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Aboriginal people of my vintage grew up surrounded by Aboriginalia in the form of kitsch everyday objects, often depicting racist stereotypes that showed what Australia thought about us.
Psychologists have sounded the alarm over “once in a generation” training reforms the government says will plug the gaps in Australia’s crippled mental health workforce.
Macquarie University has been recognised as a Platinum Tier organisation at the 2026 LGBTQ+ Inclusion Awards, in recognition of its sustained efforts fostering diversity, inclusion and belonging.
AI tools are turning family photos into instant storybooks and opening publishing to anyone, but experts say the technology comes with serious trade-offs.
Health and Medicine
Macquarie University’s parkrun will turn into a campus-wide celebration on Saturday 23 May, with staff, students and the community invited to run or walk in fancy dress to raise $50,000 for mental health research.
Macquarie University-led research raises important questions about regional differences in incidence and potential environmental risk factors.
The death of Married At First Sight relationship expert Mel Schilling has triggered a surge in public health awareness, as clinicians report an immediate increase in younger patients seeking bowel cancer tests.
Have you ever tasted a word, or seen colours while listening to music? If you have, you may be among the small percentage of people who have a fascinating trait known as synaesthesia.
Explainers
A humpback whale stranded for weeks in Germany became a global livestream spectacle – then a rescue moved him to sea, where he died days later. Timmy’s story is a sobering lesson in putting animal welfare ahead of the urge to play saviour.
New research has found 260 previously unknown enclosure burials east of the Nile River.
Science and Technology
What began as a shared fascination with rockets has evolved into NERVA-ONE – an ambitious liquid rocket engine designed and built by Macquarie University students, helping lay the foundations for future aerospace and propulsion research on campus.
A new paper co-authored by Macquarie University lecturer and renowned whale scientist Dr Vanessa Pirotta highlights the importance of ‘citizen scientists’ who have been integral in exposing a newly observed Humpback whale behaviour.
When Tinder launched in 2012, Silicon Valley was convinced it had solved modern dating. The right swipe promised efficiency, abundance and ease – a frictionless fix for the messiness of human connection.
Macquarie University engineers are helping one of the world’s most powerful telescopes view the universe more clearly, after reaching a major milestone that will see an upgrade to the Gemini North telescope.
Arts and Society
A landmark High Court case is testing whether the subject of covertly filmed footage can claim copyright and use it to block publication. The decision could reshape public interest journalism, writes Professor Peter Greste.
The Swedish government recently announced it was moving from the classroom use of digital devices back to physical books. It cited concerns over declining test scores and increasing screen time.
Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, runs the most subscribed-to YouTube channel in the world. He is also a prominent philanthropist. But despite improving the lives of many, his methods are controversial.
A late‑night drone crash in Wollongong has exposed what criminologist Dr Vincent Hurley calls the new frontier of Australian drug trafficking.
Business and The Economy
Could ‘dark triad’ traits like narcissism and manipulation in leadership actually foster entrepreneurial energy? New research shows they may, but the same traits that build successful start-ups can also break them.
News the Australian government will spend over A$10 billion to boost fuel supplies is both welcome and well overdue.
As 'Michael' – a major biographical film on Michael Jackson – hits cinemas more than a decade and a half after the singer’s death, a new study shows dead artists' brands remain powerful long after they are gone.
A study of HR professionals shows inclusion-focused AI can reduce disability discrimination and improve fairness in real-world recruitment scenarios.