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Not A Souvenir: Exhibit turns racist Aboriginalia into an act of truth‑telling

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.

Psychologist shortfall to hit 96% by 2038 as sector urges government action

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 receives highest accolade for LGBTQIA+ inclusion

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.

Bedtime stories by ChatGPT? The AI children’s book boom explained

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

'It’s helped create this awesome daughter of mine': Mental Health Fun Run returns to Macquarie University

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.

Motor neurone disease deaths have trebled in Australia since the 1980s: Landmark study

Macquarie University-led research raises important questions about regional differences in incidence and potential environmental risk factors.

'Deadliest cancer': Mel Schilling tragedy sparks urgent wave of bowel cancer screenings 

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.

Do you taste words or hear colours? Here’s the neuroscience behind synaesthesia

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

Timmy the stranded whale is dead. Please, let’s put animal welfare first and human emotion second

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.

We found hundreds of huge ancient mass graves hidden in the Sahara desert

New research has found 260 previously unknown enclosure burials east of the Nile River.

Science and Technology

Student engineers ignite Macquarie’s first liquid rocket engine project

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.

Whale gaping: Citizen scientists key to discovering rare Humpback behaviour

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.

Is swiping right dead? Why Gen Z is swapping Tinder for talk

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.

Clear-eyed cosmos: MQ engineers focus new Gemini North view in Hawaii

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

The copyright fight that could chill investigative reporting

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.

Do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens? It depends on the screen

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.

‘Poverty porn’: the moral dilemma behind MrBeast’s billion‑dollar empire

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.

Meth drone crash lands in Wollongong, signals new era of hi-tech drug trade

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

Why some of the most successful startup founders are ‘a bit toxic’

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.

The government’s plans to bolster Australia’s fuel stores are sensible – but 5 years too late

News the Australian government will spend over A$10 billion to boost fuel supplies is both welcome and well overdue.

Necro-branding: Why are deceased celebrities like Michael Jackson still popular when dead?

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.

From bias to balance: how AI can reshape hiring decisions

A study of HR professionals shows inclusion-focused AI can reduce disability discrimination and improve fairness in real-world recruitment scenarios.

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