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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced increased federal government funding to tackle the issue of partner violence in Australia, and experts say the funds must reach rural and regional communities.

Published on: GovernmentCareer - Local

NBN Co will spend money installing new copper phone lines to make sure its multi-technology mix actually works.

Published on: EngineeringCareer

Experts want irrigators and other water-users to speak out about their stresses and pressures.

Published on: WaterCareer

Senate crossbenchers say Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull should stop the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, until the social and economic consequences of its implementation are better understood.

Published on: GreenCareer

Melbourne University is set to become one of the cheesiest in Australia.

Published on: ResearchCareer

Humans are changing the natural balance in oceans in many more ways than previously thought, research suggests.

Published on: GreenCareer

Deakin University has responded to vocal criticism of its decision to allow a Muslim group to hold workshops at its Melbourne campus.

Published on: EducationCareer

Labor is trying to adjust Australia’s free trade agreement with China, but the big unions say they have not gone far enough.

Published on: TradesCareer

Intelligence tests have become a common tool for employers and recruiters, but research suggests they may be missing the point.

Published on: ExecutiveCareer

The Queensland Government will get tips on good water use in rural areas from the people who have been managing it the longest.

Published on: WaterCareer

University studies have found no negative environmental impacts from coal seam gas exploration in a key NSW catchment.

Published on: GreenCareer

Thousands of people have been forced to bathe in and drink contaminated water, as a tropical island off Queensland becomes considerably less idyllic.

Published on: GreenCareer

The giant ball of iron in the middle of the Earth is closer to having a definite age.

Published on: GreenCareer

Safety authorities say employers have a shared responsibility to ensure the health and safety of all workers, including those aged 65-plus.

Published on: OHSCareer

SafeWork NSW is taking farm safety to the field.

Published on: OHSCareer

New stats show 10 construction workers have been killed at work this year.

Published on: TradesCareer

The Queensland Shire of Barcoo is applying for funds to protect its residents from marauding kangaroos.

Published on: GovernmentCareer - Local

Trials have started for a massive new class of trucks – the 60 metre long ‘super quad’ road train.

Published on: EngineeringCareer

The AFL has put up money for the first comprehensive study on the brains of retired football players.

Published on: EducationCareer

A university student has developed a new and improved method for measuring the environmental impact of uranium mining.

Published on: GreenCareer

Volkswagen has recalled around 90,000 Australian vehicles, amid a scandal over its use of dodgy software to cheat emissions tests.

Published on: GreenCareer

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

Even though many of us have been forced indoors, the COVID-19 crisis is eroding our privacy.

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