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CALD communities utilise storytelling to persevere in disasters

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities or CALD Communities for short are left out of disaster and crisis management due to a language and cultural divide. Researchers at QUT have undertaken a project to use storytelling techniques, often familiar within CALD groups, to more effectively transfer information and protocols before, during and after a disaster or …

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Australia’s flu season far from over

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It’s festival season across Australia, but along with the big gatherings comes a less welcome guest: the flu. Queensland has already seen almost 44 thousand cases this year, 20 per cent more than last year. According to Queensland Health, 86 per cent of hospitalised patients with flu were unvaccinated. Image: Photo by CDC Produced By: …

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TikTok birth control misinformation causing unplanned pregnancies

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Misleading birth control advice on TikTok is putting young people at increased risk of unplanned pregnancies. A new study from La Trobe University found that many high-viewed videos promote ineffective natural methods and reject hormonal contraception, often without medical context. Image: Image from Shutterstock Produced By: Moemina Shukur Featured In Story: Megan Bugden – Lecturer …

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Cancer detection without a biopsy

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New research has found that a procedure for early detection of cancer can save lives without doing invasive investigations like biopsies. Image: Image: Shutterstock – Olena Yakobchuk Produced By: Roderick Chambers Featured In Story: Anila Hashmi – PhD Candidate University of Technology Sydney First aired on The Wire, Monday 11 August 2025

The Great Fashion Stitch-Up

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Almost 230 tonnes of clothing and textiles are thrown out in Australia each year, mainly going to landfill. Zenzi Grace from Bellingen is doing something about it – creating homewares and apparel into wearable art. Image: Image:Shutterstock- Kostikova Natalia Produced By: Eleanor Godley Featured In Story: Zenzi Grace – Bellingen First aired on The Wire, …

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Australia can do more to help with the world food supply

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Food security is something we take for granted – supermarkets are open every day and we can get whatever we want. But in many parts of the world, the access to regular supplies of daily food and water is a problem. Australia can help communities around the world, but as 735 million people are undernourished …

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The Wire Weekly Saturday 9 August 2025

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All the best from the Wire this week, in one compact episode! Image: Image: The Wire Produced By: Roderick Chambers First aired on The Wire, Saturday 9 August 2025