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News 15 Oct 2026

Small-scale desalination technology could be the answer to water security in remote Australia

With water security in the spotlight during National Water Week, new technology supported by researchers at Murdoch University has the potential to solve water scarcity issues in remote and rural Australia.

Community and Partnerships, Engineering, First Nations, Research, Science, Sustainability, Technology

A white shipping containing in a field in front of a school surrounded by water tanks.

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Opinion 22 Oct 2026

Australia has let abuse of its representatives become ‘part of the job’ – and women bear the brunt

Humanities and Social Sciences

Murdoch University's Professor Simon McKirdy, Professor Michael Wear and Susan Marie at Global Citizen NOW: Perth

News 22 Oct 2026

Murdoch hosts Global Citizen partners to advance clean energy collaboration

Community and Partnerships, General, ...

Opinion 22 Oct 2026

Could a “dehumanisation” standard offer a fairer way for universities to tackle racism?

Humanities and Social Sciences, Law and Criminology

News 20 Oct 2026

Northern Australia is a ‘lifeboat’ for critically endangered green sawfish

Research, Sustainability

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Latest blog posts

Blog 16 Feb 2026

From Classroom to Community: Our Engineering Students Tackle Water Scarcity

Alumni, Engineering, ...

Dr Alan Cottingham looking into the distance

Blog 19 Nov 2025

Alan's brighter future

Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Faces of a brighter future, ...

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