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Friday 23 January 2026
Three UOW teams secure $1.08m to turn research into real world outcomes
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UOW achieves strong global results in THE Subject Rankings 2026
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Bob Santamaria, 'the most significant' figure in Australian politics never to have been in parliament
Bob Santamaria knew four Australian prime ministers. Is he the most significant figure in Australian politics never to have held office?
Arts and Culture
New shows tell our isolation stories on screen – making the most of what's at hand
Tinkering with whatever is at hand to produce media content reflects the emergence of “bricolage” culture into the mainstream.
Law, Politics and Society
Fight for freedom: new research to map violence in the forgotten conflict in West Papua
To bring attention to the renewed conflict in West Papua, Australian researchers are going back decades to document incidents of violence in a new mapping project.
Arts and Culture
Miss Fisher and her fans: how a heroine on Australia's small screen became a global phenomenon
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries is the most successful export for Australian TV dramas over the past five years. What is it about Miss Fisher that has inspired such fandom?
Arts and Culture
Marketing, not medicine: Gwyneth Paltrow’s The Goop Lab whitewashes traditional health therapies for profit
Netflix’s new show fails to critically explore the alternative therapies it promotes.
Does social media make us more or less lonely? Depends on how you use it
Humans are more connected to each other than ever, thanks to smartphones, the web and social media. At the same time, loneliness is a huge and growing social problem.