By Pietro Pollo, Visiting Fellow, Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, UNSW
Michael Kasumovic, Evolutionary Biologist, ARC Future Fellow, UNSW
Our knowledge about life on Earth is built through research on how organisms function, evolve and interact with each another and the environment. Yet there are far more species on our planet than scientists can study in detail.
So how should scientists decide which species to focus on? Fairly representing all species seems like a useful approach. It’s like predicting an election result: we can’t interview every citizen, so we need a sample that truly represents the overall population.
What drives scientists to uncover nature’s mysteries is curiosity. So, the organisms chosen…
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By Human Rights Watch
Indonesian police in September began investigating Feby Indirani, the author of the short story collection Memburu Muhammad (Hunting for Muhammad), for alleged blasphemy after an Islamist group allegedly intervened with the organizers of a literary festival at which Indirani was to appear. Click to expand Image Feby Indirani. © Private Bogor Literary Week organized an event featuring Indirani that was scheduled for September 20 but cancelled it days after the Front Persaudaraan Islam (Islamic Brotherhood Front, FPI) threatened to disrupt the discussion.In response to a Human…
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By Matthew Bowes, Senior Associate, Economic Prosperity and Democracy, Grattan Institute
Erin-Lea Brown, Deputy Program Director, Economic Prosperity, Grattan Institute
If we make better use of the GST, and offset it with tax cuts, we’ll have a fairer tax system that can adapt to an ageing population.
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By Olga Boichak, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA fellow, University of Sydney
In recent days, a Ukrainian drone strike hit Russia’s largest data centre, owned by bank and technology company Sberbank. The strike came after Ukraine hit three data centres belonging to the tech giant Yandex, which is often referred to as “Russia’s Google”.
After those attacks, Yandex’s traffic dropped…
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By Kate Mannell, Research Fellow in Digital Childhoods, Deakin University
Advice around screens is no longer just about avoiding harms, but maximising benefits for your kid. No wonder some parents feel like their heads might explode.
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By Michael Wesley, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global, Culture and Engagement), The University of Melbourne
Successive Australian governments have reacted with alarm at China’s influence-building activities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. They have passed foreign interference laws, tightened foreign investment regulations, and regulated university collaborations with institutions overseas.
They have executed a Pacific…
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By Rakime Elmir, Associate Professor in Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
Alka Kothari, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Queensland
Pelvic organ prolapse may develop and worsen after pregnancy and childbirth, around menopause or because of lifestyle and genetic factors.
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By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Lots of people love the crepe myrtle but others think of them as an inadequate and over-planted species. Some even refer to them as ‘crap myrtle’. But is that fair?
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By Liam Burke, Associate Professor and Cinema and Screen Studies Discipline Leader, Swinburne University of Technology
Andrea Andiloro, Lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology
Steven Conway, Senior Lecturer - Games and Interactivity, Swinburne University of Technology
From Mario to the new Street Fighter film, the video game-to-film pipeline is now bursting open – and there are several reasons for it.
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By Jen Webb, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
Tongue is a debut book, but Australian author Kathryn Crowcroft has previously published scholarly articles, poems and reviews. Tongue emerges from her doctorate, as the product of thinking and observations that couldn’t be contained within that work.
Review: Tongue – Kathryn Crowcroft (Giramondo)
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