By limiting the syllabus to events post-1788, the NSW Education Standards Authority indirectly sends students the message that Australia’s ‘history’ began at colonisation.
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Patents for a drug related to Ozempic have expired, so pharmaceutical companies are working to develop ‘generic’ versions. These are likely to be much cheaper. But how do they compare with Ozempic?
Mount Everest is growing surprisingly quickly – but are rivers or earthquakes responsible?
Young people are growing up in an era where – thanks to technology – boredom is rare. This can be challenging for classroom teachers, who want to encourage their students to reflect and contemplate.
The change is intended to balance access to vapes for adults using them to quit smoking with the need to protect young people from taking up vaping.
More than 1.1 million Australians are estimated to be living with an eating disorder. Around a third of these people are also neurodivergent.
Smart glasses are already being used in many industrial settings – and may be a common item by the end of the decade.
From next month, Australians won’t be able to access compensation for any vaccine injury – from COVID or any others.
Reddit’s AITA content has found an afterlife on nearly every other social platform – giving life to a thriving content mill.
Urgent action is now needed to protect these vulnerable populations and ensure the night parrot doesn’t become extinct.
Prabowo ingin menggenjot swasembada energi bersih. Namun, tanpa pengawasan pertambangan, “just energy transition” atau transisi energi berkeadilan hanyalah istilah glamor untuk sebuah upaya yang tidak efektif.
In a sample of people who regularly use ecstasy and other illicit stimulants, 54% reported using pharmaceutical stimulants without a prescription in the previous six months.
Despite loud calls for tough policing of e-scooters and even outright bans, the problems can be better managed with technology and public education.
Policymakers and health researchers are increasingly recognising the harms of stigmatising language and attitudes towards larger-bodied people.
Chinese-owned mines are extracting lithium from Zimbabwe, which has the world’s 9th biggest deposits. This displaces rural villagers.
Australia’s main environment laws have long been regarded as not fit for purpose. But efforts to strengthen environmental protection have met huge pushback.
Most athletes, coaches and fans do not want to acknowledge the impact of luck in sporting contests but it is part of what makes sport so compelling.
Pairing First Nations lore with genetic analysis lets us retrace how important food trees were deliberately moved thousands of years ago
Excluding pregnant women from drug trials is standard. But medication use during pregnancy has gone up, and many women are using drugs ‘off-label’ – in ways that haven’t been clinically tested and approved.
At a recent global summit, 2,000 government officials and experts met to discuss the responsible development and use of AI by militaries.
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Postdoctoral researcher in the UQ Learning Lab, The University of Queensland
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Associate Lecturer in Writing, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Educational Psychology, The University of Queensland
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PhD Candidate in Mineral Security and Sustainability, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, The University of Queensland
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Research Social Scientist, Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland
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Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland
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Visiting Professor, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Innovation and Associate Dean (Research), The University of Queensland
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Sessional Academic, Creative and Professional Writing, The University of Queensland
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Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Archaeology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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ARC Future Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
