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Longitudinal analysis of respiratory outcomes among bauxite exposed workers in western Australia

This study investigated any associations between cumulative bauxite exposure and respiratory symptoms.

The social and emotional well-being and mental health implications for adolescents transitioning to secondary boarding school

This paper explores the social and emotional wellbeing and mental health complexities for Western Australian adolescents when they transition to boarding school

Birth outcomes and academic achievement in childhood: A population record linkage study

This study used population-based record linkage to examine the association between early life risk factors and academic achievement.

Fetal androgen exposure and pragmatic language ability of girls in middle childhood

Prenatal exposure to testosterone has been shown to affect fetal brain maturation as well as postnatal cognition and behavior in animal studies.

Complexities of conducting research in adolescent refugees resettling in Australia

Adolescent refugees resettling in Australia are a vulnerable and marginalised population and research to understand their health-care needs remains scarce

Relevance of Aboriginal Peer-Led Parent Support: Strengthening the Child Environment in Remote Areas

This research highlights the critical emerging role of peer support workers in home visiting family support in a remote area of Australia

Pre-service teachers: Knowledge, attitudes and their perceived skills in addressing student bullying

The lack of skills in managing future bullying and particularly cyberbullying incidents reported by pre-service teachers has social and emotional implications for young people

Cyber-Friendly Schools

This chapter describes a whole-school cyberbullying intervention developed and evaluated in Western Australia with secondary school students aged 13–18 years old

Is cellular heterogeneity merely a confounder to be removed from epigenome-wide association studies?

DNA methylation is a very sensitive measure of cell fate mix and therefore reveals much about underlying disease etiology including aspects of causation.