Car parking requirements driving up Melbourne property prices, researchers say
Minimum off-street car parking requirements imposed by the state government on apartments in Melbourne are too high and may be…
Encouraging findings: Frailty a factor when tailoring type 2 diabetes treatment
Clinicians are more likely to consider age and frailty when treating elderly patients with type 2 diabetes discharged from hospital,…
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Australian National University
Monash University
Physics
University of New South Wales
Ancient star movements prompt rethink of Milky Way’s origins
An investigation into some of the Milky Way’s oldest objects may force scientists to rewrite our current theories about the…
Australian ICUs lacked PPE preparedness as COVID-19 pandemic began, study finds
A multinational survey has found that many Australian intensive care units reported suboptimal preparedness around personal protective equipment (PPE), including…
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Australian National University
Curtin University
Macquarie University
Monash University
Physics
University of Southern Queensland
University of Sydney
The Global Fireball Observatory: Catching meteorites with an Earth-sized net
Imagine seeing a shooting star streak across the night sky as it burns bright in the atmosphere. How would you…
Five million years ago, small seals called Melbourne’s affluent seaside suburbs home
While Melbourne’s seaside suburbs today attract up-market homeowners and holidaymakers, millions of years ago they were home to a very…
The microbiome ‘educates’ skin cells to produce allergic responses, study suggests
New research on the microbiome, the family of all microbes that live on the body, has uncovered clues about why…
Promising molecule flagged as promoting stem cell driven gut repair
Researchers from Monash University have identified a previously overlooked but promising biomolecule that could be one day used to repair…
Atmospheric Physics
CSIRO
Energy & Natural Resources
Environment
Federation University
Health
Meteorology
Monash University
University of Adelaide
University of Tasmania
A model disaster: Studying the 2014 Hazelwood coal mine fire
In February and March 2014, a fire at Victoria’s Hazelwood coal mine burnt for 45 days, sending dense plumes of…
A red hot issue: Consensus needed for inhalation injury diagnosis in burn patients
While inhalation injuries are known to lead to poorer outcomes for burns patients, there is no consensus among Australian and…