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Dr Sampa Sarkar awarded the prestigious Victoria Fellowship

The expected outcomes of Dr Sarkar's research will benefit future vaccine research, improve Victoria’s capabilities in biotechnology and vaccine development, and lead to better vaccines.

Are there any ethical problems with sunscreen testing methods?

By Sarah Loughran and Sylvia Urban As summer approaches, we need to start remembering to slip on sun-protective clothing, slop on sunscreen, slap on a...

How Artemis 1 lunar mission will pave the way for a human return to the Moon

Artemis 1 will not carry astronauts, but it will launch the first spacecraft capable of doing so on a return journey to lunar orbit in nearly 50 years.

Get ready to be dazzled by a total lunar eclipse tonight

It’s an opportunity not to be missed, as the next one won’t be visible from our region until 2025.

Are women as successful as men in securing a patent for their invention?

A study of 309,544 patent applications found inventing is still a man’s world.

Indian Foundations of Modern Science and its global significance

There is more agreement about the many achievements of Indian medical sciences. For example, The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Melbourne, Australia has a prominent display of a statue of Suśruta (600 BCE) with the caption “Father of Surgery”

Indian-Australian Prof. Chennupati Jagadish elected to prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering

Prof. Jagadish was elected by his peers for his pioneering work in applying nanotechnology to semiconductor optoelectronic sources and detectors.

Dr Ekta Sharma awarded fellowship by Australian government to solve AI space satellite challenges

She has designed efficient AI models and codes for satellite and radio communications for the Australian Department of Defence.

How did rodents colonise Australia 8 million years ago?

Today, we have more than 60 species of native rodents found nowhere else in the world.

Three Indian-Australians awarded Eureka Prize in Science 2022

Prof. Veena Sahajwalla, Prof. Sumeet Walia and Dr Arunima Malik, have been awarded Australian Museum's Eureka Prize in Science 2022.

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53-foot tractor-trailer driver Baljeet Singh pleads guilty in deadly pileup, was playing phone game and fled to India

The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.

Indian Premier League could be played in Australia, Adelaide Oval explores plan

The proposal is part of a broader idea to strengthen cricket ties between Australia and India.

Perth toddler Sandipan Dhar’s death ‘probably preventable’ after missed blood test, coroner says

21-month-old Sandipan died in March 2024 after being taken to hospital with a persistent fever that had lasted for weeks.
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