By Elise Klein, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
New data show just four of the 19 targets are being met or are on track to be so. With such a poor track record, it’s time for a different approach.
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By Tess Hardy, Associate Professor, Director of the Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law, The University of Melbourne
At Labor’s national conference last week, the Albanese government said it would establish a new federal Fair Work Court to provide “simpler, fairer and faster” resolution of workplace disputes.
At this stage, details remain sparse. But the broad idea is this new specialist court will work alongside the Fair Work Commission – the existing employment tribunal – to facilitate speedier resolution of claims brought under the
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By Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s excellent book Regime Change reveals the depth and consequences of Donald Trump’s obsession with fame and power.
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By Salahuddin Azad, Lecturer, School of Engineering and Technology, CQUniversity Australia
Ritesh Chugh, Professor, Information and Communications Technology, CQUniversity Australia
Anyone can now build an app by describing an idea to AI. But software that appears to work isn’t always secure, reliable or ready for real-world use.
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By Garry Argent, Lecturer in Education Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education, Deakin University
Shaun Rawolle, Senior Lecturer in Education, Deakin University
Free TAFE has opened the door to thousands more Australians. But getting people through the door is only half the job.
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By Katherine Ravenswood, Professor of Industrial Relations, Auckland University of Technology
Nearly 80% of New Zealand’s vital community care providers experience workplace violence. But like the workers themselves, the problem remains largely invisible.
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By Abhirup Dikshit, ARC DECRA Fellow, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW
Jason Evans, Professor, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW
We have to stop thinking of droughts simply as a static state of low moisture. Rapid drought changes can send fire risk soaring.
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By Roger Dawkins, Director of Learning and Teaching and Learning, School of Arts., Western Sydney University
The Birthday Trip, directed by James Robert Woods, is an arresting new Australian drama that examines the relationships of three couples on a brief luxury retreat in New South Wales’ Southern Highlands.
Generally, Australian films love to feature the landscape in a starring role. But The Birthday Trip is different — despite being set in the rural town of Robertson.
There are some wide shots of green rolling hills. The couples are staying in relative isolation, with only the glum caretaker-come-concierge and his…
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By César Martín-Gómez, Catedrático en instalaciones y sistemas energéticos en arquitectura y urbanismo, Universidad de Navarra
José Manuel Cabrero, Catedrático. Estructuras Arquitectónicas y Construcción con Madera. Cátedra Madera, Universidad de Navarra
On July 24, 2026, multiple forest fires spurred by an intense heatwave led Spain’s government to declare a national emergency in the Community of Madrid and the province of Ávila.
Widespread evacuations and the deployment of the national Military Emergency Unit (UME) confirmed what researchers have been saying for years: fires that spread to built-up areas demand radically different responses to those that have governed forest firefighting in Spain up to now.
The area where natural landscape meets built-up areas is technically known as the “wildland-urban interface”. Globally,…
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By Michael Price, Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, Simon Fraser University
The Canadian government is proposing sweeping changes to accelerate industrial development and reduce environmental oversight. These proposed legislative, regulatory and policy reforms could significantly diminish the government’s capacity to assess environmental impacts and weaken protections for fish habitats and species at risk.
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