STEM pathways for Indigenous students
Return to Country Program pioneers new approach to unlocking STEM pathways for Indigenous students. The University of Melbourne Faculty of…
Australia
Smoking rates surge during COVID-19
Smoking rates surge during COVID-19: University of Queensland researchers have found nicotine consumption in Australia increased by 30 per cent…
Reducing stillbirth among Aboriginal families
New Curtin-led research aims to reduce stillbirth among Aboriginal families: Researchers will carry out the first large-scale examination of stillbirths…
School routes swimming in junk food ads
Perth children are being exposed to thousands of junk food ads every year on their way to and from school,…
COVID and maternity care
Curtin study explores impact of COVID on people involved in maternity care: Doctors, midwives and midwifery students were more concerned…
Support for COVID-19 policy in Australia
Support for COVID-19 policy response and willingness to get vaccinated high, according to new survey in Australia. Support among Australians…
Australia: Chronic disease and public health failures fuel COVID-19 pandemic
Australia: Chronic disease and public health failures fuel COVID-19 pandemic: Australia was not spared as a 30-year global rise in…
Dry (ish) July 2020 – take inspiration from Australia
https://youtu.be/r1rwhkN2ZGE Take some inspiration from Down Under and join the Dry July campaign this July to raise funds for people…
Study explores impact of COVID-19 on adults
A study conducted by the University of Melbourne is investigating the impact of Covid-19 on adults. The same study is…
Skin cancer bigger killer in Britain than Australia
Latest figures reveal more people in Britain are losing their lives to skin cancer than in Australia – with Brits…
Please mind the Gap
Seven years ago I made a decision that would change my life. After growing up in the city, completing medical…