The Lancet Commission on the Future of Health by 2050 estimates a close to 30% risk that an infectious threat causing over one million deaths will occur within five years.

Factors such as climate change, biodiversity loss and other global challenges are the ultimate (high level) cause of pandemics.

Earlier, government removed specific pandemic-related provisions, such as unlimited work hours for international students and work exemptions for Working Holiday visa holders

Dr Selvakumar Edwardraja said the yeast sensor technology can be genetically programmed to detect specific viral strains

Suspicions arose given the role that animal trade and markets had played in the emergence of the closely related SARS-CoV-1 virus nearly two decades earlier.

Unsurprisingly, sheer workload and lack of time to focus on teaching and learning have been the two top stressors every year.

As pandemics become more frequent, our intelligence agencies need better risk, threat and hazard assessment methodologies to drive more robust, evidence-based collection and analysis of intelligence.

Thirty years ago the goal was to make sure university students reflected Australian society and ensure Australians from all backgrounds could participate successfully in higher education.

Several Australian states banned single-use plastics, most recently Victoria, but success will depend on making it easy to use alternatives.

From 1 July 2023, international higher education graduates with eligible qualifications will also be granted an extra two years of post-study work rights.