{"results":[{"title":"Iran dragged out 1979 hostage crisis to humiliate US It could be doing the same now","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/us-and-iran-fracture-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/iran-dragged-out-1979-hostage-crisis-to-humiliate-us-it-could-be-doing-the-same-now","publisheddate":"2026-06-09","summary":"
Strikes between Iran and Israel have put US President Donald Trump under even more pressure to end the unpopular war he launched with the Israeli Prime Minister more than three months ago.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Exploring and protecting our blue frontier","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ocean-day-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/exploring-and-protecting-our-blue-frontier","publisheddate":"2026-06-08","summary":"
World Ocean Day provides an opportunity to celebrate the ocean's extraordinary contribution to our planet and reflect on our responsibility to understand and protect it.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Outstanding Western Australians honoured in King's Birthday list","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/david-blair-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/outstanding-western-australians-honoured-in-kings-birthday-list","publisheddate":"2026-06-08","summary":"
A gravitational wave physicist, former State Treasurer, leading diabetes researcher and glaucoma specialist are among 33 alumni, staff and former staff from UWA recognised in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours list.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Why is Australia buying used submarines?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/submerged-sub-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/why-is-australia-buying-used-submarines","publisheddate":"2026-06-05","summary":"
Following the recent announcement that Australia would acquire three submarines already in US service rather than two used submarines and one new one, AUKUS has again dominated headlines.","sxaTags":[{"title":"DSINews"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"}]},{"title":"Supermarkets are going back to the future","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/supermarket-trolley-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/supermarkets-are-going-back-to-the-future","publisheddate":"2026-06-04","summary":"
If AI Agents  plan our meals, order and pay for our groceries and robots pick and pack those orders, it's likely fewer of us will venture into a supermarkets.","sxaTags":[{"title":"UWA Public Policy Institute"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Many young carers failing to get support in school","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/sibling-carer-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/many-young-carers-failing-to-get-support-in-school","publisheddate":"2026-06-03","summary":"
Thousands of young carers in Western Australia support family members every day, but many remain invisible and unsupported in schools, according to new report.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"Social Work"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"How two ancient rivers gave birth to the Euphrates","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ancient-rivers_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/how-two-ancient-rivers-gave-birth-to-the-euphrates","publisheddate":"2026-06-03","summary":"
Geoscientists have shed light on the enduring mystery of how the modern Euphrates River – central to the origins of human civilisation – came to exist.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Awards and achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/g-dwivedi-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2026-06-02","summary":"
UWA has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"WA Centre for Rural Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"Complex history of 'pride', from shame and sin to symbol of protest and power","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/pride-march-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/complex-history-of-pride-from-shame-and-sin-to-symbol-of-protest-and-power","publisheddate":"2026-06-02","summary":"
Pride is primarily a social emotion. It is about position, confidence, and power. This is why, for the LGBTQIA+ community, collective pride is adopted as the primary emotion to fuel unity and belonging.","sxaTags":[{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"}]},{"title":"$6.8 million boost to expand world-first preterm birth prevention program","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/preterm-birth-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/6-million-boost-to-expand-world-first-preterm-birth-prevention-program","publisheddate":"2026-05-29","summary":"
The Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance and its partner organisation Women’s Healthcare Australasia have welcomed a $6.8 million Federal Government investment to expand Australia’s world-first national program aimed at safely reducing rates of preterm and early term birth.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"WA Centre for Rural Health"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Home Page"}]}]}