A Melbourne schoolgirl has become the youngest Australian to summit Mount Everest www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

Predicting the extinction of the human race.

The trifecta of certainty @theageaustralia.bsky.social

Albo about to address the nation

Ai R U OK? day. Today’s Age cartoon

Thousands of Australian travellers are stranded as airlines cancel flights into and out of the Middle East.

Alleged sighting

Visitors to the Twelve Apostles on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road will soon pay an entry fee, despite only seven of the original limestone stacks remaining www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

The Australian government has relaxed fuel quality standards for 60 days

Market update.

The political pub test.

Panic buying.

Economic climate

What percentage of Australia’s toilet paper supply is shipped through the Strait of Hormuz? Colin Nicholson, Brunswick West The Age, letters

A statement on behalf of the Australian Cartoonists Association regarding James Hillier aka Nordacious and the QLD Government:

AFL grand final screamers.

What is the difference between God and Donald Trump? God knows he is not the president. Michael Brinkman, Ventnor The Age, letters

FFA. Today’s Age and SMH cartoon

The dark side of the moon.

Right now, the Government is starving medical research of full funding, even as it claims that science and research are national priorities. If our leaders truly value science as much as they say, then they must back their words with action—and fund it properly. Join the campaign!

The Australian Biomedical Research sector is in crisis due to years of chronic underfunding. We recently asked Australian researchers how they felt about their career prospects. This is a word cloud based on their responses 😢🧪

Australian research ecosystem ‘chronically underfunded’. Universities’ pre-budget submissions request more funding for overheads, infrastructure and regional research. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Good to see some of the issues plaguing the Australian 🧪 research sector finally getting some attention in the media: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Australia’s health & medical research system is at a critical turning point. Read & sign an open letter to govt calling for urgent action to: • Unlock the full capacity of the MRFF • Support sustainable research careers • Build a connected national innovation system www.ccrg.org.au/news/an-open...

One day, the wars overseas will be over; the generals will have collected another row of medals. When the dust has settled, where will the monument be built for the thousands of children killed and maimed? Barry Revill, Moorabbin The Age, letters

'm taking on Conquer Cancer to raise funds for Camp Quality’s programs for kids facing cancer and fund vital research at The Florey Institute. Please donate if you can! fundraise.campquality.org.au/s/79937/8819...

5-min distraction incoming: my sci-fi comedy flash-fiction "A Troubleshooting Guide to Your Flat-Pack Planet" is now out in Nature Futures. media.nature.com/original/mag...

A major part of our future health & prosperity lies in medical research. There are billions of available dollars that can be used for vital medical science. Please join the campaign for our government to act urgently to fully disperse these funds: aamri.org.au/mrff/ www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

The fireworks in your mind. 🧠✨ This sparkling video shows the neurotransmitter glutamate being released into synapses, made possible by an indicator developed by @abhi_aggarwal1, @PodgorskiLab, and team. #HappyNewYear #NYE

Good morning people. Welcome to 2026 Hope it’s better than 2025.

A wonderful year of astrophotography fun for me. Here are some of my favorites. Looking forward to the 2026 sky.

Something is wrong when the government doesn’t sufficiently fund the CSIRO, yet continues to increase subsidies for fossil fuel producers. Annie Wilson, Inverloch The Age, letters

Australia’s world-first teen social media ban begins.

American customs. Today’s Age cartoon.

Heartbroken and outraged. At least 11 people in Australia celebrating Hanukkah were murdered in an antisemitic attack. Families came together in joy and celebration and were met with hatred and violence—carried out in broad daylight, with horrifying boldness. Antisemitism is a threat to us all.

PGS have many potential uses but we need clearer clinical guidelines & stronger legal guardrails on embryo screening www.theguardian.com/society/2025... NB: Their scenario is a red herring. If parents want embryo X, the clinic cannot plead ignorance as if it was based on sex it's clearly illegal.

Share your stories here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #SaveOzScience

I actually find this the most shocking stat of all, that seemingly less grants than ever are being funded just because research is more expensive.

Hard to know for sure until NHMRC releases funding details. From the grants I reviewed I think requested funds have increased as cost of research has gone up. Clearly funding available hasn't kept pace to even maintain the poor success rate we previously had.

It's an all time low in both the percentage and number of #NHMRC #IdeasGrant funded. Previous lowest percentage was 9.8% in the 2020. However 283 grants were funded that year, this year it's under 200.

An abismal 8% success rate for this year’s #NHMRC #IdeasGrant scheme. Must be an all time low. Congratulations to those successful, you really earned it! Commiserations to the NINETY TWO percent of applicants who didn’t get it… #australianresearch #discoveriesneeddollars 🥼🧪🔬🧫 🇦🇺

this is unsustainable, the $600M underspend of the #MRFF could be funnelled, or at least partially funnelled, to supporting excellent #NHMRC applications that fall below the funding cut off because there is too little money in the pot #DiscoveriesNeedDollars #SaveOzScience

If your #NHMRC ideas grant was unsuccessful and you have a story to share about the impact of this on your #biomedicalresearch, career, team - get in touch. Federal DOH have asked #NARF to collect stories of impact of low funding. #SaveOzScience #DiscoveriesNeedDollars #EMCRs