By Amanda Keddie, Professor of Education, Deakin University
Nationals leader Matt Canavan says boys are ‘sick and tired of the feminisation’ of Australia’s curriculum. An education professor explains how it works.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
He is in his late fifties and lives outside a capital city. He owns his home — most often outright — and he still gets up and goes to work. He did a trade or a TAFE diploma rather than a degree, speaks only English at home, and calls his background Australian.
This is not a portrait of the fringe. It is a portrait of the part of Australia that used to be called the mainstream.
This was once a depiction of the “Howard battlers”, later “Tony’s tradies”. Now it’s Pauline Hanson who has a grip on many of these people, with who they are and what…
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By Vassiliki Sinopoulou, Lecturer in Evidence Synthesis and Systematic Reviews, University of Lancashire
Denmark eats more sugar than Britain and invented the Danish pastry, yet far fewer Danes are obese. What are they doing differently?
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By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) marked its 25th anniversary in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, with all the trappings a diplomatic milestone demands.
There were 21 heads of state and government present for a ceremonial “family photo” and two-page Bishkek Declaration on September 1. A further 28 agreements included “strengthening multilateral…
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By Sharon Crozier-De Rosa, Professor in History, University of Wollongong
The journalist, author and activist has died aged 92. She spent more than 60 years setting feminist torches alight the world over.
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By Olivia Hewitt, Postdoctoral researcher, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
Sea sponges are some of the world’s simplest animals – but even so, the rhythm of night and day kicks off a crucial stage of their life cycle.
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By Mandy Freund, Lecturer, Climate Science Geography, The University of Melbourne
The world is bracing for the strongest El Niño in history.
The United Nations has made the grim prediction that our planet now sits in the “danger zone” of extreme weather. That’s based on data suggesting the current El Niño will break all previous records.
El…
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By Laura
After losing three finals, the Cameroonian women’s team finally lifted the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Their 3–0 victory over Malawi demonstrates this generation’s perseverance and progressive transformation in African women’s football.
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By Sadia Hossain, Lecturer in Public Health, Western Sydney University
In some communities, cultural norms can make it hard for women to ask about sex, contraception, periods, pregnancy or birth in mainstream health-care settings.
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By Jan McDonald, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Tasmania
Jonathan Symons, Director of Research and Innovation, School of International Studies, Macquarie University
Manon Simon, Researcher in Climate Intervention Law and Governance, University of Tasmania
Matt McDonald, Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
Rachel Neef, Research fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania
The world is set to miss the 1.5°C global warming target, and plans are underway for UN climate talks in the Pacific and Turkey.
Climate mitigation – reducing or preventing greenhouse emissions – was once treated as the only legitimate response to global warming. In comparison, climate adaptation – trying to adjust to global warming – was…
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