A trans-Tasman clinical trial led by University of Queensland researchers has marked a key step towards easing the kidney dialysis crisis in Australia and New Zealand.

Scientists have documented thousands of different microbes contributing to healthy reef communities as a step to using them to measure and monitor changes.

University of Queensland students Hannah Fredericks and Harrison Vig, along with UQ Swim Club member Victoria Belando Nicholson, have all won bronze medals at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

The latest analysis of China’s engagement through investment and construction deals in its international flagship program, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has found record sized deals in the first half of 2026 with a focus on energy, mining and new technologies.