{"results":[{"title":"US, Iran are firing on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz. Are they acting lawfully?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/hormuz-warning-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/us-iran-are-firing-on-commercial-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz-are-they-acting-lawfully","publisheddate":"2026-04-20","summary":"
Over the past several days, there have been conflicting reports about the Strait of Hormuz.","sxaTags":[{"title":"DSINews"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"}]},{"title":"Why was Ben Roberts-Smith granted bail?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/bail-hearing-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/why-was-ben-roberts-smith-granted-bail","publisheddate":"2026-04-17","summary":"
A judge granted Ben Roberts-Smith bail based on “exceptional circumstances”.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"Law School"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"What will it take to get ships going through the Strait of Hormuz again?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/hormuz-map-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/what-will-it-take-to-get-ships-going-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-again","publisheddate":"2026-04-10","summary":"
The ceasefire announcement by President Donald Trump, linked to Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, prompted immediate optimism shipping would quickly resume.","sxaTags":[{"title":"DSINews"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Trump underestimated Iran's resilience - now there is only one way out of the war","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-_us-iran-war_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/trump-underestimated-irans-resilience-and-now-there-is-only-one-way-out-of-the-war","publisheddate":"2026-04-01","summary":"
For all their claims of military success in their war with Iran, the United States and Israel have yet to clearly define their rationale for starting the conflict, their goals and their exit strategy.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Why hasn't the US military used force to secure Strait of Hormuz?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/hormuz-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/why-hasnt-us-military-used-force-to-secure-strait-of-hormuz","publisheddate":"2026-03-27","summary":"
What kind of military force would be required to reopen the strait to commercial shipping and why the US hasn’t yet taken this step?","sxaTags":[{"title":"DSINews"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Strategy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"US sank an Iranian warship and didn't rescue survivors. Is this legal in war?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/sub-convo-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/us-sank-an-iranian-warship-and-didnt-rescue-survivors-is-this-legal-in-war","publisheddate":"2026-03-06","summary":"
Under the law of naval warfare, warships belonging to a state engaged in an international armed conflict are military objectives by nature.","sxaTags":[{"title":"DSINews"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Business-and-law"}]},{"title":"Helping veterans transition into higher education","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/dsi-veterans-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/helping-veterans-transition-into-higher-education","publisheddate":"2026-02-16","summary":"
A new program is supporting defence veterans' transition to university by building academic skills, boosting confidence and recognising prior service.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"DSINews"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"World-leading researchers in the running for Premier's Science Awards","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/premiers-science-awards-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/world-leading-researchers-in-the-running-for-premiers-science-awards","publisheddate":"2025-10-22","summary":"
Globally influential researchers in marine sciences, plant genomics and astronomy are among 16 researchers affiliated with The University of Western Australia to be named finalists in this year’s Premier’s Science Awards.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"Awards and achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/kathryn-fitzgerald-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/july/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2025-07-04","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"WA Centre for Rural Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"Defence & Security Institute appoints retired Brigadier as Senior Advisor","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/new-brett-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/may/defence-and-security-institute-appoints-retired-brigadier-as-senior-advisor","publisheddate":"2025-05-07","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has appointed retired Australian Defence Force Brigadier Brett Chaloner to a senior role within the UWA Defence & Security Institute.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"}]}]}