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- Science
- 20/08/2026
- 08:00
World-first global sand dunes map reveals clues to distant worlds, including Mars
A new study from Monash University has delivered the most complete and accurate digital map of Earth’s wind-blown sand dunes to date. The research,…
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- Government Federal, Medical Health Aged Care
- 20/08/2026
- 07:30
Senate inquiry an opportunity to renew national focus on hepatitis C testing and treatment
Hepatitis Australia says the Senate inquiry into Australia’s contaminated blood scandal should be an opportunity to strengthen efforts to identify and treat hepatitis C wherever people may be at risk. As reported by the ABC, the Senate this week voted to establish an inquiry into the circumstances that saw thousands of Australians acquire hepatitis C or HIV through contaminated blood products and blood transfusions from the 1970s to the 1990s. Hepatitis Australia said the inquiry would rightly examine the experiences of people affected by historical transmission, while also providing an important opportunity to renew the national focus on hepatitis C…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 20/08/2026
- 07:00
New discovery could help scientists fight deadly fungal infections
Researchers from Monash University in collaboration with the University of Warwick have discovered how the bacterial antibiotic ‘gladiolin’ can disarm Candida albicans, one of the leading causes of life-threatening fungal infections, opening new avenues for developing life-saving treatments. Published in Current Biology, the breakthrough is the latest outcome from the Monash Warwick Alliance Programme in Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), a long-term strategic collaboration bringing together researchers from both institutions to tackle one of the world's most pressing health challenges. Led by researchers from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, the study reveals that gladiolin can switch Candida albicans from its tissue-damaging, invasive…
- General News
- 20/08/2026
- 06:30
Dam, that’s beautiful: historic Copeton bunkhouse receives facelift and six new pod cabins open for adventure campers
Key Facts: Media Images are here A BUNKHOUSE used in the 1960s and ‘70s as temporary accommodation for workers who built Copeton Dam has…
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- Foreign Affairs Trade, International News
- 20/08/2026
- 06:00
40 Tibetans to Shave Heads at Parliament in solidarity with NYC UN self-immolated activist
Tibet supporters say the Australian Government must defend our national sovereignty against foreign interference at the UN next month. 9:30 am – 12.30pmHead shaving…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 20/08/2026
- 06:00
World’s largest psychedelic brain study finds hidden order in the chaos
A landmark five-year study by Monash University has found psychedelics reorganise brain patterns, giving clinicians powerful new insights into their therapeutic potential. Published in…
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- General News
- 20/08/2026
- 06:00
eSafety secures court-enforceable undertaking from Roblox to do more to protect Australian kids from grooming and sexual exploitation
Australia’s online safety regulator has accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from gaming giant Roblox to put in place robust measures designed to protect children from grooming, sexual exploitation and abuse. eSafety accepted the undertaking following concerns that Roblox was not meeting its obligations under the Online Safety Act’s codes and standards, including allegedly failing to have sufficient measures in place to prevent contact between adults and children under 16. The Relevant Electronic Services (RES) Standard which covers online gaming platforms like Roblox, also requires children’s accounts to be set to private by default and to provide accessible reporting mechanisms that notify…
- Government Federal, Medical Health Aged Care
- 20/08/2026
- 06:00
New data shows smoking rates falling across multiple populations; time for fewer tobacco retailers
20 August 2026 The Public Health Association of Australia has welcomed new data released today showing a drop in smoking rates among the country’s most socio-economically disadvantaged communities. The latest National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2025: Tobacco, e-cigarettes and other nicotine insight research from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare expands on the data released last month that showed that Australia’s daily smoking rate has fallen to just 5.6 per cent in 2025 from around 25 per cent in 1993. AIHW tracks daily smoking rates across quintiles of socio-economic status in Australia. People in the least privileged quintile have…
- Technology Innovation
- 20/08/2026
- 00:07
KAGA FEI Expands Its Software-Embedded Bluetooth Low Energy Module Lineup with ES4L15MA1 and EC4L15MA1
YOKOHAMA, Japan–BUSINESS WIRE– KAGA FEI Co., Ltd., a global provider of advanced short-range wireless modules, announced today the development of the ES4L15MA1 and EC4L15MA1…
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