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Thursday 26 February 2026
Pancreatic cancer treatment innovation wins national People’s Choice award
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Teaching excellence recognised nationally as student outcomes take centre stage
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Health and Medicine
How often do young women die of heart attacks and what can you do to improve your heart health?
Senator Kimberley Kitching’s sudden death served as a stark warning of the risk of heart disease to women
Environment and Energy
Historic UN agreement to fight plastic pollution
Flow of plastics into the ocean ‘will double by 2040’
Environment and Energy
UN urged to act to reduce ocean plastic pollution
US$21.3B - estimated annual costs to global marine economy
International
$7.4 million funding to expand sustainable community fisheries management in the Pacific
Funding awarded for collaborative research in Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
Law, Politics and Society
Scientists call for an end to harmful fishing subsidies
Wild fisheries undermined by government payments that lead to overfishing and biodiversity degradation
International
$2.4 million funding to enable fish-based livelihood innovation in Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste
New ACIAR-funded project to enable sustainable fisheries development, increasing access to safe and nutritious aquatic foods