Shanghai Rankings has released its full list of academic subject rankings overnight, showing that Australia has a host of top-100, top-20 and top-10 subjects appearing in the rankings. Griffith University is the top-ranked Australian university coming in at number two ...

Australian authorities are investigating popular adult content site OnlyFans over fears it is being used as a vehicle to traffic drugs, launder money and exploit children. NCA NewsWire understands financial crimes watchdog AUSTRAC and the Australian Federal Police are monitoring ...

With Reconciliation Week upon us, the University of Notre Dame has highlighted how education helps to make reconciliation “more of an action” and “not a word”. “Words don’t mean much unless they are followed up by serious commitment and actions ...

Australian scientists have discovered rice can contain trace amounts of potentially harmful microplastics during a world-first study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials. Researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ) have detected an average 100g single serve of uncooked rice can contain ...

Three states are likely to receive rescue flights from India once a travel ban on the COVID-ravaged country ends this month, but stranded Australians who test positive to the virus will not be on-board. Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed on ...

India could “rethink” its vital relationship with Australia if the Morrison government’s travel ban drags on, an expert has warned. Australian industries have been encouraged to strengthen their ties with India after significant trade tensions with China. But the higher education sector ...

There are concerns toilets could spread COVID-19 because flushing could generate aerosols that linger in the air. A report published in the Medical Journal of Australia highlighted several examples of how coronavirus was spreading via airborne transmission including by “faecal ...

The urgent need for human poo donations to treat chronic gut infections could soon be eased, with innovative research to develop an artificial super stool. New research aims to create a new generation of microbial therapies that can replace donor-derived ...

Now officially in its second year, following a pilot, the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings is garnering more attention among institutions than before. This year, 1115 institutions are globally ranked, compared to 768 last year.  The Impact Rankings measure ...

Victorian scientists say they are "incredibly concerned" about the long-term defects COVID-19 may cause within the human body as researchers scramble to keep tabs on evolving mutant strains. Contemporary research has pointed to fatigue development, a loss of smell and taste, and heart, ...