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With a return to Labor government, it’s time for an NDIS 'reset'

Jun 1, 2022

The short-term NDIS priorities for the new government are to rebuild trust and restore it to its original intention. Labor’s election win sees a return of the National Disability Insurance...

Cambridge University Herbarium gains national significance accolade

Jun 1, 2022

Established in 1761, the Herbarium holds an estimated 1.1 million plant specimens from all over the world, making it one of the largest collections of pressed and dried plant specimens...

Canadian PM Trudeau announces legislation to ‘freeze’ handgun ownership, buy back ‘assault-style weapons’

Jun 1, 2022

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that his government is introducing legislation to "implement national freeze on handgun ownership" throughout the country. "What this means is that it will...

Biden vows to ‘continue to push’ for gun laws after visiting Uvalde

Jun 1, 2022

© Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post People gather in Uvalde, Tex., on Sunday to see President Biden. President Biden, who spent nearly four hours Sunday visiting with the families of...

Pandemic and Putin turn UBC student into war correspondent

May 31, 2022

Pandemic and Putin turn UBC student into war correspondent Arts & HumanitiesAnastasiia Lapatina knows that war correspondent is not a typical side hustle for a student. She has spent the...

MIRAGE 2022/2023 Scholarship

May 31, 2022

MIRAGE 2022/2023 ScholarshipThe MIRAGE project at RITMO funds up to three scholarships for students whose projects fall within the focal areas of the project. About the scholarshipThe MIRAGE project funds...

The courage to feel uncomfortable: what Australians need to learn to achieve real reconciliation

May 31, 2022

“Be Brave, Make Change” is the mantra for this year’s National Reconciliation Week. Reconciliation Week is an opportunity to listen and reflectReconciliation Week asks all Australians to create meaningful, long-lasting...

Very high doses of cannabis component CBD don't affect driving

May 31, 2022

Millions of consumers and patients around the world will be heartened by the results of the latest study on cannabis and driving. The University of Sydney-led research finds that 1500mg,...

A wet nose and a wagging tail opens a new world for autistic kids

May 30, 2022

30 May 2022James King (as a young boy) pictured with Winter, his trusted assistance dog. Honours student Rebecca Appleby conducted interviews with eight families paired with an autism assistance dog...

As US mourns shootings, NRA in turmoil but influence remains

May 29, 2022

The gridlock, which remains even as public opinion supports some tighter gun laws, offers testament to the enduring influence of gun rights groups, which have spent $171 million lobbying the...