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ABC News
2 days ago
- Science
- ABC News
AI invents potential antibiotics for drug-resistant super bugs
Scientists have used artificial intelligence to invent two potential new antibiotics capable of killing drug-resistant super bugs. Years of research and clinical trials lie ahead, but researchers say the technology could spark a second golden age of antibiotic discovery. The researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say the new drugs could kill drug-resistant gonorrhoea and MRSA, a skin infection. ABC NewsRadio's Sarah Morice spoke with Jim Collins, a Professor of Medical Engineering & Science at MIT, who worked on this.
ABC News
2 days ago
- General
- ABC News
Why people can't rest in peace with their pets
If you live in Victoria, it's illegal to be buried with your beloved pet. This is a result of age-old laws that, pet advocates argue, have no relevance to life today – where many people are so attached to their pets they refer to them as their 'fur babies'. While the Victorian laws remain in place, some cemetery owners are facing a difficult decision: say no to families who wish pets to be buried with their loved ones, or break the law. ABC NewsRadio's Sarah Morice spoke with Dr Hannah Gould, a death studies academic at the University of Melbourne.
ABC News
5 days ago
- Science
- ABC News
Hunt continues for meteorite in regional Victoria
The hunt for a meteorite which light up skies across Victoria on Sunday night is continuing. It caused what's been described as a sonic boom that rattled houses across the state and is now believed to be the size of a football, weighing about a kilo and a half. ABC News Radio's Sarah Morice spoke with Monash University planetary geologist Rachel Kirby who is searching in Victoria's west.
ABC News
08-08-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Israeli cabinet mulls plan to take over Gaza
Israel's security cabinet has now been meeting for more than seven hours, as it weigh's up the Prime Minister's push for a full military takeover of the Gaza strip. Benjamin Netanyahu wants Israel to occupy the besieged enclave as it did 20 years ago, but not to keep it forever. The UN has warned the move could risk "catastrophic consequences", and hostage families fear it could endanger their loved ones ABC NewsRadio's Sarah Morice spoke with James Jeffrey, a former US Deputy National Security Advisor and US Ambassador to Iraq and Turkiye. He's now a Distinguished Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and says such a move will be very controversial in Israel.
ABC News
31-07-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
MP convicted of sex offences to continue receiving salary
New South Wales MP Gareth Ward has spent his first night in jail after being convicted of sexually abusing two young men last week. The Member for Kiama, on the state's south coast, was taken into custody on Wednesday and will remain behind bars until he is sentenced in September. Ward has not resigned from the parliament, and continues to receive his taxpayer-funded salary. But a motion to expel him from his seat is expected to be passed when the lower house returns next week. So can Ward continue to sit in parliament despite being convicted of sex offences? ABC NewsRadio's Sarah Morice spoke with Anne Twomey, a Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law at the University of Sydney's Law School.
