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A targeted vaccine program has helped close a health gap for Indigenous kids.
Mount Isa lead levels high
Mount Isa children are still living with dangerously high levels of lead in their blood.
NSW looks at 'dumbphone' idea
NSW school students could soon regress to the days of Nokia bricks, playing Snake and monophonic ringtones.
Schizophrenic perception measured
New research has uncovered why individuals with schizophrenia may have difficulties perceiving emotions.
CSIRO launches people power app
CSIRO wants all Australians to join its new energy research project.
Pandemic project seeks first steps
A new research project will focus on what to do with the first clinical cases in future pandemics.
Road body calls for phone laws
Authorities say it may one day be illegal to use a mobile phone while crossing the road.
Test site for new eating treatment
Expanded psychological treatments for eating disorders are being offered under a pilot study on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
UQ solar gets green light
The approval of a solar farm on prime agricultural land in Queensland has left some locals “extremely disappointed”.
Academic issues in skeptic sacking
Academics at James Cook University (JCU) are reportedly avoiding using their staff emails after the the sacking of climate change skeptic Peter Ridd.
Feds concerned language lacking
The English language requirements for people seeking permanent residency could change ...
Perth joins vaccine network
A new project could put Perth at the front of a global push to decode the human immune system.
Unemployment drops to 5.4 per cent
The unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest rate since November last year.
Push for kids' commissioner
Advocates want NSW to create an Aboriginal child and family commissioner.
SA treaty path changed
The South Australian Government has scrapped plans to work on treaties with the state's Aboriginal nations.
Job sites hit by PageUp breach
Major firms are pulling pages provided by recruitment company PageUp after reports client data may have been compromised.
Women wanted for STEM gap
Authorities want women to help fill a shortage in homegrown engineering skill.
BoM staff messages dry up
There are claims this week that Bureau of Meteorology workers are being gagged.