• It’s not ‘wild dog’ management – we’re just killing dingoes

    Open Forum     |      November 4, 2019

    Dingo or just wild dog? A new study busts the misconception that pure dingoes are extinct in NSW – and finds several ‘dingo hotspots’ around the state.

  • Is our water safe to drink?

    Open Forum     |      November 3, 2019

    High standards of potable water depend on good policies, but current systems and legislation may not always be supported by solid scientific research or best practice in public health.

  • The high climate cost of virgin forest destruction

    Open Forum     |      November 2, 2019

    The consequences of the hastening destruction of intact tropical forests is even more devastating on the climate than previously thought, according to University of Queensland-led research.

  • Swan-song for the honey-eater

    Open Forum     |      November 1, 2019

    The genetic history of a critically endangered songbird shows its best chance of survival is to protect its rapidly disappearing habitat.

  • Older people still shun mental health support

    Open Forum     |      October 30, 2019

    New research has found that more than 40 per cent of older Australians with chronic disease would be unlikely to seek help for mental health conditions even if they needed it.

  • Rebooting Australia’s cybersecurity strategy

    Open Forum     |      October 28, 2019

    Strong cybersecurity must be seen as a mandatory part of doing business, irrespective of whether that business is conducted by a government department, a university or a small company.

  • Urban forest or concrete jungle?

    Open Forum     |      October 27, 2019

    Melbourne’s council wants a greener city to counter the effects of climate change, but it also promotes higher density for new housing, with ever bigger apartment blocks and smaller gardens. Is there any way to square the circle?

  • Evidence based policies can reduce drug harm

    Open Forum     |      October 26, 2019

    Australian experts are calling for evidence-based policies, which adapt faster, and respond more humanely and effectively, to new drugs and their changing availability and patterns of use.

  • Heartburn drugs can do more harm than good

    Open Forum     |      October 25, 2019

    A new UNSW study has found that national initiatives were unsuccessful in reducing prolonged use of anti-acid medicines for gastrointestinal acid-related disorders and more targeted interventions are needed.

  • $136 billion goes ‘up in smoke’ every year

    Open Forum     |      October 24, 2019

    Fewer Australians are smoking, but the habit still costs the community at least $136.9 billion a year, according to a research report released by the National Drug Research Institute.

  • Bigger on the inside?

    Open Forum     |      October 23, 2019

    Could Australia’s housing crisis be solved, not with a bold expensive plan, but with sneaky, under-the-radar remedies? Architectural researcher Alysia Bennett has been working on some strategies she thinks might work.

  • Snapchat – The killer app on our roads?

    Open Forum     |      October 20, 2019

    Snapchat has emerged as a surprise threat to Queensland drivers, with a new QUT study showing that one in six young drivers use the wildly popular social media app while behind the wheel.