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President Donald Trump has entangled the United States in a war of choice with Iran that he cannot easily win or quit. The war was meant to be what Trump called “a little excursion” that would be over within a few weeks. But it is now into its seventh month, with no end in sight.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Can you teach yourself to detect AI writing? Maybe","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation_detect-ai-writing_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/can-you-teach-yourself-to-detect-ai-writing","publisheddate":"2026-08-25","summary":"
AI is quietly reshaping writing. It’s not just that prose is changing — the very structure of written language is genuinely changing too.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Data Science"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"The Taliban has brought Afghanistan close to collapse, but resistance is growing","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-taliban_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/the-taliban-has-brought-afghanistan-close-to-collapse-but-resistance-is-growing","publisheddate":"2026-08-18","summary":"
Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s rule remains as ultra-extremist as ever. Acting in the name of a self-centred version of Islam, the group has made no effort to modify its hardline ideological beliefs in favour of a more humane and inclusive approach to governing.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"From silver dressings to healing spaces: a week that revealed the impact of university research","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/amanda-d-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/from-silver-dressings-to-healing-spaces-a-week-that-revealed-the-impact-of-university-research","publisheddate":"2026-07-29","summary":"
As I navigated Western Australia's health system with my teenage son following a serious burn injury, I found myself encountering the cumulative effect of decades of multidisciplinary research.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"US and Iran are back at war due to one main sticking point","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/strait-of-hormuz-details-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/us-and-iran-are-back-at-war-due-to-one-main-sticking-point","publisheddate":"2026-07-14","summary":"
Control over the Strait of Hormuz has become the main bone of contention between the US and Iran in their prolonged conflict.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Megafauna survived until 6,500 years ago on New Guinea coast","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/giant-roo-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/megafauna-survived-until-6500-years-ago-on-new-guinea-coast","publisheddate":"2026-07-10","summary":"
A bone fragment unearthed from an extinct giant kangaroo suggests the species survived until about 6,500 years ago in northern New Guinea – much more recent than previous estimates.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"As US celebrates independence, Iran mourns fallen leader - and both countries claim victory","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/us-and-iran-smoke-flag-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/as-us-celebrates-independence-iran-mourns-fallen-leader-and-both-countries-claim-victory","publisheddate":"2026-07-06","summary":"
It is ironic to see the Islamic Republic of Iran burying its slain supreme leader and the United States celebrating its 250th independence anniversary in the same week. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"We can't entirely blame COVID vaccine mandates for lower vaccination rates today","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/anti-vax-protest-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/we-cant-entirely-blame-covid-vaccine-mandates-for-lower-vaccination-rates-today","publisheddate":"2026-07-03","summary":"
 In several countries, people are more hesitant about getting vaccinated. Populist political actors promote distrust of government and scientific institutions.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Leading demographer goes home to Bunbury for planning conference","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/amanda-davies--2-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/leading-demographer-goes-home-to-bunbury-for-planning-conference","publisheddate":"2026-06-17","summary":"
 Bunbury-raised academic Professor Amanda Davies will return to her hometown this week for a conference where she will discuss demographic diversity and planning challenges in WA’s regional areas.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"UWA Public Policy Institute"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Home Page"}]},{"title":"Peace deal may end Iran war but what was really achieved?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-iran-peace-deal_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/peace-deal-may-end-iran-war-but-what-was-really-achieved","publisheddate":"2026-06-15","summary":"
After weeks of on-again, off-again negotiations, US President Donald Trump finally seems to have secured an agreement from the Iranian regime to end the war that has roiled the region – and global energy markets – since late February. Just what’s been agreed to, however, will likely remain contested until the deal is expected to be signed on Friday.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]}]}