By Nicholas Wood, Professor, The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School and Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Sydney
Lucy Deng, Paediatrician and Clinical Senior Lecturer, Children's Hospital Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney
More children under five years old should be able to be vaccinated in pharmacies from January 2027 under a range of measures designed to boost vaccine coverage announced in this year’s federal budget.
Other measures include funding to send families SMS reminders and targeted information when their child’s vaccines are due.
These measures aim to stem a decline in childhood vaccine coverage we’ve seen since 2020.
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By Dushanthi Madhushika Manamalage, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Engineering and Design, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Frederick Sundram, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Partha Roop, Professor of Electrical and Computer and Software Engineering, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Reza Shahamiri, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
As more people turn to chatbots for support, new research is exploring a potential role for AI in spotting early signs of depression.
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By Shauna Murray, Professor; Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney
Cheong Xin Chan, Associate Professor, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland
Craig Styan, Associate Professor, School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, University of Adelaide
Greta Gaiani, Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
Gustaaf Hallegraeff, Adjunct Senior Researcher, Ecology and Biodiversity, University of Tasmania
Over the past 15 months, one of the country’s worst marine environmental disasters has been unfolding in South Australia.
A harmful algal bloom expanded in many coastal seas, killing thousands of fish, birds, shellfish and marine mammals. Even iconic species such as giant cuttlefish and seadragons have washed up dead on beaches.
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By Bruce Wolpe, Non-resident Senior Fellow, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney
The US president unleashed grievances against Europe, reopened his bid to claim Greenland and referred to the Iranian leadership as ‘scum’ in wild NATO performance.
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By Nicholas Jacobs, Goldfarb Family Distinguished Chair in American Government, Colby College; Institute for Humane Studies
Graham Platner’s Senate campaign has imploded amid credible accusations of rape. A Maine political scientist looks at what happened and how the populist Platner resembles Donald Trump in key ways.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
UN investigators have urged Syria’s Government to trace thousands of missing detainees and hold perpetrators to account after a week-long visit that took in bomb attacks in Damascus, prison visits in the northeast and reports of vigilante violence in Homs.
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By Philip Anderson, Associate Professor of Biology and Biomechanics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Most people probably aren’t thinking about the complexity of nature when they get stung by a bee or prick their thumb on a rose. They are probably just thinking, “Ouch, that hurts!”
Even at this level of interaction, however, it is obvious not all things in nature that poke you are created equal. The rose prickle may draw blood, while the bee sting can leave an itchy rash.
The act of puncture – stabbing something with a sharp tool – is incredibly widespread in the natural world. Examples of puncture tools…
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By Fron Jackson-Webb, Deputy Editor and Senior Health Editor, The Conversation
Matt Garrow, Editorial Web Developer, The Conversation
Dementia is now the leading cause of death, overtaking heart disease. The Conversation’s experts explain how Australians’ health has changed – both good and bad.
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By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
A woman born in 2024 could expect to live in ‘full health’ for an average of 73.8 years, despite an average life expectancy of 85.1 years.
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By Louisa Jones, Lecturer and Discipline Lead (Migration), Thomas More Law School, Australian Catholic University
The government has increased the cost of applying for partner visas by 25%. It’s a system that ensures migration revenue while worsening the burden on couples.
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