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27 July 2020

SmartBuoy — Griffith researchers at the forefront of intelligent water quality monitoring

Griffith University researchers awarded a $390,000 grant to develop SmartBuoys, an intelligent remote water quality monitoring platform to track waterway health in realtime.

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2 March 2018

Key advocate welcomes new campaign targeting orphanage tourism

Griffith law lecturer Kate van Doore has welcomed the Federal Government's announcement ofa new campaign to prevent Australians from inadvertently contributing to child exploitation.

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19 April 2016
Kate van Doore with Karen Flanagan (Save the Children), Senator Linda Reyolds and Leigh Mathews (Rethink Orphanages).

Paper orphans no more — push to stop child exploitation

Griffith University law lecturer Kate van Doore is at the forefront of a national campaign to close orphanages in developing nations and instead boost community care.

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22 July 2024
Appliance junk

Is Australia becoming a dumping ground for unrepairable appliances?

What happens when appliances break? Unfortunately, broken appliances are unlikely to be repaired. It doesn’t have to be this way, however. If we fail to keep up with legal developments in other parts of the world, Australia could soon become a dumping ground for cheap and nasty appliances.

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29 March 2022
Right to Repair

Why we really need to be able to fix our stuff

We all have things that are broken around our homes. Old iPhones, microwaves, fridges, washing machines or everyday consumer devices, such as our fitbits, tablets and computers. If we can’t fix them, they usually end of going into the rubbish and then ending up as landfill. Did you know that there are over 140,000 tonnes of e-Waste generated by Australians every year?

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11 August 2021
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10 October 2019

New approach to managing exercise in people with diabetic neuropathy

A new Griffith University study will test a novel way to manage exercise for people suffering from diabetic neuropathy using...

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14 February 2019

Research finds majority of young workers face exploitation and harassment in their first job

The Griffith University study shows young workers may not understand workplace agreements and laws, and be more frightened to report incorrect pay or incidents.

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17 August 2017

Concerns rise over potential adverse health effects of 5G technology

Concern over the potential long-term adverse health effects associated with new 5G mobile phone technology remains according to one of...

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26 April 2016
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