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Cigarettes will be "so last century" in Tasmania if laws are extended to prevent the sale of tobacco to people born after the year 2000, health experts say. Tasmania's current laws already prevent the sale of tobacco to people born ...

Industry experts, people living with dementia, carers and researchers recently gathered to share their expertise and stories at a forum on dementia at the University of Sydney. With more than 1,800 new cases in Australia each week, dementia is predicted ...

Higher education sector leaders have blamed inadequate funding for the “concerning downward trend” of Australia’s international ranking in the annual Universitas 21 list. In the rankings, released last week, Australia is now 10th in the world. Singapore overtook Australia, which is down one spot from ninth in 2014 ...

A University of New England researcher is taking a school vegetable garden program global to help encourage healthy eating and combat obesity. UNE’s professor Neil Taylor is working with professor Abdullah Ambusaidi and Dr Rashid Al-Yahya of the Sultan Qaboos ...

If you're dreaming of buying one of those new Tesla home batteries and running your house "off the grid" and power bill-free, you really are dreaming, according to Australian academics. Elon Musk, the charismatic founder of the Tesla electric car company, ...

James Cook University has announced plans to establish a new centre designed to improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Senior deputy vice-chancellor professor Chris Cocklin said the centre has ambitious, but achievable, goals. “We’ve come to ...

Top teaching students in Geelong will gain valuable school experience in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the region, thanks to a new program launched by Deakin University. The National Exceptional Teachers for Disadvantaged Schools (NETDS) program will see ...