{"results":[{"title":"Health-care workers risk their lives in warzones. Are we protecting them enough?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-humanitarian-workers_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/health-care-workers-risk-their-lives-in-warzones-but-are-we-protecting-them-enough","publisheddate":"2026-04-13","summary":"
Warzones are full of danger. But that’s never stopped humanitarian workers from living and working in such places, with the aim of keeping civilians safe.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"Law School"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"International relations"},{"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":"In mediating US-Iran peace talks, Pakistan is flexing geopolitical muscles","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/pakistan-flag-wave-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/in-mediating-us-iran-peace-talks-pakistan-is-flexing-geopolitical-muscles","publisheddate":"2026-04-09","summary":"
Securing such a big diplomatic win is highly significant for Pakistan, irrespective of how the agreement has since been tested.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"The US-Israel ceasefire with Iran presses pause on a costly war, but can peace last?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/middle-east-ceasefire_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/the-us-israel-ceasefire-with-iran-presses-pause-on-a-costly-war-but-can-peace-last","publisheddate":"2026-04-08","summary":"
President Donald Trump’s acceptance of a Pakistani proposal for a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran brings a sigh of relief to the international community.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"CorporateHome"}]},{"title":"Six things Australia should do to tackle the energy crisis","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/fuel-storage-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/six-things-australia-should-do-to-tackle-the-energy-crisis","publisheddate":"2026-04-08","summary":"
Australia imports almost all its liquid fuels via very long supply chains, making it highly exposed to disruption.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Fellowships help shape an inclusive future through cross-cultural lens","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/westpac-oz-asia-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/fellowships-help-shape-an-inclusive-future-through-cross-cultural-lens","publisheddate":"2026-04-07","summary":"
A criminology student passionate about social justice and a medicine and philosophy student with a focus on compassionate care have been awarded inaugural 2026 Westpac Australia-Asia Fellowships.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Law School"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Despairing at the state of the world? Ancient Greeks and Romans knew the feeling","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/heraclitus-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/despairing-at-the-state-of-the-world-ancient-greeks-and-romans-knew-the-feeling","publisheddate":"2026-04-07","summary":"
If you’re feeling fed up with the way things are in the world, then, no matter your politics, you are experiencing an emotion people have felt for millennia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"International relations"}]},{"title":"Oyster reefs stack up for shoreline protection","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/oyster-reefs-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/oyster-reefs-stack-up-for-shoreline-protection","publisheddate":"2026-04-07","summary":"
Oyster reef living shorelines have been found to provide a resilient and adaptive alternative to conventional hard coastal protection, reducing wave energy while supporting oyster colonisation.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Winter crops need to be sown - but Australia's farmers are worried about fertilisers and fuel","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-fertiliser-shortage_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/winter-crops-need-to-be-sown-but-australias-farmers-are-worried-about-fertilisers-and-fuel","publisheddate":"2026-04-02","summary":"
War in the Middle East has put a spotlight on the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow sea passage through which 20% of global oil supply is shipped. But far less attention has been paid to another essential product derived from oil and gas, on which the world also relies: fertiliser.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Soil biodiversity linked to lower human infectious disease risk","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/soil-pathogens-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/soil-biodiversity-linked-to-lower-human-infectious-disease-risk","publisheddate":"2026-04-01","summary":"
Diverse soil microbial communities may help suppress pathogens naturally, acting as a biological barrier against their establishment and spread, according to a new study. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]}]}