A weekend lie in could go a long way to fighting depression, according to new research. Academics from Yonsei University in South Korea looked at the sleep of 5500 people to see if there is an association between weekend catch-up ...

Australia will soon welcome its first commercial recycling plant that uses enzymes to “eat” plastic and break it down into its core molecules so they can be reused. Recycling start-up Samsara’s first 5000 tonnes of recycled material – equivalent to ...

Newly found blood biomarkers could help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease more than a decade before symptoms start to emerge. A world first study from researchers at Macquarie University identified a protein in the blood which could lead to low cost screening ...

As the last coalition planes left the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, no-one knew what would befall the millions of people left in the war-torn country. Many believed the Taliban would revert back to the ruthless regime they once were, while ...

Accessing a university education is nowhere near as competitive or elitist as it was in times gone by, with institutions taking into account a number of factors when assessing applicants' suitability for courses in the spirit of social justice and ...

Unrecyclable takeaway coffee cups could find a second life as concrete paths and Besser blocks, new research has found. An experimental study by Victoria University’s (VU) College of Engineering and Science tested a range of new materials that replace the ...

Australian universities have “failed to protect the academic freedom” of Chinese students and academics, and the sector must step up its protective efforts, a joint parliamentary committee has heard. Researcher Sophie McNeil from Human Rights Watch Australia (HRWA), a member ...

Australian of the Year Grace Tame has accused the Morrison government of undercutting its commitment to women’s safety for appointing a human rights commissioner who has spoken out about consent reforms. The government on Sunday announced Lorraine Finlay would be ...

The tertiary education sector has lost more jobs than any non-agricultural sector in the last 12 months, with almost one in five jobs lost in 2021. Analysis from The Centre for Future Work reveals the extent of devastation that the ...

Most Australian parents are happy to get their children vaccinated, according to a new analysis by the Australian National University. A survey of over 3000 adults found that four in five parents were likely to get their children vaccinated if ...