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Five reasons why Victoria’s new proactive homelessness plan is worth trying

1 October 2026

Professor Cameron Parsell, The University of Queensland We should be pleased the Victorian government has committed to a plan that aims to reduce the extent of rough sleeping in the…

Homelessness

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The government might strip some asylum seekers of their work rights. Here’s why it shouldn’t

16 September 2026

Rennie Lee, The University of Queensland and Janeen Baxter, The University of Queensland Migration is never far from the headlines, but it’s particularly topical this week in the wake of…

Policy

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Centre researcher collects University award

15 September 2026

Centre Research Fellow Dr Cassandra Pattinson has received a prestigious University of Queensland Foundation Research Excellence Award (UQ FREA) to progress her research into promoting sleep health across communities. The…

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Children

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Researchers awarded ARC Future Fellowships

9 September 2026

Three researchers from the Life Course Centre community have secured Australian Research Council (ARC) grants to address major national challenges and opportunities. The ARC announced more than $344 million in…

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AI must be built with Indigenous Knowledges, not against them

8 July 2026

The same AI that can help revive endangered languages can also deepen historical injustice. The difference, research shows, comes down to whether Indigenous Knowledges are built in from the start….

AI
First Nations Research
Indigenous Knowledges

Centre Achievements

Life Course Centre stalwart honoured

15 June 2026

We are thrilled to congratulate Emeritus Professor Stephen Zubrick who has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours List. Emeritus Professor…

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Podcast: Early exposure, lasting harm: how childhood shapes the risk of violence against women

24 April 2026

Early exposure causes lasting harm. It’s a finding that runs through a growing body of violence prevention research. This was the topic of a podcast by the ARC Centre of…

Domestic violence

Destination Life Course Centre: visiting academic Professor Pia Schober

17 March 2026

Research visit to the Life Course Centre’s University of Queensland node sparks new ideas, research questions and possible collaborations. Professor Pia Schober’s visit to Australia from the University of Tübingen…

Family
Gender
Policy

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Chief Investigator secures $5 million in NHMRC funding

23 December 2025

Life Course Centre Chief Investigator Professor Abdullah Mamun, an NHMRC Leadership Fellow at The University of Queensland Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, and his team have been awarded a $5…

Health
Indigenous health

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What’s working from home doing to your mental health? We tracked 16,000 Australians to find out

3 December 2025

Working from home has become a fixture of Australian work culture, but its effect on mental health is still widely debated. Can working from home boost your mental health? If…

Mental Health
Work

Centre Achievements

Centre researcher awarded funding

25 November 2025

Centre Research Fellow, Dr Stefanie Plage, has secured an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) grant to help drive Australia’s future innovation. The ARC’s DECRA projects foster…

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New study unveils benefits of blue and green spaces for boosting child wellbeing

27 October 2025

Preschool children with more backyard space and those who live closer to parks and water do more active play than children from other neighbourhoods, according to a new study led…