Much has been made of the inadequacy of careers advice in schools. Regardless, some young people simply know what they want to do for a living earlier than others. Erin, from Bondi in Sydney’s east, knew she wanted to be a ...

South Australia’s reputation for producing fine wine is set for a boost, with funding announced for a wine research facility in Adelaide. On Wednesday, Education Minister Simon Birmingham pledged $4.46 million towards a training facility at the University of Adelaide ...

You know a paper is almost certainly ethically clean when it undermines its affiliated institutions’ business models. Notwithstanding the fact that two of its authors work at Go8 member UNSW, Does It Pay to Graduate from an ‘Elite’ University in Australia? finds it ...

I never got to know Angel*. She would appear in my journalism class sporadically, and when she did, always sat by herself. She never spoke in class, unless spoken to by the lecturer. Then, she would reply in broken English, ...

We hear about their extreme highs and lows, but we don’t often hear the everyday thoughts of migrant and refugee young people in Australia. Not every one is a Duckie Thot or the victim of an unprovoked attack. There are Muhammads, ...

The last time your partner or friend prepared a meal for you, did you thank them? If not, don’t be alarmed. A new international study has shown this is the more common practice, and in fact, it’s not necessarily bad. ...

Almost three-quarters of Australian men diagnosed with “low risk” prostate cancer are not being actively monitored to detect disease spread, a study has found. A decade ago there was a greater tendency to treat men with low-risk prostate cancer with ...

The decades-old hunt for the legendary Loch Ness monster may soon be put to rest with some modern technology. A global team of scientists – led by Professor Neil Gemmell of the University of Otago in New Zealand – will take to ...

Can food enhance your mood? Deakin University researchers believe so. In fact, the results of their study have led them to extrapolate that diet can treat major depression. The study involved assigning 67 adults with major depression to either receive ...

Maryanne Demasi has been cleared of academic misconduct by an inquiry commissioned by her alma mater: the University of Adelaide. The medical scientist turned controversial science journalist, best known as the former presenter of ABC show Catalyst, had been accused of duplicating ...