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Thinking about refinancing your mortgage? Check these 3 things before calling the bank

For home owners, making sure you’re on a competitive interest rate hasn’t been this important to your household budget in years.

4 November 2026

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Shaping the future of medicine: UQ Medical School turns 90

The human care provided by doctors will remain at the heart of medicine despite fast-moving technological innovations, including artificial intelligence (AI), according to the Dean of The University of Queensland Medical School.

30 October 2026

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Unpacking wheat’s water use for drought research

Researchers at The University of Queensland have developed a way to quantify how wheat varieties capture and convert soil water.

3 November 2026

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Analysis

We need to be better at improving healthcare, and AI can help

Australia is missing an opportunity in how to improve data-driven healthcare. Every time a patient accesses a hospital, GP clinic, or any part of the health system, data is generated. This data is stored away and accessed by only a few healthcare professionals for individual care. This is entirely appropriate and is the cornerstone of our healthcare system.

2 November 2026

Dr Christian Kudisonga and Dr Michael Heitzmann look up at the cameria while working on the custom-built furnace in a lab at UQ.

UQ to support development of mobile launcher for high-speed flight R&D

The University of Queensland’s advanced engineering expertise will assist a Queensland Government-funded consortium to develop a mobile launch capability for high-speed flight research, development and testing in the state.

2 November 2026

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Analysis

Sick of being told to ‘just lose weight’? Health promotion shouldn’t come with weight stigma

2 November 2026

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Analysis

1 in 4 Australians physically abused by parents: study

28 October 2026

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Analysis

Prolapse is common after pregnancy and later in life. Here’s what to look out for

26 October 2026

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Analysis

Weakness and mobility loss in ageing are not just muscle problems

26 October 2026

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