Australia’s tertiary regulator has flagged an increase in online contractors amping up advertising for illegal cheating services. In a statement, the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) said the return to face-to-face learning had seen material promoting “assignment help” ...

A study asking male doctors to estimate female numbers in the profession has shown up a mistake that could cause “insidious consequences”. Male doctors who over-estimate the number of women in the medical profession are also less likely to support ...

Five years after The Australian Human Rights Commission filed a damning report on sexual violence in universities high rates of incidents continue to reported, but experts say awareness is improving. The Australian National University has published a long-awaited report which ...

Two-in-five Australians think they’ll likely get Covid, according to a new survey, as the number of people reporting “severe” psychological stress has dramatically jumped. Australian National University researchers surveyed almost 3500 adults and found 40 per cent believe they are likely or ...

Australians have become less trusting of how governments and companies use their private data following two years of using check-in apps during the Covid-19 pandemic. New analysis from the Australian National University shows people’s trust in major institutions to maintain data privacy ...

Researchers at the Australian National University have found that high blood pressure – albeit within the safe recommended range – could hasten brain ageing. Normal blood pressure is defined by pressure below 120/80, whereas an optimal and healthier blood pressure ...

Australia will become fully cashless by 2031 as Covid-19 hastens the death of physical currency, according to most experts surveyed by Finder. The comparison website surveyed 25 experts and 14, or 56 per cent, said they believed the nation was ...

More than half (59 per cent) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) adults are at a high level of “developing severe illness from COVID-19”, resulting from inequities in health, a study led by ANU has found.  Health factors including ...

Most Australian parents are happy to get their children vaccinated, according to a new analysis by the Australian National University. A survey of over 3000 adults found that four in five parents were likely to get their children vaccinated if ...

Logging near regional towns increases the risk of severe fires, according to researchers from ANU. The research found that young forests regenerating after logging, particularly between 10 and 40 years old, were susceptible to "very high severity fire". "Our findings ...