The Lighthouse - Feed https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/ Discover daily how our pioneering minds are solving some of the world's big challenges in science, technology, health, the economy and the environment. Make ‘em laugh: How One Nation uses comedy to normalise harmful ideas https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/make-em-laugh-how-one-nation-uses-comedy-to-normalise-harmful-ideas Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:11:06 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/make-em-laugh-how-one-nation-uses-comedy-to-normalise-harmful-ideas large Is Australia ready for the next global crisis? This Macquarie expert is preparing for an unpredictable world https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/is-australia-ready-for-the-next-global-crisis-this-macquarie-expert-is-preparing-for-an-unpredictable-world Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:28:39 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/is-australia-ready-for-the-next-global-crisis-this-macquarie-expert-is-preparing-for-an-unpredictable-world large Australia could switch off social media algorithms under new law. But does Digital Duty of Care go far enough? We asked 5 experts https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/australians-opt-out-algorithms-digital-duty-of-care-experts Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:28:46 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/australians-opt-out-algorithms-digital-duty-of-care-experts large ‘Cool Kids’ marks 30 years of tackling childhood anxiety https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/cool-kids-celebrates-milestone Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:40:56 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/cool-kids-celebrates-milestone large Macquarie researchers join CERN’s quest to uncover the universe’s biggest mysteries https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/macquarie-researchers-join-cerns-quest-to-uncover-the-universes-biggest-mysteries Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:12:58 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/macquarie-researchers-join-cerns-quest-to-uncover-the-universes-biggest-mysteries large The Pacific’s cocaine highway: will Australia’s $600m deal really help? https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/the-pacifics-cocaine-highway-will-australias-$600m-deal-really-help Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:41:52 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/the-pacifics-cocaine-highway-will-australias-$600m-deal-really-help large Logies win marks major milestone for ABC’s neurodivergent journalism series https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/logies-2026-the-assembly-wins-best-factual-or-documentary-program Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:19:20 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/logies-2026-the-assembly-wins-best-factual-or-documentary-program large Family law expert: Pauline Hanson's victim‑blaming undermines Australia’s domestic violence reforms https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/family-law-expert-pauline-hanson-domestic-violence Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:42:11 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/family-law-expert-pauline-hanson-domestic-violence large Creating a whale-sized legacy: Vanessa Pirotta’s mission to turn knowledge into action https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/dr-vanessa-pirotta-whale-sized-legacy-wildlife-scientist Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:14:11 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/dr-vanessa-pirotta-whale-sized-legacy-wildlife-scientist large Reaching for the stars: meet the astrophysics student who refuses to think small https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/reaching-for-the-stars-meet-the-astrophysics-student-who-refuses-to-think-small Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:17:53 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/reaching-for-the-stars-meet-the-astrophysics-student-who-refuses-to-think-small large 5 programs that show what ABC Indigenous made possible – and what we could lose if it’s axed https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/5-programs-that-show-what-abc-indigenous-made-possible-and-what-we-could-lose-if-its-axed Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:46:59 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/5-programs-that-show-what-abc-indigenous-made-possible-and-what-we-could-lose-if-its-axed large Dolly Parton's contributions to child literacy will outlive the star, just like she planned https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/dolly-parton-imagination-library-impact-australia Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:11:22 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/dolly-parton-imagination-library-impact-australia large Australia's deadliest animal revealed – and it's not a shark or snake https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/the-reputation-mostly-comes-from-sharks-and-snakes-the-wildlife-researcher-exploring-australias-reputation-as-a-deadly-destination Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:10:32 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/the-reputation-mostly-comes-from-sharks-and-snakes-the-wildlife-researcher-exploring-australias-reputation-as-a-deadly-destination large 'Where there is death, there is life': The PhD student building homes for Sydney's disappearing wildlife https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/where-there-is-death,-there-is-life-the-phd-student-building-homes-for-sydneys-disappearing-wildlife Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:09:26 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/where-there-is-death,-there-is-life-the-phd-student-building-homes-for-sydneys-disappearing-wildlife large China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has done https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/china-is-launching-a-moon-mission-to-find-water-ice.-its-unlike-anything-nasa-has-done Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:04:28 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/china-is-launching-a-moon-mission-to-find-water-ice.-its-unlike-anything-nasa-has-done large With clean power comes great responsibility: the Macquarie researcher advocating for fairer energy policies https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/with-clean-power-comes-great-responsibility Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:53:21 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/with-clean-power-comes-great-responsibility large Why freezing entry‑level AFL final ticket prices is smart economics https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/why-freezing-ticket-prices-is-good-economics Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:31:42 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/why-freezing-ticket-prices-is-good-economics large Leading tuberculosis expert named new Dean of Medicine https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/leading-tuberculosis-expert-named-new-dean-of-medicine Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:52:05 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/leading-tuberculosis-expert-named-new-dean-of-medicine large How ancient trees are warning us about the next enormous solar storm https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/how-ancient-trees-are-warning-us-about-the-next-enormous-solar-storm Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:02:20 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/how-ancient-trees-are-warning-us-about-the-next-enormous-solar-storm large Why Trump’s MMR vaccine order is the latest public health disaster, with effects set to last years https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/why-trumps-mmr-vaccine-order-is-a-public-health-disaster Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:25:40 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/why-trumps-mmr-vaccine-order-is-a-public-health-disaster large Southeast Asia’s costly AI bargain with US tech giants https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/the-costly-ai-bargain-with-us-tech-giants Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:36:09 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/the-costly-ai-bargain-with-us-tech-giants large World-first neuroproteomics facility offers researchers a new perspective on MND and neurodegeneration https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/world-first-neuroproteomics-facility-offers-researchers-a-new-perspective-on-mnd-and-neurodegeneration Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:15:51 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/world-first-neuroproteomics-facility-offers-researchers-a-new-perspective-on-mnd-and-neurodegeneration large Why do Australians love losers? Historians chart the life and crimes of Chopper Read, Tilly Devine in The Dead Can't Sue https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/why-do-australians-love-losers-historians-chart-the-life-and-crimes-of-our-most-iconic-figures-in-new-abc-podcast-the-dead-cant-suewhy-do-australians-love-losers-historians-chart-the-life-and-crimes-of-our-most-iconic-figures-in-abc-podcast-the-dead- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:02:34 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/why-do-australians-love-losers-historians-chart-the-life-and-crimes-of-our-most-iconic-figures-in-new-abc-podcast-the-dead-cant-suewhy-do-australians-love-losers-historians-chart-the-life-and-crimes-of-our-most-iconic-figures-in-abc-podcast-the-dead- large How to see like a surgeon: Cracking the code of visual expertise to train AI https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/how-to-see-like-a-surgeon Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:43:53 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/how-to-see-like-a-surgeon large What 500 bricks taught Jessica Lewis about saving a species https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/what-500-bricks-taught-jessica-lewis-about-saving-a-species Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:03:42 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/what-500-bricks-taught-jessica-lewis-about-saving-a-species large Can Australia’s newest bank give the ‘big four’ some real competition? https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/can-we-trust-australias-new-bank Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:13:55 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/can-we-trust-australias-new-bank large Meta is flooding the market with Kylie Jenner's AI glasses. Australian Cyber Security boss wants them banned https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/meta-is-flooding-the-market-with-kylie-jenners-ai-glasses.-australian-cyber-security-boss-wants-them-banned Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:13:00 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/meta-is-flooding-the-market-with-kylie-jenners-ai-glasses.-australian-cyber-security-boss-wants-them-banned large New research outlines a blueprint for NSW’s next phase of gambling reform https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/nsw-blueprint-for-next-phase-of-gambling-reform Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:34:35 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/nsw-blueprint-for-next-phase-of-gambling-reform large The making of a Matildas dream? Sydney FC signs Macquarie Athlete of the Year Amy Chessari https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/the-making-of-a-matildas-dream-sydney-fc-signs-macquarie-athlete-of-the-year-amy-chessari Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:39:31 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/the-making-of-a-matildas-dream-sydney-fc-signs-macquarie-athlete-of-the-year-amy-chessari large Swimming can alleviate low back pain – new study https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/swimming-can-alleviate-low-back-pain-new-study Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:55:11 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/swimming-can-alleviate-low-back-pain-new-study large 'Not just extending life, but preserving moments': MND Gala raises hope and funds for research https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/not-just-extending-life,-but-preserving-moments-mnd-gala-raises-hope-and-funds-for-research Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:43:41 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/not-just-extending-life,-but-preserving-moments-mnd-gala-raises-hope-and-funds-for-research large The Odyssey is set in a fantasy world – but the ancient Greeks mapped it onto what they knew https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/the-odyssey-is-set-in-a-fantasy-world-but-the-ancient-greeks-mapped-it-onto-what-they-knew Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:22:33 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/the-odyssey-is-set-in-a-fantasy-world-but-the-ancient-greeks-mapped-it-onto-what-they-knew large Zendaya sparks backlash on The Odyssey press tour wearing 3000-year-old Iranian artefact: ‘Hugely problematic’  https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/zendaya-sparks-backlash-on-the-odyssey-press-tour-wearing-3000-year-old-iranian-artefact-hugely-problematic Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:16:30 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/zendaya-sparks-backlash-on-the-odyssey-press-tour-wearing-3000-year-old-iranian-artefact-hugely-problematic large Australia wants to ‘manage’ AI. What will that look like? https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/australia-wants-to-manage-ai.-what-will-that-look-like Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:49:12 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/australia-wants-to-manage-ai.-what-will-that-look-like large What’s a ‘sleep debt’? Can I ever pay it back? An expert explains https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/whats-a-sleep-debt-can-i-ever-pay-it-back-an-expert-explains Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:09:47 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/whats-a-sleep-debt-can-i-ever-pay-it-back-an-expert-explains large One Nation says photo ID will help stop Medicare ‘rorts’. Here’s why that’s wrong https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/one-nation-says-photo-id-will-help-stop-medicare-rorts.-heres-why-thats-wrong Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:31:33 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/one-nation-says-photo-id-will-help-stop-medicare-rorts.-heres-why-thats-wrong large Four ways to help your teen (and yourself) spend more time away from devices https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/four-ways-to-help-your-teen-and-yourself-spend-more-time-away-from-devices Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:12:00 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/four-ways-to-help-your-teen-and-yourself-spend-more-time-away-from-devices large After the ‘red card’ scandal, has the shine come off Gianni Infantino’s World Cup? https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/after-the-red-card-scandal,-has-the-shine-come-off-gianni-infantinos-world-cup Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:23:37 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/after-the-red-card-scandal,-has-the-shine-come-off-gianni-infantinos-world-cup large ‘I love art and science’: First year Macquarie student claims Young Archies prize https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/i-love-art-and-science-first-year-macquarie-student-claims-young-archies-prize-with-self-portrait-about-transition-to-adulthood Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:29:27 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/i-love-art-and-science-first-year-macquarie-student-claims-young-archies-prize-with-self-portrait-about-transition-to-adulthood large Bees ‘facial expressions’ may be a sign of their inner lives https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/bees-facial-expressions-may-be-a-sign-of-their-inner-lives Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:26:57 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/bees-facial-expressions-may-be-a-sign-of-their-inner-lives large How a soccer injury helped Jasmine change the game in the global fight against TB https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/how-a-soccer-injury-helped-jasmine-change-the-game-in-the-global-fight-against-tb Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:36:47 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/how-a-soccer-injury-helped-jasmine-change-the-game-in-the-global-fight-against-tb large Half a century on, NAIDOC Week is still both a party and a protest https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/half-a-century-on,-naidoc-week-is-still-both-a-party-and-a-protest Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:55:56 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/half-a-century-on,-naidoc-week-is-still-both-a-party-and-a-protest large Should Australia pause building new data centres? We asked 5 experts https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/should-australia-pause-building-new-data-centres-we-asked-5-experts Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:59:40 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/july-2026/should-australia-pause-building-new-data-centres-we-asked-5-experts large El Niño is shaping up for a hot summer – could recycled water be part of the solution? https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/el-nino-is-shaping-up-for-a-hot-summer-could-recycled-water-be-part-of-the-solution Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:29:21 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/el-nino-is-shaping-up-for-a-hot-summer-could-recycled-water-be-part-of-the-solution large White power symbol or subconscious twitch? How an Aussie ref landed in a World Cup controversy  https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/white-power-symbol-or-subconscious-twitch-how-an-aussie-ref-landed-in-a-world-cup-controversy Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:54:39 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/white-power-symbol-or-subconscious-twitch-how-an-aussie-ref-landed-in-a-world-cup-controversy large Struggle to pay attention? How to tweak your life to help you focus https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/struggling-to-pay-attention-remedies Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:48:32 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/struggling-to-pay-attention-remedies large Will a peace deal between Iran and the US hold? Lessons from ancient Rome and Persia https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/will-a-peace-deal-between-iran-and-the-us-hold-lessons-from-ancient-rome-and-persia Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:27:41 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/will-a-peace-deal-between-iran-and-the-us-hold-lessons-from-ancient-rome-and-persia large This tiny Australian spider uses a high‑powered web catapult to trap and eat aggressive ants https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/this-tiny-australian-spider-uses-a-highpowered-web-catapult-to-trap-and-eat-aggressive-ants Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:44:03 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/this-tiny-australian-spider-uses-a-highpowered-web-catapult-to-trap-and-eat-aggressive-ants large 'His fight is our fight': MND researchers pay tribute to Daniher https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/neale-daniher-fight-mnd Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:17:13 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/neale-daniher-fight-mnd large Keeping the peace in the ocean: What science tells us about risk, deterrents and living with sharks https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/keeping-the-peace-in-the-water Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:56:32 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/june-2026/keeping-the-peace-in-the-water large