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World breakthrough for WA researchers
September 20th, 2016
The international Duchenne muscular dystrophy community have applauded the announcement by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve a drug developed in Perth by Professors Steve Wilton and Sue Fletcher
Opinion: Games and gambling – Xenophon’s ill-judged counter strike
August 5th, 2016
In a collaboratively written piece for The Conversation, Associate Professor Ingrid Richardson has called for a rethink of Independent Senator Nick Xenophon’s call to introduce new legislation for video gaming gambling.
Opinion: WA has to learn from the lessons of the NT juvenile corrections crisis
July 29th, 2016
In reaction to the disturbing scenes of torture and inhumane treatment from the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre in Darwin, Director of Clinical Legal Education, Anna Copeland writes an opinion piece on children in solitary confinement.
Murdoch students amongst AFL elite
July 28th, 2016
Two Murdoch students involved in the University’s Elite Athlete Program have been selected as inaugural marquee players in the new AFL national women’s league.
New project aims to help unlock the mystery of tick-borne disease
July 14th, 2016
Understanding why a growing number of Australians are diagnosed with a Lyme disease-like illness, presumed to be tick-borne, is the focus of a new highly innovative research project supported by the Australian Research Council.
Opinion: What will a re-elected Coalition government mean for key policy areas?
July 12th, 2016
Mary Anne Kenny, Associate Professor from Murdoch’s School of Law, joins industry experts in co-authoring an article for The Conversation, responding to what the Coalition’s agenda will mean for key policy areas.
Don’t risk a hot dog this summer
February 5th, 2016
Perth’s extreme heat wave is likely to put pet lives in jeopardy, with dogs at the biggest risk of suffering health dangers such as heatstroke according to leading veterinary doctors.
Opinion: What lies beneath: the bugs lurking in your swimming pool
January 4th, 2016
Summer holidays are here, which means hot days by the pool, and the arrival of single-cell parasites that are the leading cause of pool-related gastroenteritis in Australia.
Star Wars and the exploitation of Australia
December 16th, 2015
As the much-awaited seventh instalment of sci-fi space epic Star Wars is released in Australia, Professor Toby Miller, the Sir Walter Murdoch Professor of Cultural Policy Studies at Murdoch University, writes about the 'dark side' of the money-making behemoth.
Murdoch’s research assessed above world-standard
December 4th, 2015
Murdoch University’s position as a world leader in agriculture, medical research and science has been cemented by an assessment released by the Australian Research Council today.
