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From alumni starting game-changing businesses, to students (literally) kicking goals in sport, to research breakthroughs, there’s always something happening at Bond. See what Bondies have been up to and explore latest news from campus, the community and beyond.  

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Family ties inspire Bond's first Indigenous medical graduates

Growing up, Myora Stone’s Indigenous heritage was a centrepiece of her life. For Brioney Keats, her ancestry was a later discovery. Recently the pair’s different journeys came together when they made history as the first Indigenous graduates from Bond University’s medical program, receiving their Bachelor of Medical Studies and Doctor of Medicine.

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Bond launches world-first climate law degree

Bond University is launching the world’s first climate law degree for undergraduate students who want to fix the system from the inside. The university’s Faculty of Law took its cue to develop the new Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in Climate Law from the hundreds of thousands of students who protested to demand action on climate change in 2018 and 2019.

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Paramedic to breathe new life into construction industry

A paramedic who retrained as a quantity surveyor hopes to combine her careers to build better hospitals and ambulance stations. Tamara Burow graduated from Bond University with a Bachelor of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying this month following a seven-year stint in paramedicine and nursing.

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'Deterrent' devices can help prevent fatal shark attacks, but some may be nothing but snake oil

As summer descends, sharks may be at the forefront of the minds of many beach goers and reef adventurers. Globally, the number of shark bites is on the rise, with a threefold increase since 1982. White sharks, bull sharks and tiger sharks are most commonly responsible. In Australia this year, there have been 20 unprovoked shark bites (when humans don’t initiate contact) — a similar number to recent years. However, we’ve had eight fatalities, the highest on record since 1929. The latest fatality was at Cable Beach in Western Australia, a location not recognised as a shark bite hotspot.

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Sporting news

From hospital wards to mortarboards

The story of Bull Sharks rugby captain Lachlan Connors' journey to a Masters in Nutrition and Dietetic Practices.

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Bond bloodied but unbowed

Netball round 10 and 11 match wrap: repeat rigours of intense competition home to roost for brave Bond.

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Bull Sharks bottle Grange in percentage-boosting win

AFL round 10 wrap: Gimme 10. The Bull Sharks secure second spot on the ladder with huge 10-goal win over the Gorillas.

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Bull Sharks thump Brothers to reclaim top spot

Rugby round 12 wrap: Try time at The Canal as Bull Sharks run riot.

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