Australian engineers have developed a shape-shifting, smart textile that has the potential to help people with disabilities walk again. The material is constructed from tiny, soft artificial ‘muscle’ fibres that can turn a two-dimensional material into 3D structures. The University of NSW Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering...
A former Indigenous poster boy for the National Disability Insurance Scheme became part of the stolen generation once his funding was withdrawn, the disability royal commission has been told. The disabled teenager, known as Joziah, had been supported to live independently near his mother in his...
Scientists have unearthed 17 “exceptionally rare” teeth from a giant herbivorous dinosaur that roamed Australia millions of years ago. The teeth were discovered near the western Queensland town of Winton, which paleontologists believe around 96 million years ago was the edge of an inland ocean. Several partial...
The Australian share market has finished slightly higher ahead of some key risk events. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished up 15.3 points, 0.23 per cent, to 6,621.6 on Wednesday, while the All Ordinaries closed up 21 points, or 0.31 per cent, at 6,807.8. The Australian dollar recovered...
Three of the big four banks have raised their variable home loan rates following the central bank’s decision to lift the official cash rate. Commonwealth Bank, NAB and ANZ have all moved on Wednesday to raise their rates by 0.5 per cent. The Reserve Bank of Australia...
Annual growth in rent has hit a 14-year high as home buyers face rising interest rates. The Reserve Bank on Tuesday announced a third hike in the cash rate in as many months, taking it to 1.35 per cent. The 50 basis point rise – the third...