Island haven a ‘genetic trap’ without intervention
Kangaroo Island in South Australia is home to a large, mostly disease-free koala population which, at first glance, looks like a conservation success story. However, new […]
New-age and old school shark bite prevention strategies put to the test
Amid growing concerns about shark bites on Australian beaches, researchers have developed a new framework to compare and assess the broad range of prevention measures available […]
Bite-size clue to a lost marsupial
An intriguing native Australian rat-kangaroo, thought to be probably extinct, may still be running around in the inhospitable remote Sturt Stony Desert – and Flinders University […]
Pollution threats on Great Barrier Reef
Rare snubfin dolphins in Queensland’s Fitzroy River and humpback dolphins in Port Curtis are under threat from exposure to increasing amounts of water contamination, Southern Cross […]
Art brings harmony to aged care in the Bush
Flinders Rural Health SA is embarking on an ambitious research project to bring art and music therapy to aged-care homes in regional areas of Australia. The […]
Outback search for Native Mounted Police camps
Archaeologists often know where to start digging, but Associate Professor Heather Burke’s research project is in a league of its own. Armed with a three-year $765,727 […]
Lecture tells a cautionary tale of corruption
The behind-the-scenes machinations of Queensland’s years of corruption will be the focus of the 2014 Ray Whitrod Memorial Lecture on June 10.
Greek goes online to Griffith
Language students at Griffith University will soon have the benefit of online Greek language teaching and content from Flinders University.
Hard Labor
Mike Rann, Professorial Fellow at Flinders, says political history suggests that too much should not be read into the result of the Queensland elections.