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20 years. Millions of lives saved. One revolutionary vaccine

Gardasil 20-year anniversary story.
28 August 2026
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Guidelines needed as AI embraced by mental health practices

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.
4 September 2026
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Women bear the brunt of alcohol-related fear

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.
3 September 2026
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Overconfident CEOs more likely to expose businesses to risk

Companies led by overconfident chief executives are potentially more exposed to political and regulatory risks because they engage in significantly less corporate lobbying, UQ research has found.
27 August 2026
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Tomatoes get flavour boost from green bin compost

Commercially-farmed tomatoes taste sweeter when food and garden waste compost is added to their soil, a University of Queensland study has found.
27 August 2026

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Ocean time travellers return with secrets of the Great Barrier Reef

Australian scientists and Traditional Owners of Sea Country have returned from a landmark voyage of discovery to help tell the story of the past, present and future of the southern Great Barrier Reef.
20 August 2026

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