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Heart disorder hits national epidemic proportions

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:00:00 GMT

A growing epidemic of the world’s most common heart rhythm disorder is resulting in an alarming number of hospital admissions in Australia, according to cardiology researchers.
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Qld property holds its ground

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Two years on from the beginning of the Global Financial Crisis, Queensland’s residential property market has ridden the wave of economic uncertainty and come out the other side with prices ...

GPs can help close the gap: report

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Better identification of Indigenous patients in general practices would improve their access to Medicare benefits such as health checks that could help ‘Close the Gap’, yet many ...

How corals fight back

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Australian researchers are a step closer to understanding the rapid decline of our coral reefs, thanks to a breakthrough study linking coral immunity with its susceptibility to bleaching and ...

World’s most needy miss out on development aid argues Deakin academic

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Australians are generous with their overseas aid but Deakin University’s Chair in International Development, Professor Mark McGillivray, has challenged the basis on which billions of ...

Family Business Owners Shelve Retirement Plans

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:00:00 GMT

The “baby boomer” owners of Australia’s two million family business operations are shelving retirement plans and aren’t going anywhere ...

Spotlight on new technology for monitoring livestock

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Spotlight on new technology for monitoring livestock
A trans-Tasman symposium at the University of New England last Thursday reviewed the current applications and future potential of new ...

$31 million biotech centre to benefit crops, food, energy

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Australia's crop and food industries will benefit from a new $31 million biotechnology Centre of Excellence to be headquartered at the University of Adelaide's Waite Campus.
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Campaign draws community attention to human trafficking

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:00:00 GMT

A campaign to focus community attention on human trafficking and slavery is being launched by the University of Technology Sydney’s Anti-Slavery Project this week.
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Physics unlocks 2700 year-old mummy's secrets

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:00:00 GMT

The perennial fascination of ancient Egyptian mummies is being used by Queensland University of Technology researcher Dr Stephen Hughes to teach children about the application of physics to the ...