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Many governments are grappling with burgeoning national debt, accelerated by post-COVID stimulus spending. Economist Dr Ben Zhe Wang from the Macquarie Business School explains what a debt ceiling is and why it is so important.
A new study of general practice data has found there was a rise in the number of prescriptions written for children and adolescents during the pandemic for conditions including depression and anxiety.
Academics at Macquarie University’s Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) are developing algorithms that would automate exam marking using AI technology, potentially revolutionising the education sector.
A new study has found that bowel cancer patients under 50 often experience delays in diagnosis, despite rates of bowel cancer markedly increasing in this group in recent decades.
Health and Medicine
For the first time a breakthrough genetic treatment is prolonging life for people with an inherited form of motor neuron disease, triggering new hope for other forms of the deadly neurodegenerative condition.
A new treatment could revolutionise the way we manage chronic back pain, and researchers are now investigating how to train physiotherapists to make it widely available.
Teenagers who observe cyberbullying without intervening not only enable a culture of bullying but are more likely to victimise others, new research has found.
Work is underway into how science can stop the superbug A. baumanniii after research exposes a weak link in the deadly but poorly understood pathogen.
Please Explain
Post-traumatic stress disorder and unresolved grief are both terms that are being used frequently in the media following the release of Prince Harry’s memoir. Professor Maria Kangas of the School of Psychological Sciences explains what they are and how they can be treated.
What makes a memorable monarch – and how will King Charles III fare? As the coronation nears, Clare Monagle, Professor in the Department of History and Archaeology, looks at the job description and how it has changed over time.
Science and Technology
Macquarie University astronomer Professor Richard de Grijs explains upcoming events in the southern night sky this year and the best dates and times to see them.
Could green hydrogen become tomorrow’s primary energy source? A new book by Emeritus Professor John Mathews offers a practical guide on how – with enough money behind it – green hydrogen could completely replace today’s fossil fuel industry.
The first images of a nebula from the James Webb Telescope gave astronomers remarkable insights into the death of the star that created these beautiful haloes of gas and dust.
A world-first study projects that climate change and land clearing will profoundly change half of the world’s remaining wilderness areas by 2050 unless governments act immediately to protect them.
Arts and Society
How to make sense of the crazy world we live in? Dark humour might hold the key, says Associate Professor of Philosophy Mark Alfano.
Did Roman emperors curate the first luxury ‘experience’ for vinophiles? The discovery of an ancient winery, says Macquarie University archaeologist Dr Emlyn Dodd, reveals the annual vintage as a truly theatrical occasion.
A new book argues that China and South Korea have emerged as global leaders in green energy through state ambition, geostrategic competition and capitalist market dynamics.
What makes a memorable monarch – and how will King Charles III fare? As the coronation nears, Clare Monagle, Professor in the Department of History and Archaeology, looks at the job description and how it has changed over time.
Business and The Economy
Which are the country’s top 20 employers? What skills are they seeking? Which job sectors are struggling to recover from COVID? A data analysis of 2.2 million Australian job ads by Macquarie Business School researchers reveals a new employment landscape.
With protests against raising the pension age raging in France, statistical modelling from the Macquarie Business School suggests Australia’s optimal pension age should be increased to 68 by 2030, 69 by 2036 and 70 by 2050.
A new book argues that China and South Korea have emerged as global leaders in green energy through state ambition, geostrategic competition and capitalist market dynamics.
Australia is described as a utopia for impact investing, as super funds force the companies they invest in to adopt environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, Macquarie applied finance researchers found.