UQ News

Australians booking cruises overseas may be protected by Australian consumer law if something goes wrong at sea – even if their contract says otherwise, a UQ study has found.

The Coalition has proposed slashing the tobacco excise, the federal tax on tobacco products, by 80%. It claims cheaper legal cigarettes will draw people who smoke away from the illicit market and deprive organised crime of its profits.

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are overwhelmingly being used in mental health practices to support administrative tasks, but University of Queensland researchers have found they potentially lack privacy, accuracy and governance safeguards.

Women are nearly three quarters more likely than men to experience fear because of other people’s alcohol consumption, University of Queensland research has found.