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A University of Queensland researcher has confirmed a boulder at a regional school contains one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur footprints per square metre ever documented in Australia. Dr Anthony Romilio from UQ’s Dinosaur Lab has identified 66 fossilised footprints left in the Callide Basin in Central Queensland during the Early Jurassic period, around 200 million years ago.

A boulder was donated to a high school 20 years ago. Only now has its secret been unearthed

One of the highest concentrations of dinosaur footprints ever documented in Australia has been hiding in plain sight at a regional Queensland high school.

  • Savannah Meacham

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The University of Queensland was the preferred institution for four out of five of the courses offered in last week’s tertiary round.

Uni health courses attractive, as QTAC sends out thousands more offers

The second round of tertiary offers saw more than 13,778 courses offered to recent graduates and adult applicants pursuing higher education in 2025.

  • Courtney Kruk
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Anxious wait over as students get university offers: Search our database for cut-off scores

More than 16,000 students received a university offer this morning, with QTAC avoiding the glitches that plagued its January round offer.

  • Craig Butt and Marissa Calligeros
Former Aussie rules umpire Ian Stewart is calling for policy changes and funding to support athletes in receiving holistic healthcare following the impacts of concussions.

An umpire was viciously assaulted. Thirty-four years later, he’s still suffering

As Ian Stewart reflects on the damage caused by an angry player, a Queensland academic explains why decision-makers shouldn’t be surprised by “concussion crises”.

  • Nick Wright
The Cane Toad Times - 2024 edition.

Underground Brisbane magazine The Cane Toad Times hops back into print

The satirical Joh-era magazine has been resurrected during a time of fake news, climate change and global crisis.

  • Tony Moore
Dr Nasim Amiralian hopes the new packaging will be on shelves in four years.

A sweet discovery: Food packaging that can kill viruses and extend shelf life

It is made from sugarcane waste, and it can kill viruses and bacteria in 30 minutes.

  • Liv Casben and Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
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Cameron McEvoy meets the crowd’s acclaim..

‘You go into a slump’: Some Olympic heroes return to face fight of their lives

Our athletes’ euphoria at their success in Paris will linger. Beyond that, there is a tough time ahead.

  • Nick Wright
International students Vedant Gadhavi and Ayushi Patel at Monash University.

Labor facing growing resistance to international student caps

The Albanese government is planning sweeping reforms to cap foreign enrolments for 2025 – but universities and students are rallying in opposition.

  • Noel Towell
The University of Queensland, Griffith University and the Queensland Conservation Council have released maps - based on national parks and World Heritage Area boundaries - which they say should be no-go zones for developers to protect endangered species.

‘No-go areas’: How population growth is putting parts of SEQ in the red for developers

Sensitive areas in south-east Queensland that could be off-limits to developers have been identified under proposed planning changes.

  • Tony Moore
Looking through the cloisters into the Great Court in 1982.

Joh’s long gone, but a new generation is carrying on this university tradition

A recent encampment at the University of Queensland was reminiscent of earlier student uprisings. Are we seeing a new era of activism?

  • Courtney Kruk

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