Rachel Gray

September 28, 2021

In The Congo and Anamoe revisit rivalry in Golden Rose showdown

Two of this year’s most anticipated rivals are set for a showdown at Rosehill on Saturday when In The Congo and Anamoe meet in NSW for the second time this season. “It's going to be tough for him to turn the tables on Anamoe,” Gai Waterhouse's co-trainer Adrian Bott said. “But In the Congo is in great shape.” The duo last paired-up in a near nose-to-nose finish as the James Cummings-trained Anamoe breezed past In the Congo in the Group 2 Run to the Rose (1200m) at Kembla Grange on September 11

July 30, 2021

Queen of Dubai and Sealion road trip to Melbourne for Spring Carnival

Queen of Dubai looked confident as she elegantly strutted off the horse float following a 1.5 hour drive south from Sydney to Kembla Grange Racecourse prior to taking out her maiden in courageous style. It’s a far shorter road trip than the one she has just done from Sydney to Melbourne with stablemate Sealion. But if her runs in Victoria are anything like her win in the NSW town near Wollongong — edging her nose a fraction ahead of the competition in the Ron Quinton 2YO Maiden Plate (1000m) —

July 22, 2021

Regal Stage chases fourth country cup in NSW coastal town

Regal Stage will bring the glamour of cups royalty to another shot at a country title when he heads to Coffs Harbour on August 5. But Waterhouse's co-trainer Adrian Bott said the six-year-old son of Redoute’s Choice will first compete in Brisbane at Doomben Racecourse this Saturday July 24. "It’s a nicer ratings race to keep his fitness up to the mark in preparation for the 56th Coffs Harbour Cup (1600m) across the border in coastal NSW," Adrian said. It comes on the back of the gelding’s thir

July 9, 2021

Explosive Truth and Nelspruit head to the city - Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott Racing news

Sprinter Explosive Truth has “bounced back” and Nelspruit has shown his bravado at Kembla Grange this week, says Waterhouse's co-trainer Adrian Bott. Following impressive wins in Wollongong on Thursday, the two four-year-old geldings are expected to be upgraded into Sydney metro races as their careers progress, Adrian said. The dashing chestnut Nelspruit, ridden by jockey Regan Bayliss at 58kg, paced ahead in race five after an early sprint to lead the field of 12, taking the win in the 1400 m

July 2, 2021

Veteran Groom scores national Australian prize - Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing news

John “Crewy” Brady has clocked-up nearly 70 years working at Tulloch Lodge, earning him a prize in the 2021 national Stud and Stable Staff awards. Sporting his signature tweed chap cap and dusty blue jeans, the 84-year-young employee walked the red carpet at Tulloch Lodge before sculling light beer from an oversized silver trophy. “I had a few sips. I couldn’t drink it all in one go,” says the pint-sized, slightly built former trackwork rider. Staff had gathered for an afternoon event organise

UNSW Newsroom • January 21, 2021

Civilian tears in Afghanistan: one UNSW researcher’s attempt at peace in the provinces

Civilian tears in Afghanistan: one UNSW researcher’s attempt at peace in the provinces Robust institutions willing to support whistleblowers and 'call out' bad behaviours are needed in foreign militaries, says UNSW’s Dr Susanne Schmeidl. A woman in a blue burqa and a child among a flock of doves (a symbol of peace in many cultures) in Afghanistan in 2009. Photo: kursat-bayhan/Shutterstock. BBC journalist Omaid Khpalwak had just survived Taliban bomb blasts on the building next to the radio st

UNSW Newsroom • December 2, 2020

Ending social stigma: families living with HIV, hep B and hep C

A group of UNSW Sydney researchers has released a groundbreaking report expected to improve the lives of people with bloodborne viruses. UNSW's A/Prof. Newman says there needs to be a very person-centred, rather than a “one size fits all”, approach to including families in the response to blood borne viruses. Being diagnosed with HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C can still be a frightening experience, says UNSW’s Christy Newman. “So it is crucial that social stigma is reduced and family support

UNSW Newsroom • November 13, 2020

Winds of change: what a Biden presidency could bring

A Biden presidency grappling with domestic discord could leave Australia out in the Indo-Pacific cold, says UNSW’s William Clapton. There will be no “quick and easy fix” to political polarisation in an administration under US president-elect Joe Biden, says UNSW’s Dr William Clapton. Political polarisation will be one of the biggest issues facing the Democrat leader following his win over Donald Trump in the November 3 election, says Dr Clapton, a US political and foreign relations expert at U

UNSW Newsroom • November 11, 2020

To the future: finding the moral common ground in human-robot relations

Designers who use ethics to shape better companion robots will end up making better humans, too, say UNSW researchers. AI robots are still not sophisticated enough to understand humans or the complexity of social situations, says UNSW’s Dr Masimiliano Cappuccio. “So we need to think about how we interact with social and companion robots to instead help us become more aware of our own behaviour, limitations, vices or bad habits,” says Dr Cappuccio, the Deputy Director of Values in Defense and S

UNSW Newsroom • November 5, 2020

An age of anxiety and drug use in COVID-19

An age of anxiety and drug use in COVID-19 People are more likely to turn to drugs in times of heightened stress and anxiety, says UNSW’s Dr George Dertadian. UNSW's Dr George Dertadian says it is very important to keep an eye on the way pharmaceutical opioids are being used and for what reasons during this time of heightened stress for many people. Photo: Shutterstock UNSW’s Dr George Dertadian says the anxieties, stresses and strains people are dealing with in the pandemic could be influenc

UNSW Newsroom • November 3, 2020

Satire in the era of Trump and Biden ahead of US election

Satire in the era of Trump and Biden ahead of US election UNSW’s Dr Mark Rolfe says satire was historically a way to express emotions such as anger, contempt and fear in safe and cathartic ways. A satirical cartoon of Trump and Biden as they battle it out for the 59th US presidential seat. Photo: Shutterstock You only have to look at the popularity of Alec Baldwin’s impersonation of Donald Trump or Jim Carrey’s version of Joe Biden to understand the power of satire in US politics. But how mu

UNSW Newsroom • October 29, 2020

A bark with bite: Australia needs an ICAC-styled national independent watchdog, says academic

A bark with bite: Australia needs an ICAC-styled national independent watchdog, says academic There have been renewed calls for a national anti-corruption watchdog in Australia. (Photo: Shutterstock) Politicians often give “rubbish reasons” for cutting funds to Australia’s essential state and federal anti-corruption watchdogs, says UNSW’s Dr Mark Rolfe. “I say they are rubbish reasons because it just means they reduce the number of people who are involved in that agency or department,” says D

UNSW Newsroom • October 19, 2020

High fatalities from truck crashes demand greater safety standards

Relying on regulation through licensing alone will not combat unsafe trucking practices, says UNSW’s Dr Christopher Walker. The driver escaped unharmed when this log truck he was driving rolled onto its side on the Portland-Nelson Road located about five hours south-west from Melbourne. About 200 people die every year in accidents involving trucks. In 2019, 53 truck drivers died on the job, with 34 per cent being a result of fatigue. (Photo: Shutterstock) It has been three decades since Austra

UNSW Newsroom • October 13, 2020

Shaken or stirred? Dangerous fieldwork in the social sciences

A UNSW criminologist and an international relations expert walk into a bar … years later their discussions over drinks turn into a book. Riot police officers during a protest against the government's austerity measures in Greece in 2011. (Photo: Shutterstock) Dr Nicholas Apoifis watched as riot police directed neo-Nazis as they attempted to trap trade unionists and anarchists. They were in the midst of a violent protest against the 2011 austerity measures in Greece. “The cops were telling neo

UNSW Newsroom • October 8, 2020

Uncovering Aboriginal and early settler history along Australia's famous river

UNSW Sydney's Grace Karskens reveals the complex and controversial history of the Hawkesbury River in her latest book People of the River. The sun rises over the mouth of the Hawkesbury River at Broken Bay. It is this river on which Professor Grace Karskens bases her book People of the River: Lost Worlds of Early Australia. (Photo: Shutterstock) Professor Grace Karskens’ latest book People of the River: Lost Worlds of Early Australia is part of a new generation of more inclusive Australian his

UNSW Newsroom • September 25, 2020

Betty and Arnold receive new robot hand thanks to UNSW student

A UNSW student is building one of the world’s most advanced robotic hands for use on construction sites. Charlotte Firth's invention - a soft robotic hand - will fit onto the end of cobots Arnold and Betty. Above: a cobot on show at the Messe Fair in Hanover, Germany, in 2018. Photo: Shutterstock. A UNSW Master’s student has designed the world’s first soft robotic hand that can pick up, put down, paint and hammer with greater ease than current models in the workforce. “Industrial robots are s

UNSW Newsroom • September 23, 2020

Treating our elderly people ethically and with transparency

UNSW’s Richard Hugman says it is time to stop treating elderly people as objects, as the Royal Commission into Aged Care and Safety continues. Professor Hugman says there needs to be an emphasis placed on the expression of positive values about how to treat and view elderly people as human beings. Image: Shutterstock. The dramatic increase in COVID-19 deaths in Australia’s aged care homes begs the ethics around our treatment of people in aged care, says a UNSW expert. In less than four months,

UNSW Newsroom • September 15, 2020

The Holocaust through the lens of Australian Jewish refugees

Two UNSW academics are on a quest to unearth Holocaust stories more Australians can relate to as survivors pass away. Not all of the above Jewish teenagers who were sent to concentration camps survived. Photo: Shutterstock Australian Jewish refugee Symcha Gausman thought his wife and children were safe where he left them in Poland. The 26-year-old arrived in Australia in 1939, hoping to establish himself with a job and a home before sending for his family to join him. In 1943, he managed to s

UNSW Newsroom • September 8, 2020

How to nurture teacher-student relationships in COVID-19

Strong and positive teacher-student bonds are important during the pandemic, says educational psychology researcher Dr Rebecca Collie. Dr Rebecca Collie has done a range of research on teacher-student relationships. Photo: Shutterstock Caring, fair and attentive teacher-student relationships will help ease COVID-19 anxieties and uncertainties, says Dr Rebecca Collie. Dr Collie says while it is too early in her research to know the exact impacts COVID-19 has had on teacher-student relationship

September 4, 2020

More women needed in Built Environment leadership roles - Built Environment UNSW Australia

Women are still underrepresented in leadership roles despite graduating in equal numbers from Built Environment courses, says UNSW’s Professor Helen Lochhead. “We need to change this,” she says. Prof. Lochhead, Dean of UNSW Built Environment, hosted the panel discussion at the annual Engaging Women in the Built Environment event, which she established in 2016. The event was initiated to highlight the lack of equity in the built environment industries by showcasing the diverse and extraordinar