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Buy, wear, return: Retail fraud and abuse explored in new study

New research reveals retailers are losing money through two very different kinds of problematic returns: deliberate fraud and opportunistic abuse of generous return policies.

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Trial by WhatsApp: The shift in parent-teacher relations

School principals are under growing pressure, as social media scrutiny, formal complaints and demands for documentation change the way schools work with parents.

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Exercise averts younger onset knee osteoarthritis

Exercise-based rehabilitation and education can reduce the chance of knee osteoarthritis following ACL reconstruction in people aged under 40, as well as improve pain and quality of life, a study by La Trobe University researchers has found.

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Can your breath help diagnose lung cancer?

The human breath could help identify cancerous lung nodules negating the need for invasive testing.

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Weeping whales: stillborn humpback whale grieving documented

Humpback whale mothers may experience grief when their calves die, a rare research observation led by Griffith University and Sea World Foundation has found.

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Ice Age origins of one of humanity’s oldest drug habits

A team of Griffith University archaeologists has uncovered evidence that humans were using mind-altering substances much earlier in time than previously supposed.

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Teenage Kicks: Why Australian youth culture must be preserved

From the rock ‘n’ roll and punk scenes, milk bars and schoolies, surfies, skaters, ravers and the modern-day Eshay, generations of young Australians have been creating culture, but much of it risks disappearing from the historical record.

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Cancer survival is improving, but return‑to‑work support is falling behind

Australia has made significant strides in improving cancer survival, but new research from Griffith University finds far less progress in supporting a survivor’s return-to-work journey, which remains a major challenge for many.

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Older teens entering care often overlooked

There is an urgent need for better support for older teenagers entering care for the first time, new Griffith University research has found.

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Warmer waters, pest species and habitat loss major threats to small, rare freshwater fish in Tropical North

One of Australia’s most comprehensive assessments of endemic, rare or threatened freshwater fish has found numerous species were severely at risk of extinction due to multiple threats including habitat loss, invasive species and warmer waters.

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Feast over fasting: Migrating whales regularly feeding off Australia’s coast

New research using citizen science and social media records reveals humpback whales are feeding regularly along Australia’s east coast migration route, particularly in southern New South Wales and Tasmania.

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Sugar tax could improve oral health

Millions of cases of tooth decay could be prevented if Australia introduced a 20 per cent tax on sugar, new Griffith University research has found.