May

Australian researchers have found no rise in brain cancer incidence compatible with increasing mobile phone use, writes Simon Chapman.

Millions of doses are administered worldwide each day. Paracetamol was number six on the list of top ten subsidised medicines in Australia with 36 defined daily doses per 1,000 people per day (including 6.8 million prescriptions in 2014).

Announced in Canberra by the Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training, the Australian Laureate Fellowship scheme funded by the Australian Research Council is designed to support ground-breaking, internationally competitive research that builds Australia's research capacity.

Preliminary investigations by the team reveal root-like structures could provide greater stability and be more cost effective to produce.

Robots that mimic human hand gestures, do life drawings, and print intricate 2D and 3D clay shapes and structures form a pop-up lab in the new exhibition, Robots in Architecture 2016 - Developing the Future, at the University of Sydney’s Tin Sheds Gallery.

The University of Sydney has been ranked among the top 100 most prestigious universities in the world in the latest Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings.

Despite being widely described as a “tax rort for rich investors”, negative gearing is not a tax concession, as Dr Danika Wright explains. However, it does encourage over-investment and over-leveraging in Australia’s housing market.

A survey of 1200 voters provides insight into which candidate is closest to the median American voter on the issues, writes Professor Pippa Norris.