,Southern Cross University Journal of Eating Disorders
1 October 2025

Developing a National Indigenous Environmental Research Network

Australia; WA The National Environmental Science Program's Resilient Landscapes Hub,National Environmental Science Program Marine and Coastal Hub,Curtin University,North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA)
24 September 2025

Māori and Pacific scientists give advice to next generation of postgrads

New Zealand AUT University,University of Auckland,Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, NZ; MAI Journal
24 September 2025

Groups endorsed a Māori Health Authority because it would honour te Tiriti

New Zealand University of Waikato MAI Journal
19 September 2025

Teens want help quitting smoking and drinking

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal

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