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Friday 18 September 2026
Teacher Education retains Australia’s top undergraduate ranking
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Future Fellowships back UOW research on society’s biggest challenges
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Community
From body snatchers to dodgy marketers: the dirty history of funeral schemes
Funeral schemes come in various forms but work on the same basic idea. They promise a guaranteed payout upon death to cover funeral expenses.
Environment and Energy
Native forest logging makes bushfires worse – and to say otherwise ignores the facts
The Black Summer bushfires burned far more temperate forest than any other fire season recorded in Australia.
Health and Medicine
We may never achieve long-term global herd immunity for COVID
But if we're all vaccinated, we'll be safe from the worst
Arts and Culture
The First Australians grew to a population of millions, much more than previous estimates
More than 3 million people may have lived in the area that is now modern-day Australia, far more than any previous estimate
Science and Technology
DNA-inspired 'supercoiling' fibres could make powerful artificial muscles for robots
Potential applications include in miniature machinery such as prosthetic hands and dexterous robotic devices
'Your government makes us go'
The hidden history of Chinese Australian women at a time of anti-Asian immigration laws