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NT Health Northern Territory nurses and midwives have been recognised tonight in Darwin at the 2021 Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards in a year of record nominations. More than 140 nominations were received across nine categories recognising the outstanding efforts of nurses and midwives from all over the Territory over the past 12 months. The 2021 gala event recognised both finalists and overall winners for 2020 and 2021, after the 2020 awards were postponed due to COVID-19. All nurses a...

Anthropomorph from Hermoso Tuliao cave in the Philippines. Photo by Mark D. Willis. A Griffith University-led research team has carbon-dated cave art resembling a human-like figure in the Philippines for the first time, potentially clarifying the timeline of early human activity in the area. Found in one of the Peñablanca caves, a region where the oldest human remains in the Philippines were found, the figure has been directly dated as about 3500 years old. Lead author Dr Andrea Jalandoni fro...

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NT Government The Northern Territory Government today announced the nomination of Mr Michael Riches for appointment as the new Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC), following the upcoming retirement of the current ICAC, Mr Kenneth Fleming QC in July 2021. Chief Minister Michael Gunner said in accordance with the Protocol for the Appointment of Statutory Officers under the Northern Territory Integrity Framework, an Advisory Panel was convened to undertake the selection process and ...

Duncan Vecchiarelli, one of two Assemblage Adelaide Theatre and More (ATaM) Honours scholarship recipients this year. The Assemblage...

Killer whale breaches in the waters off Bremer Bay. Photo courtesy Naturaliste Charters. Why do more than 100 gather off Western Australia every year? A Flinders University researcher has finally fathomed why large numbers of killer whales gather at a single main location off the West Australian southern coastline every summer. Physical oceanographer Associate Professor Jochen Kampf. In a new paper published in Deep Sea Research, physical oceanographer Associate Professor Jochen Kampf describe...

Date Time Decoding effect of weight on breast cancer Medical researchers at Flinders University have established a new link between high body mass index (BMI) and breast cancer survival rates – with clinical data revealing worse outcomes for early breast cancer (EBC) patients and improved survival rates in advanced breast cancer (ABC). In a new study published in top journal npj breast cancer– researchers evaluated data from 5 thousand patients with EBC and 3496 with ABC to determine associ...

Date Time Enzyme that could help 700 million people worldwide University of South Australia researchers have identified an enzyme that may help to curb chronic kidney disease, which affects approximately 700 million people worldwide. This enzyme, NEDD4-2, is critical for kidney health, says UniSA Centre for Cancer Biology scientist Dr Jantina Manning in a new paper published this month in Cell Death & Disease. The early career researcher and her colleagues, including 2020 SA Scientist of the Ye...

Minister for the Environment, the Hon Sussan Ley MP South Australia Minister for the Environment and Water, the Hon David Speirs MP The Morrison Government has nominated South Australia’s Flinders Ranges for tentative listing as a UNESCO world heritage site. Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley said the nomination had been submitted on behalf of the South Australian Government and the area’s Traditional Owners, the Adnyamathanha People, who have been custodians of the land for tens of th...

08. April 2021 Multifunctional inoculant to produce centrifugal cast pipes The mold powder from ASK Chemicals Metallurgy is a multifunctional inoculant that has been specially developed for the requirements of the production of centrifugal cast pipes made of spheroidal graphite and lamellar graphite cast iron. In addition to the efficient separating effect, the product fulfills other important features and is also available in customer-specific formulations on request.  The mold pow...