Beaches

Politics & Society

It’s time to make waves in beach accessibility

Excluding people with disability from beach culture is both unfair and unlawful. Australia could be a world leader in making beaches accessible to people of all abilities

Environment

How you can help scientists monitor our beaches

Monitoring erosion at our beaches is crucial to formulating strategies to make the coastline more resilient, but it takes a lot of work. Now you can help while enjoying a day at the beach

Environment

Ocean waves and winds are getting higher and stronger

Using billions of satellite measurements, new research shows ocean waves and the winds that generate them have been increasing for the last 30 years

Health & Medicine

Gearing up against skin cancer

From state of the art mole-mapping to new drug treatments, the way we diagnose and treat skin cancers is being revolutionised, but being sensible in the sun is still the best medicine

Health & Medicine

Tailored treatment turns up heat on melanomas

Precision medicine, a new way of delivering individualised treatments, is leading to major breakthroughs against one of Australia’s most common cancers