Toxoplasmosis, cat roundworm and cat scratch disease are caused by pathogens that depend on cats – pets or feral – for part of their life cycle. But these diseases can be passed to humans, sometimes with severe health consequences. In our study published today in the journal Wildlife Research, we …
Fathema Anwar’s parents thought she was joking when she told them she was moving out of the family home. The 23-year-old, who came to Australia from Afghanistan as a refugee a decade ago, didn’t have kids and she wasn’t married. “It is not normal [in] Afghan culture to move out …
Australia’s ageing population means our roads could become less safe, but new research shows much more can be done to identify older drivers who are endangering themselves and others. Older drivers account for a growing proportion of Australia’s road deaths, but there is no national consensus on whether drivers over …