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6 Jul 2018
Three charts on: why rates of mental illness aren't going down despite higher spending
Australian governments have increased their spending on mental health over the last few decades. But the rate of mental illness isn’t going down.
2 Jul 2018
Getting a heart check early can prevent heart attack and stroke in Indigenous Australians
New findings published today in the Medical Journal of Australia show room for improvement in heart health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
1 Jul 2018
You probably missed the latest national environmental-economic accounts – but why?
The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the Australian Environmental-Economic Accounts on June 15.
27 Jun 2018
A hidden toll: Australia’s cats kill almost 650 million reptiles a year
Cats take a hefty toll on Australia’s reptiles – killing an estimated 649 million of them every year, including threatened species.
18 Jun 2018
Australia relies on volunteers to monitor its endangered species
The King Island Scrubtit and the King Island Brown Thornbill are considered the first and third most likely birds to go extinct in the next 20 years.
12 Jun 2018
Life in a herd – and why in health watching symptoms is easy, but finding causes is hard
With a rollicking story to set the scene, this piece explores the notion of population health – what is it, and why does it even matter?
29 May 2018
Stars for sale, but no, you can’t really buy an official star name to remember someone
About once a week, I’m the one to gently explain that the star name bought to honour someone's memory is not officially recognised.
23 May 2018
Brian Cox is a world record-holding ‘rockstar scientist’. Here’s why
The phrase “sold out stadium shows” is not often synonymous with science. Unless of course you are Professor Brian Cox.
21 May 2018
Shifting urbanisation onto a sustainable path
While urbanisation presents a number of opportunities, it also poses a number of complex challenges.
11 Apr 2018
A new wave of rock removal could spell disaster for farmland wildlife
A loophole in the law could spell disaster for threatened species that rely on bush rock.
