As sections of society increasingly fall into online and social media ‘rabbit holes’, with sometimes tragic consequences, what role does the ‘traditional’ media have to play in stemming the spread of misinformation and disinformation?
Sixty-five per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people die before they can access the age pension, provoking research into systemic inequity in Australia’s retirement income system.
It’s no secret that we’re constantly trading our personal data online. It often feels like data is the key that unlocks almost everything, from social media to your smartwatch and favourite apps.
Congratulations to Professor Felicity Meakins from the School of Languages and Cultures who has been awarded a prestigious 2025 Australian Laureate Fellowship to explore how Indigenous languages encode ecological knowledge and social dynamics.
Artists with low literacy or intellectual disabilities are being encouraged to develop their leadership skills with a University of Queensland-created ‘Easy Read’ guide to a creative coaching program.
In September 2024, Queensland’s Parliament passed landmark legislation that will soon give donor-conceived people – individuals conceived with a donated egg or sperm, usually through a fertility clinic – the right to access identifying information about their donor parents. It’s a change that donor-conceived people and their allies have long advocated for.
A digital project exploring the link between First Nations languages and music has been created by University of Queensland researchers as they explore new ways to prevent further language loss.
What is Queensland’s religious history? What stories and landmarks are peculiar to Queensland? And what are the characteristics of contemporary religious and spiritual practices, experiences, and movements?
The Australian Research Council have announced the successful ARC Discovery Project applicants for 2025, with HASS securing 10 out of 16 applications that totalled $4,825,345 in funding.
