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Following last night’s storms in Adelaide we are aware that some of our facilities have been affected by flooding and some of our technology systems by associated power outages. Testing has confirmed that our key IT systems are working but impacts to some buildings are still being assessed.

As Australia’s construction industry faces a critical skills shortage, new research from Adelaide University shows how the industry can better support women and therefore strengthen the future workforce. In Australia, labour shortages are exacerbated by the underrepresentation of young women across various roles, particularly in blue-collar and trade sectors.

A new genetic test has revealed that most of the free-roaming canines in Australia, often labelled ‘wild dogs’, carry a significant amount of dingo ancestry. A team of Adelaide University researchers from the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA and the Environment Institute analysed more than 300 free-roaming canines across Australia, and found that, on average, just 11.7 per cent of their DNA comes ...

Leading human rights advocate, author and Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal and Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man Thomas Mayo will deliver The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre’s Nelson Mandela Lecture on Thursday, 14 May. Mayo has been a prominent advocate for Indigenous rights and co-led the high-profile campaign for Australia’s Voice referendum.

Identifying and analysing climate risks is a necessary function of governments, but researchers at Adelaide University’s Environment Institute argue such processes will not lead to effective action without taking additional steps to understand which risks are considered unacceptable by the community and prioritising responses accordingly. “Australia is getting better at identifying climate risks, b...