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Has housing reached breaking point?
The housing market in Australia has seen unprecedented growth in the past several months – but could that all be about to change?
  • The golden touch
    UQ alumnus Dr Franklin White’s childhood was a bit different to most. When Franklin recalls his youth, he remembers visits to UQ’s experimental mine at Indooroopilly with his father and lively discussions about geology and minerals around the family dinner table.
  • Queensland votes
    Queenslanders will vote in a state election on 31 October. In the midst of a global pandemic, it will be a campaign like never before.
  • Top five mentoring tips to elevate your career
    The benefits of mentoring are indisputable – from increasing confidence and providing perspective to creating opportunities and building networks.
  • What do flies think about?
    UQ research reveals how much we can learn about human consciousness by looking inside the brain of a fly.
  • Testing the limits of prostate cancer
    How a UQ graduate is using technology to improve diagnosis and change behaviours.
  • Fighting the flames
    Keeping our homes safe from fire has been an age-old battle for humanity.
  • Pandemic politics: Who will emerge in better health?
    When the dust clears and global isolation restrictions are eventually rolled back, we will emerge into a post-pandemic world.
  • Leap of faith
    As UQ’s Chief Student Entrepreneur and successful founder, Rachael Dagge is no stranger to launching startups.
  • Taking Hep C cure to the streets

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About Contact magazine

Contact magazine is your pocket guide to navigating our changing world. Landing in email inboxes monthly, with added special editions covering timely topics, our features keep you informed and entertained. Contact brings together the best insights from UQ’s alumni, researchers and community, connecting our global network of ChangeMakers through storytelling.