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Through sage smoke and story

Arts, Culture and Society 7 min read

Through sage smoke and story

by Jodan Perry, PhD student

A transformative week in Canada saw University of Newcastle students and educators connect with global participants, sharing Indigenous knowledge and building lifelong cultural bonds at the inaugural International Traditional Indigenous Knowledges Institute Gathering.

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Sick of eating the same things?

Health and Wellbeing 5 min read

Sick of eating the same things?

by Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle

Did you start 2025 with a promise to eat better but didn’t quite get there? Or maybe you want to branch out from making the same meal every week or the same lunch for work almost every day?

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Pope Francis tried to change the Catholic Church for women, with mixed success

Arts, Culture and Society 5 min read

Pope Francis tried to change the Catholic Church for women, with mixed success

by Tracy McEwan School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences and Kathleen McPhillips Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Science

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. On Easter Sunday, he used his message and blessing to appeal for peace in Middle East and Ukraine.

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Teaching the Hunter

Education 7 min read

Teaching the Hunter

by Madelaine Love

Eric Roach was just 19 when he graduated from Newcastle Teacher's College in 1953. His time there launched a career that would span almost four decades, and instilled in him a passion for teaching that would transcend generations.

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Partnering to solve the Pacific plastics plight

Environment 8 min read

Partnering to solve the Pacific plastics plight

by Penny Harnett

Microplastics are notoriously hard to detect but their impact is significant. How deep is the problem in the Pacific Ocean? Scientists from Australia and Samoa teamed up to find out.

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Run like a girl

Arts, Culture and Society 10 min read

Run like a girl

by Gemma Wolk

The game changing program revolutionising female participation in sport

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Young Catholics seek new ways to ‘do church’

Arts, Culture and Society 11 min read

Young Catholics seek new ways to ‘do church’

by Gemma Wolk

During a time of promising reformation in the Catholic church, unparalleled new insight into the thoughts and feelings of Catholic women has revealed a hunger for radical change.

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3 things you can do to protect your oral health and 3 to avoid

Health and Wellbeing 4 min read

3 things you can do to protect your oral health and 3 to avoid

by Dileep Sharma, Professor and Head of Discipline - Oral Health at the University of Newcastle

Around one in three Australians delayed their visit to a dentist in the last financial year – or didn’t go at all – due to cost.Given it doesn’t look like dental treatment is being added to Medicare any time soon, what can you do?

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Painful departure for diabetes testing

Health and Wellbeing 9 min read

Painful departure for diabetes testing

by Sheena Martin

Professor Paul Dastoor is developing a saliva glucose biosensor that will see a fundamental shift in diabetes management, removing typical barriers to health testing such as pain, cost or availability, and empowering people to monitor their own health.

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3 things you can do to protect your oral health and 3 to avoid

Health and Wellbeing 4 min read

3 things you can do to protect your oral health and 3 to avoid

by Dileep Sharma, Professor and Head of Discipline - Oral Health at the University of Newcastle

Around one in three Australians delayed their visit to a dentist in the last financial year – or didn’t go at all – due to cost.Given it doesn’t look like dental treatment is being added to Medicare any time soon, what can you do?

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Air is an overlooked source of nutrients - evidence shows we can inhale some vitamins

Health and Wellbeing 5 min read

Air is an overlooked source of nutrients - evidence shows we can inhale some vitamins

by Flávia Fayet-Moore. Adjunct Lecturer, School of Environmental and Life Sciences (University of Newcastle) and Stephen R. Robinson, Professor in Psychology, Research (RMIT University)

You know that feeling you get when you take a breath of fresh air in nature? There may be more to it than a simple lack of pollution.

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The High Court made a landmark decision on native title law.

Business, Law and Politics 5 min read

The High Court made a landmark decision on native title law.

by Bethany Butchers Associate Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the name of a deceased person.

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From bean-counters to cyber-sleuths: how accountants are a frontline defence against online crime

Business, Law and Politics 4 min read

From bean-counters to cyber-sleuths: how accountants are a frontline defence against online crime

by Zhongtian Li, Senior Lecturer, Newcastle Business School, Christina Boedker, Professor, Newcastle Business School, Jing Jia, Senior Lecturer, Newcastle Business School, Karen Handley, Senior Lecturer, Newcastle Business School (University of Newcastle) and Nirmala Nath, Senior Lecturer, School of Accountancy (Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa - Massey University)

Once considered to be simply “bean counters”, accountants now play an important role in the defence, investigation and protection against cybercrime.

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Mother Tongue
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Arts, Culture and Society 5 min read

Mother Tongue

by Rosemarie Milsom

People in the Hunter and around the country are using a unique community program to keep Indigenous languages alive.

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Improving Indigenous Healthcare
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Health and Wellbeing 6 min read

Improving Indigenous Healthcare

by Rosemarie Milsom

Australia’s first Indigenous surgeon, Associate Professor Dr Kelvin Kong is committed to empowering communities and removing barriers that prevent access to critical healthcare services.

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New video shows sharks making an easy meal of spiky sea urchins

Environment 5 min read

New video shows sharks making an easy meal of spiky sea urchins

by Jeremy Day, PhD researcher

Long-spined sea urchins have emerged as an environmental issue off Australia’s far south coast.

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Can I trust my period-tracking app?

Health and Wellbeing 5 min read

Can I trust my period-tracking app?

by Emmalee Ford Conjoint Associate Lecturer in Medical Biochemistry, University of Newcastle and Tessa Copp NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow in Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, University of Sydney

As many as 50 million people now have a record of their menstrual cycle on their personal devices.

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We knew offshore detention was bad for the mental health of people seeking asylum. Our new research shows exactly how bad

Health and Wellbeing 5 min read

We knew offshore detention was bad for the mental health of people seeking asylum. Our new research shows exactly how bad

by Belinda Liddell, Daphne Keats Chair in Cross-Cultural Psychology (University of Newcastle), & Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology (UNSW), Phillipa Specker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program (UNSW), and Angela Nickerson, Professor & Director, Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program (UNSW)

For more than a decade, mandatory offshore detention has been a cornerstone of Australia’s strategy to deter people who arrive by boat to seek asylum.

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Bold climate action benefits more than just the environment - it's also great for business

Business, Law and Politics 4 min read

Bold climate action benefits more than just the environment - it's also great for business

by Sudipta Bose, Senior Lecturer in Accounting at the Newcastle Business School (University of Newcastle) and Syed Shams, Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance (University of Southern Queensland)

As the world grapples with the intensifying challenges of climate change, businesses are under increasing pressure to take action.

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Big dreams built through remote community partnership

Arts, Culture and Society 7 min read

Big dreams built through remote community partnership

by Shahni Wellington

The unlikely pairing of outback Menindee and seaside Newcastle have successfully bridged the distance

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