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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
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
The AusSMC's Top 10 WEIRD science stories 2025
Australia
Australian Science Media Centre
How will climate change impact Māori wellbeing?
New Zealand
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga
Te Arotahi policy paper series, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga
Listening to Kamilaroi Women: Report findings highlight risk of losing art of cooking with native grasses
Australia; NSW; QLD
Griffith University
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
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
First Nations children are having fewer long-term ear problems
Australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
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
The AusSMC's Top 10 Science Stories 2025
Australia
Australian Science Media Centre
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
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
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
Improving reliable power supply to remote communities
Australia; NSW; SA
Flinders University,Macquarie University
Energies
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people signed into law in Victoria
Australia; VIC; QLD
Uncovering the ancient landscape hidden below Sydney Harbour
Australia; NSW; SA
Flinders University
Cane toads approaching the Pilbara could have devastating impact
Australia; WA
Curtin University
Scientific Reports
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
EXPERT REACTION: Scientists respond to Labor's Environmental Protection Reform Bill
Australia; VIC; QLD; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
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
‘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
Training AI to identify ancient artists
Australia; QLD
Griffith University
Scientific Reports
Over a million Aussie households experiencing housing stress
Australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
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
EXPERT Q&A: Pacific climate adaptation research in focus
New Zealand; Pacific; International
Expert Reaction
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
Research highlights the need for culturally specific screening tools
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA
Edith Cowan University,Southern Cross University
Journal of Eating Disorders
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)
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
Groups endorsed a Māori Health Authority because it would honour te Tiriti
New Zealand
University of Waikato
MAI Journal
Teens want help quitting smoking and drinking
New Zealand
University of Otago
New Zealand Medical Journal
Briefing
NEWS BRIEFING: Australia's 2024 sexual health checkup
Australia; NSW
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Māori youth experiences amid Aotearoa’s housing crisis
New Zealand
Pūrangakura; Te Ahiwaru Trust
MAI Journal
How can we make Australia's retirement system fair for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
Australia; NSW; QLD
The University of Queensland,The University of New England,Griffith University
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Planting seeds for the future
Australia; NT
Charles Darwin University
Education aspirations high among Indigenous youth but access still failing them
Australia; WA
Edith Cowan University
The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education
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