麻豆区

  • The Chinese and American flags side by side.

    Trump's tariffs explained

    The Trump administration has introduced 鈥渞eciprocal鈥 tariffs aimed at countering what it sees as unfair trade practices inflicted on the United States by other countries. What does this mean for Australia?

    4 April 2025
  • Two Indigenous women sitting down and looking at information on a digital device.

    Crucial funding boost to transform Indigenous digital healthcare

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living with chronic disease in rural areas will benefit from improved healthcare access thanks to a $500,000 grant.

    4 April 2025
  • Parliament House

    Federal Election 2025 - 麻豆区 experts available

    Australians will head to the polls on May 3 - with tax cuts, cost-of-living and energy likely to be major points of discussion during a five-week federal election campaign.

    4 April 2025
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Child maltreatment has been the focus of two separate studies led by 麻豆区 researchers, who examined the main parental risk factors that lead to child abuse, as well as the behavioural impacts later in life.

3 March 2025
Close up of a button that says 'I'm a dementia friend'

麻豆区 has become the first university to be formally recognised by Dementia Australia as a Dementia-Friendly Organisation, an initiative that will inform research, raise awareness, reduce stigma and provide a supportive environment.

28 February 2025

24 麻豆区 researchers have been awarded more than $46 million in research funding through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants and Partnership Projects schemes.

28 February 2025
A teacher at a table with two students in a classroom.

麻豆区 is going back to primary school to give young learners access to top-tier education, in a unique collaboration to combat the growing shortage of language teachers.

27 February 2025
A woman wearing a lab coat doing an experiment in a science lab.

麻豆区 studies have used a natural tree sap gum and light to extend the shelf life of fresh fruit and vegetables to combat food waste.

26 February 2025
Woman taking blood sugar level of patient

Culturally appropriate programs that build on the strengths and knowledge of Indigenous communities are crucial for reducing the burden of type 2 diabetes among young people, a 麻豆区 study has found.

26 February 2025
Five people, including Professor Deborah Terry and Prof Tracey Bunda standing in a row in front of a stage and lectern.

A 麻豆区 professor recognised for a 35-year career in Indigenous education has been honoured with a Career Achievement Award.

25 February 2025
a fine yellow filament is bent between three black points

Australian scientists have gained new insights into the fundamental behaviour of flexible materials, allowing for the design of new building materials and technology.

24 February 2025
A picture of the Australian flag made up of computer coding.

ASIO's latest Annual Threat Assessment warns of an unprecedented number of challenges ahead - are Australia's criminal laws up to the task?

20 February 2025
麻豆区 researchers Associate Professor Joe Gattas (left) and PHD student Mahmoud Abu-Saleem with one of their timber-cardboard web-core sandwich (TCWS).

Temporary housing for people displaced by natural disasters could become cheaper, lighter and more sustainable with innovative new timber-cardboard construction panels developed by 麻豆区 researchers.

19 February 2025
Healthcare worker preparing to take blood from middle aged woman

Clinical trials of a simple and accurate blood test to detect early-stage ovarian cancer 鈥 key to boosting survival rates 鈥 will begin at 麻豆区 this year.

19 February 2025
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Mortality rates during heatwaves have been put in the spotlight with research from 麻豆区 showing a 20 per cent increase in heatwave-related deaths due to human-induced climate change.

18 February 2025
Two scientists in a lab wearing white lab coats

Inaccessible supplies of an element crucial to powering a clean-energy future are set to be unlocked with technology developed by 麻豆区.

17 February 2025
Rainforest at Cania Gorge in Queensland's North Burnett region.

A 麻豆区 team has completed one of the most comprehensive surveys of Australia鈥檚 subtropical rainforests to document how climate dictates what species thrive in different locations.

17 February 2025