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Thursday 26 February 2026

Pancreatic cancer treatment innovation wins national People’s Choice award

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Thursday 26 February 2026

Teaching excellence recognised nationally as student outcomes take centre stage

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Food insecurity affects 1 in 3 regional people – and it’s worse for those with poor mental health

In regional NSW, 1 in 3 people experienced food insecurity in the past year. The rate was double for those who were socially isolated or had a mental illness.

Trump is repeating the long, painful history of US ‘policing’ of Latin America

US interventions in the region have led to coups, revolutions and what some analysts are now calling illegal extrajudicial killings.

Indigenous programs cost billions, but we know surprisingly little about what works

We still know too little about which Aboriginal health and wellbeing programs are effective

How forensic analysis and traditional knowledge reveal the story of a unique boomerang

The boomerang was an item of great personal attachment, as evidenced by its continued repair and use, and burial with its owner

From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common

Despite decades of research and a far richer understanding of autistic lives, myths that have been repeatedly debunked continue to surface in public debate

Private tutoring for school kids is booming but poses risks for students

Despite one in six students get private tutoring at some point in their schooling, there is little regulation of tutoring in Australia

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