By Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
Charles Kemp, Professor, School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
Knowing in advance what your specialist will charge is a good step forward. But we need fairer fees to start with.
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By Tim Langlois, Research Fellow in marine ecosystems, The University of Western Australia
Charlotte Aston, Postdoctoral research fellow, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, The University of Western Australia
Matt Navarro, Research fellow in marine ecology, The University of Western Australia
The Western Australian government recently announced the controversial closure of commercial and recreation fishing to prevent a collapse in the populations of under-threat species, such as popular dhufish and pink snapper.
Fishing for these demersal (bottom dwelling) species has been closed along a 900-kilometre stretch of coastline in south-west WA. There are plans to reopen the area in spring 2027, but for recreational fishing only.
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By Alex Fuerbach, Professor, Photonics Research Centre, Macquarie University
Scientists at Microsoft Research in the United States have demonstrated a system called Silica for writing and reading information in ordinary pieces of glass which can store two million books’ worth of data in a thin, palm-sized square.
In a paper published today in Nature, the researchers say their tests suggest the data will be readable for more than 10,000 years.
What tiny pulses of light can do
The new system, called…
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By Lisa Marriott, Professor of Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Max Rashbrooke, Research Associate, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Despite the harm it can cause, gambling is often defended because it returns money to the community. So why is the racing industry largely exempt?
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By Nanda Jarosz, Researcher, Environmental Philosophy, University of Sydney
The 15th edition of The Best Australian Science Writing, edited by Zoe Kean and Tegan Taylor, contains 39 essays and stories that “tell tales of the universe that scientists have worked hard to reveal”.
Contributions revolve around pressing issues in the scientific world, such as climate change and ecological crisis, psychology and animal behaviour, the sociology of medicine and data, scientific ethics, and the perils of tech-boosterism.
Review: The Best Australian…
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By Sharlene Leroy-Dyer, Director, Indigenous Business Hub, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland
New research examines the barriers faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women at work – and what they’re doing to challenge them.
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By Nathalie Vriend, Associate Professor of Thermo Fluid Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
An avalanche during a heavy, wet snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada killed at least eight skiers on a guided backcountry excursion.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Wednesday for warring parties in Sudan to take urgent steps to protect civilians after at least 57 people were killed in separate drone strikes over two days this week.
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By Karin Book, Associate Professor, Department of Sports Sciences, Malmö University
For the Olympics to be viable in a warming world, new models of planning and hosting are necessary. Milano–Cortina 2026’s geographical dispersion could be a solution
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By Lewis Eves, Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
At the recent Munich Security Conference, China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, delivered a rebuke of what he said were dangerous trends of militarism in Japan. In a panel discussion, he pointed out comments made in November by the Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in which she suggested Japan could intervene militarily in the event of a Chinese attack on Taiwan.
Wang stressed that these remarks were a direct challenge to China’s national sovereignty,…
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