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Darwin's finches face a deadly new invader, but scientists are tracing its tracks https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/november-2026/darwins-finches-face-a-deadly-new-invader Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:23:18 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/november-2026/darwins-finches-face-a-deadly-new-invader large Building resilient healthcare starts with what went right https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/november-2026/building-resilient-healthcare-starts-with-what-went-right Tue, 10 Nov 2026 09:31:40 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/november-2026/building-resilient-healthcare-starts-with-what-went-right large Grand Theft Auto VI: Can playing a video game count as cheating on your partner? https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/grand-theft-auto-vi-can-playing-a-video-game-count-as-cheating Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:14:04 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/grand-theft-auto-vi-can-playing-a-video-game-count-as-cheating large Macquarie science superstar wins NSW Australian of the Year https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/november-2026/macquarie-science-superstar-wins-nsw-australian-of-the-year Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:56:30 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/november-2026/macquarie-science-superstar-wins-nsw-australian-of-the-year large As diesel from the Gulf and Russia dried up, Australia had to find new suppliers – at a cost https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/november-2026/the-cost-of-finding-new-diesel-suppliers Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:05:13 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/november-2026/the-cost-of-finding-new-diesel-suppliers large From dominance to decline: what went wrong for Australia's retail giants? https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/april-2026/what-went-wrong-for-australias-retail-giants Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:57:54 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/april-2026/what-went-wrong-for-australias-retail-giants large Governments have turned care into a commodity. It’s failing us all https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/governments-have-turned-care-into-commodity-failing-us-all Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:13:14 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/governments-have-turned-care-into-commodity-failing-us-all large Doctors ‘gaslit’ a medical student struggling with chronic illness. She built an $18m women’s health AI to prove them wrong https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/doctors-gaslit-a-medical-student-struggling-with-chronic-illness-she-built-an-18m-womens-health-ai Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:37:54 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/doctors-gaslit-a-medical-student-struggling-with-chronic-illness-she-built-an-18m-womens-health-ai large Australia’s first Aboriginal-run, on-country campus inspires with ATSE Award win https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/australias-first-aboriginal-run,-on-country-campus-inspires-with-atse-award-win Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:08:54 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/australias-first-aboriginal-run,-on-country-campus-inspires-with-atse-award-win large Think witches belong to Halloween? Their story starts 4,500 years ago https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/wise-woman-who-turned-eggs-into-beasts-ancient-witch-mesopotamia Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:54:16 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/wise-woman-who-turned-eggs-into-beasts-ancient-witch-mesopotamia large An American startup wants to sell sunlight after dark. Who gets a say? https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/american-startup-wants-to-sell-sunlight-after-dark Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:53:18 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/american-startup-wants-to-sell-sunlight-after-dark large The fight against MND gets a boost with over $4 million awarded to advance the work of Macquarie researchers https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/the-fight-against-mnd-gets-a-boost-with-over-$4-million-awarded-to-advance-the-work-of-macquarie-researchers Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:59:49 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/the-fight-against-mnd-gets-a-boost-with-over-$4-million-awarded-to-advance-the-work-of-macquarie-researchers large Meet the Filmmaker Behind They Persist - a love letter to figuring ourselves out https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/meet-the-filmmaker-behind-they-persist-a-love-letter-to-figuring-ourselves-out Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:25:54 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/meet-the-filmmaker-behind-they-persist-a-love-letter-to-figuring-ourselves-out large World’s oldest shipwreck discovered off coast of Turkey https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/worlds-oldest-shipwreck-found-off-turkey Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:05:03 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/worlds-oldest-shipwreck-found-off-turkey large Beyond hearing: sensing when conversation becomes difficult https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/sensing-when-conversation-becomes-difficult Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:42:15 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/sensing-when-conversation-becomes-difficult large Why Gemma is helping reshape inclusion at Macquarie https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/why-gemma-is-helping-reshape-inclusion-at-macquarie Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:15:04 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/why-gemma-is-helping-reshape-inclusion-at-macquarie large Beyond the biopsy: Robotic bronchoscopy takes aim at lung cancer treatment https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/beyond-the-biopsy-robotic-bronchoscopy-takes-aim-at-lung-cancer-treatment Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:55:57 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/beyond-the-biopsy-robotic-bronchoscopy-takes-aim-at-lung-cancer-treatment large Who Gets to be Remembered? This PhD student is rethinking disability from ancient evidence to inclusive exhibitions https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/who-gets-to-be-remembered-this-phd-student-is-rethinking-disability-from-ancient-evidence-to-inclusive-exhibitions Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:12:53 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/who-gets-to-be-remembered-this-phd-student-is-rethinking-disability-from-ancient-evidence-to-inclusive-exhibitions large What uterus transplants can teach us about reproductive autonomy, access and equality https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/what-uterus-transplants-can-teach-us-about-reproductive-autonomy,-access-and-equality Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:14:50 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/what-uterus-transplants-can-teach-us-about-reproductive-autonomy,-access-and-equality large It’s about time we talked seriously about male contraception https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/its-about-time-we-talked-seriously-about-male-contraception Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:39:30 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/its-about-time-we-talked-seriously-about-male-contraception large Why the AI shopping revolution could backfire on retailers https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/why-the-ai-revolution-could-hurt-retailers Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:39:29 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/why-the-ai-revolution-could-hurt-retailers large How does a honeybee stinger actually pump venom? First‑ever video shows it in action https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/how-does-a-honeybee-stinger-actually-pump-venom-video Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:39:27 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/how-does-a-honeybee-stinger-actually-pump-venom-video large Worried about your Year 12 exams? Clinical psychologists share 3 ways to help anxiety https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/worried-about-your-year-12-exams-three-ways-to-help-anxiety Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:39:26 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/worried-about-your-year-12-exams-three-ways-to-help-anxiety large Are we trying too hard to sleep? How ‘sleepmaxxing’ could be keeping us awake https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/how-sleepmaxxing-could-be-keeping-us-awake Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:39:25 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/how-sleepmaxxing-could-be-keeping-us-awake large In honour of the International Day of the Girl, Dr Intan Paramaditha shares her own journey of finding her voice https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/in-honour-of-the-international-day-of-the-girl,-dr-intan-paramaditha-shares-her-own-journey-of-finding-her-voice Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:39:24 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/in-honour-of-the-international-day-of-the-girl,-dr-intan-paramaditha-shares-her-own-journey-of-finding-her-voice large Wait, maybe there is hope for our environmental future after all? https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/wait,-maybe-there-is-hope-for-our-environmental-future-after-all Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:39:22 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/wait,-maybe-there-is-hope-for-our-environmental-future-after-all large New research looks at how screens are actually being used in Australian classrooms - with surprising results https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/new-research-how-screens-are-actually-being-used-in-australian-classrooms Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:39:20 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/october-2026/new-research-how-screens-are-actually-being-used-in-australian-classrooms large Changing the face of ageism: “It’s a ‘you’ problem, not the older person’s problem" https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/changing-the-face-of-ageism-its-a-you-problem,-not-the-older-persons-problem Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:36:31 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/changing-the-face-of-ageism-its-a-you-problem,-not-the-older-persons-problem large Culling sharks not the answer to attacks, marine experts warn https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/january-2025/culling-sharks-not-the-answer-to-attacks-marine-experts-warn Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:04:48 +1100 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/january-2025/culling-sharks-not-the-answer-to-attacks-marine-experts-warn large Like sand through an hourglass, these are the clues of ancient lives https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/like-sand-through-an-hourglass,-these-are-the-clues-of-ancient-lives Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:28:52 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/like-sand-through-an-hourglass,-these-are-the-clues-of-ancient-lives large Meet Pixie: Macquarie University’s unofficial campus cat https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/meet-pixie-macquarie-universitys-unofficial-campus-cat Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:38:59 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/meet-pixie-macquarie-universitys-unofficial-campus-cat large The Gen Z ‘kissing recession’ is real but not for the reason you think https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/the-gen-z-kissing-recession-is-real-but-historians-say-its-part-of-a-centuries-old-cycle Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:49:25 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/the-gen-z-kissing-recession-is-real-but-historians-say-its-part-of-a-centuries-old-cycle large Australia is responding to domestic violence after the event, not preventing it from happening https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/australia-is-responding-to-domestic-violence-after-the-event-not-preventing-it Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:33:55 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/australia-is-responding-to-domestic-violence-after-the-event-not-preventing-it large Guilty pleasures: Is it ever OK to separate art from the artist?  https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/is-it-possible-to-separate-art-from-the-artist Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:40:06 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/is-it-possible-to-separate-art-from-the-artist large As renewed chaos grips the oil market, one country is keeping global prices down – by reducing demand https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/chaos-grips-oil-market-one-country-is-keeping-global-prices-down Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:53:13 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/chaos-grips-oil-market-one-country-is-keeping-global-prices-down 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 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:42:28 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/august-2026/macquarie-researchers-join-cerns-quest-to-uncover-the-universes-biggest-mysteries large Underestimated yet unstoppable: Sarah Haidar’s Oxford journey is making space for women in STEM https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/underestimated-yet-unstoppable-sarah-haidars-oxford-journey-is-making-space-for-women-in-stem Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:14:27 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/underestimated-yet-unstoppable-sarah-haidars-oxford-journey-is-making-space-for-women-in-stem large Australia could switch off social media algorithms under new law. But does Digital Duty of Care go far enough? https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/australians-opt-out-algorithms-digital-duty-of-care-experts Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:37:58 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/australians-opt-out-algorithms-digital-duty-of-care-experts large Australian-first institute to transform breakthroughs into treatments for brain diseases https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/australian-first-institute-to-transform-breakthroughs-into-treatments-for-brain-diseases Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:30:10 +1000 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026/september-2026/australian-first-institute-to-transform-breakthroughs-into-treatments-for-brain-diseases large 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 ‘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 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