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Friday 21 August 2026
Hack the Gong challenge puts Illawarra’s innovators to the test at iAccelerate
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Ben Quilty, Guan Wei works among treasures available at UOW Art Auction
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Law, Politics and Society
Why prosecutions for welfare fraud have declined in Australia
The Department of Human Services approach to social security fraud prosecutions has become less punitive in recent years
Health and Medicine
‘Hide and seek’ a barrier to GPs visiting residential aged care facilities
Doctors enjoy providing care for aged-care facility patients but frustrated by system deficiencies
Health and Medicine
Nursing researcher to be inducted into Hall of Fame
Professor Liz Halcomb to be honoured for primary care nursing and mixed methods research
Education
Online students need personal touch
Universities should tailor online courses to needs and strengths of older and first-in-family students, study finds.
Science and Technology
Curious Kids: What happens in the body when we sweat?
This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!
Environment and Energy
Study finds best techniques for measuring greenhouse gas emissions
Collaborative experiment allows scientists to evaluate different techniques and technologies