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Reaping what we sow: cultural ignorance undermines Australia's recruitment of Pacific Island workers

Alice and Scott* have been running their two-storey pub-turned-backpacker hostel in Queensland’s Wide Bay region, north of Brisbane, for more a decade. Over the years they’ve provided accommodation for thousands of backpackers and itinerant workers who come to the region for fruit-picking jobs.

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Strep A cases are rising. We must remember our earliest hygiene lessons as vaccine trials continue

Group A streptococci, also known as “strep A”, were the first organisms ever identified to be the cause of a disease.

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Former Australian of the Year and trailblazing scientist Alan Mackay-Sim dies

The former Australian of the Year is probably best known as the scientist who led the world's first human trial using transplanted nasal cells into the spinal cords of three patients with paraplegia.

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From Ukraine To Uganda, Meet The Aussie Who’s Been Saving Lives Abroad For Years

"I realised how interconnected this world is."

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Researchers launch trial to treat long COVID with drug used to block effects of opioids

Queensland researchers have led the way to find an overlap between long COVID and chronic fatigue. Now they're calling for participants in a trial to treat the illness.

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Voters abandon major parties, study finds

In 1967, about three in four voters said they always voted for the same party but in 2022 this has dropped to just over one in three.

AAP

Leadership, independents key to election

An academic study of the 2022 federal election has found voters were attracted by Labor's strong leadership, but many abandoned both major parties.

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Disability inclusion in esports and gaming can 'change the makeup of society'

Justin is a quadriplegic and can't participate in traditional sport or physical activity, but gaming is a valuable outlet for him, and many other people with a disability.

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Australia’s fight against corruption risks failure

When fighting official corruption, prevention can be the cure. But, asks Professor Janet Ransley, what does that look like? Part one of a series on combatting corruption in democracies

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Special Report: Combatting corruption in democracies

From corruption in public works to whether anti-corruption political movements work, we seek out solutions to this global problem.

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Australia’s fight against corruption risks failure

When fighting official corruption, prevention can be the cure. But what does that look like?

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Griffith University climate change research in Lamington National Park studies impact on insects

Ecologists researching little creatures in the pristine Gold Coast hinterland hope to glean just how climate change is affecting them and the broader ecosystem.

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As Jim Chalmers prepares for the challenges ahead, these loyalties will help sustain him

Behind the doctorate, drive and disarming drawl of Jim Chalmers lies a treasure chest of friendships, David Fagan writes.

The New Daily

Not 'powerless victims': how young Iranian women have long led a quiet revolution

The “Women, Life, Freedom” movement that has taken hold in Iran in recent weeks is not new. Young Iranian women have been involved in small but consistent evolutionary actions during the entire 44 years of the Islamic Republic of Iran, particularly in the past two decades.

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What's the best university in the world? What's the best Australian uni? Here's what the World University Rankings list says

The University of Melbourne topped The Times Higher Education World University Rankings list for the nation, coming in at number 34 in the world. Find out how your uni went.

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This Aussie Scientist Discovers New Planets For NASA Her Day-To-Day Is Out Of This World

On another planet.

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Young people at 'significant' risk of poor body image after just minutes on TikTok, Instagram, researchers say

New Griffith University research reveals it takes just minutes of watching beauty content online for young people to experience significant shame and anxiety about their appearance.

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Queensland's Griffith University offers state government student accommodation block to address housing crisis

Gladstone's George Parkyn says he is not convinced the Queensland government's housing crisis talks will lead to real change for him and says they are a "waste of time and money".

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World's earliest evidence of a successful surgical amputation found in 31,000-year-old grave in Borneo

Modern medicine seems to advance with time thanks to research breakthroughs. Hence it’s often thought that further into the past, only simpler medical practices existed.

Chicago Sun-Times

Stone Age skeleton missing a foot might be proof of the world’s oldest amputation

The prehistoric surgery could show that humans were making medical advances much earlier than previously thought and “rewrites the history of human medical knowledge and developments.”

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Earliest-known surgical limb amputation found in 31,000-year-old skeleton from Borneo cave

The skeleton, found in a cave in Borneo, was missing the lower third of the left leg, which appeared to be chopped off when they were a child.

WEKU

Amputation in a 31,000-year-old skeleton may be a sign of prehistoric medical advances

The skeleton of a young adult found in a cave in Indonesia that is missing its left foot and part of its left leg reveal the oldest known evidence of an amputation, according to a new study.

The Independent UK

Evidence of earliest known limb amputation discovered in Borneo

The discovery suggests surgery was carried out around 31,000 years ago and the patient recovered.

The Conversation

Mysterious marks on boomerangs reveal a 'forgotten' use of this iconic Aboriginal multi-tool

Alongside kangaroos and Akubra hats, boomerangs are one of the most iconic symbols of the Australian continent. They are also widely misrepresented.

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Queensland researchers find overlap in pathology of long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome

Researchers knew there were similarities in the symptoms. Now they've found an overlap in the pathology of the two illnesses.

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