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Grand Theft Auto VI: Can playing a video game count as cheating on your partner?
It’s been 13 years since Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto V, one of the most acclaimed – and controversial – video games of all time. As fans count down the days to GTA VI's release, online debate is raging about whether playing the new romantic storyline is ‘cheating’. Academics who study games and virtual ethics say it's been fuelled by how gamers relate to increasingly lifelike digital worlds.
Macquarie science superstar wins NSW Australian of the Year
Whale expert, marine scientist and science communicator Dr Vanessa Pirotta has been named New South Wales’ 2027 Australian of the Year.
Doctors ‘gaslit’ a medical student struggling with chronic illness. She built an $18m women’s health AI to prove them wrong
When Dr Ariella Heffernan-Marks first envisioned Ovum, she was a young doctor undertaking an internship in a Bondi Junction hospital. In a healthcare landscape where women often feel dismissed, the Macquarie alumna is building what she bills as a revolutionary AI infrastructure to close the $1trillion gender health gap.
Children bear the brunt of climate change, warns new report
Growing physical and mental health impacts of climate change on young people in Australia and New Zealand, alongside rising economic costs.
An American startup wants to sell sunlight after dark. Who gets a say?
Sunlight at night? A US start up imitated the reflection of sun from mirrors they plan to install in space, prompting pushback from environmentalists, scientists, and California locals.
Spiky new arrival: MQ names world-first echidna puggle
Could this egg-laying mammal help unlock the secrets of human reproduction? Australian researchers are finding out.
Macquarie secures $5 million to strengthen Australia's semiconductor sovereignty
Australia's push to strengthen its semiconductor sovereignty has received a major boost, with Macquarie University securing $5 million to fund a new ARC Training Centre for Advanced Integrated Circuits.
NASA scientist and business leader honoured by Macquarie
Macquarie University recognises global impact of Dr Abigail Allwood, the first woman to lead a NASA mission to Mars and Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott with honorary doctorates.
Research finds Victoria’s Brolgas are genetically distinct from their northern counterparts… and at increased risk
DNA analysis supported by citizen science highlights reduced gene flow and threats to genetic diversity among Brolgas in southeastern Australia.
Macquarie researchers secure $4.5 million for robotics and financial resilience research
Macquarie University researchers have secured more than $4.5 million in Australian Research Council funding for projects ranging from creating robots capable of learning and improving autonomously to understanding and mitigating housing bubbles.
Australia could switch off social media algorithms under new law. But does Digital Duty of Care go far enough?
Social media platforms could be forced to give Australians the option to turn off algorithms under draft laws unveiled in parliament this week. We asked five experts to weigh in.
Macquarie researchers join CERN’s quest to uncover the universe’s biggest mysteries
Led by A/Professor Jafar Shojaii, a team from Macquarie University has joined CERN’s Large Hadron Collider experiment to develop advanced semiconductor chips that will help scientists search for clues about the origins of our universe.