Forget medals, ancient Games athletes battled for olive oil
The Olympics were only one aspect of sport in ancient Greece - often overlooked is that these Games were part of a circuit of 4 international sporting festivals.
9 May 2025
I work as a sensitivity reader – and racism is harder to spot than you’d think
Racism lies in the misrepresentation of marginalised communities, writes ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû's Dr Allanah Hunt.
9 May 2025
Markets are choppy. What should you do with your super if you are near retirement?
For Australians approaching retirement, recent market volatility may feel like more than just a bump in the road, writes ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû's Dr Natalie Peng.
24 April 2025
Bird species across the globe are suffering and dying from a type of malaria and while these strains are not infectious to humans, they’re spreading quickly through global transmission hotspots.
8 September 2021
Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new viral variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
1 September 2021
ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû has a range of experts available to comment on the situation unfolding in Afghanistan.
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An international study has found a global target to eradicate childhood anaemia by 2030 will fail, presenting a major public health challenge.
13 August 2021
ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû has a range of experts available to comment on Brisbane's successful bid to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
21 July 2021
Weeks of tensions between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem have boiled over in recent days, unleashing some of the worst violence between Israel and the Palestinians in ye
14 May 2021
A parliamentary inquiry has endorsed a law professor’s proposal for a multidisciplinary tribunal to manage parenting disputes for those unable to afford legal representation.
5 May 2021
Popular native Australian essential oils including tea tree oil and eucalyptus are being studied to determine if they better equip chicken embryos and hatchlings to fight disease.
30 March 2021
The Australian government is urgently deploying 8,000 vaccine doses to Papua New Guinea's health workers – but poor electricity access means there are serious questions over PNG’s broader vaccine roll-out.
19 March 2021
Australia has recently seen SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) escape several times from hotel quarantine, including in Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne.
10 February 2021
A prehistoric croc measuring more than five metres long – dubbed the ‘swamp king’ – ruled south eastern Queensland waterways only a few million years ago.
22 December 2020
Queenslanders will vote in a state election on October 31. In the midst of a global pandemic, it will be a campaign like never before. University of Queensland experts say issues likely to influence voters will range from the usual economics...
28 October 2020
The damage caused by the catastrophic 2019-2020 Australian bushfires could lead to a dramatic jump in the number of native species at risk, according to University of Queensland-led research.
21 July 2020
The humble marine sandworm may help in the hunt for a new class of antibiotics after ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû researchers improved a molecule in the sand-dwelling animal which kills superbugs.
26 June 2020
Children as young as three can understand the difference between real figures and those that are make believe, according to University of Queensland research.
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