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Nine in 10 want Indigenous Voice in Constitution: expert report
29 Jun 2021
Ninety per cent of public submissions to the Indigenous Voice Co-Design Process support a referendum on a First Nations Voice to Parliament, a UNSW Indigenous Law Centre report finds.
Gene therapy gives families hope for babies with spinal muscular atrophy
28 Jun 2021
A trial has revealed that babies with SMA treated with gene therapy are meeting the normal developmental milestones of any baby.
How Eleanor Roosevelt reshaped the role of first lady and became a feminist icon
28 Jun 2021
As first lady during the Depression and Second World War, Roosevelt was instrumental in how the US was run – and did much to advance women in that role.
Do’s and don’ts for tax returns: experts available for comment
28 Jun 2021
For employees working from home, part-time workers and small businesses juggling JobKeeper, there are things to watch out for this year when filing tax returns.
NHMRC funding supports diabetes and ovarian cancer clinical trials
28 Jun 2021
Projects protecting against loss of kidney function for diabetes patients and refining ovarian cancer prognosis have received NHMRC funding.
One in 20 COVID-19 cases report long-term symptoms
25 Jun 2021
A major study led by UNSW medical researchers and NSW Health has tracked the recovery of nearly 3000 COVID-19 cases in NSW.
Vital Signs: how to halve serious injuries and deaths from teenage driving accidents
25 Jun 2021
Australia appears to have cracked the case on teen driver safety by restricting late-night passengers.
Funding success for cervical cancer screening in Papua New Guinea
23 Jun 2021
Researchers at the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney have been awarded $1.59 million to pursue the elimination of cervical cancer in rural Papua New Guinea.
Study links early childhood vulnerability with later police contact
23 Jun 2021
Early childhood emotional and behavioural problems can increase the risk of later contact with the criminal justice system.
Four week voyage yields secrets to changing oceans
22 Jun 2021
Scientists have studied the impacts of a warmer, stronger East Australian Current on marine life during a voyage along the east coast.