{"result":[{"title":"The Taliban has brought Afghanistan close to collapse, but resistance is growing","featuredImage":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-taliban_card.jpg","largeImage":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/hero/small-hero/2026/conversation-taliban_half-hero.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. 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Australia’s role in the search for dark matter and what the discovery might mean for our understanding of the world around us will be explored at a public lecture.","topics":[{"title":"Learning and teaching"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"Science and environment"}]},{"title":"New Zealand's new flood maps are missing a hidden threat","featuredImage":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-flood-mapping_card.jpg","largeImage":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/hero/small-hero/2026/conversation-flood-mapping_half-hero.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/nzs-new-flood-maps-are-missing-a-hidden-threat","publisheddate":"2026-08-13","summary":"The latest update of nationwide flood maps, to be released next year, will give communities across New Zealand the clearest picture yet of the regional risk of flooding - but this state-of-the-art tool leaves out a critical part of the puzzle.","topics":[{"title":"Policy and opinion"},{"title":"Science and environment"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Marine heatwaves cooking our ocean ecosystems will become more common","featuredImage":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ningaloo-life-card.jpg","largeImage":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/hero/full-hero/2026/ningaloo-life-full-hero.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/marine-heatwaves-are-cooking-our-ocean-ecosystems-and-will-become-more-common","publisheddate":"2026-08-13","summary":"As climate change continues to warm the ocean, marine heatwaves will only become more frequent and severe.","topics":[{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and environment"}]}]}