By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University
Afghanistan says at least 400 people were killed in a Pakistani strike on a hospital on Monday – the latest in a deadly year for medical staff and patients worldwide.
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By Ian Musgrave, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Adelaide University
For about a year, an algal bloom in South Australian waters has had devastating effects on marine life. At my local beach, walks were a sad parade of dead sea life.
But what of the health effects of these algal blooms on humans? And what do a class of compounds called brevetoxins have to do with it?
I’m a toxicologist. Here’s what the evidence says.
What are algal blooms?
Algal…
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By Matthew Mclaughlin, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
Jo Salmon, Deakin Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Health, Deakin University
Peter McCue, PhD Candidate, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
For the first time in more than a decade, Australia has new physical activity guidelines. They’re commendable but unlikely to get us more active.
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By Rodrigo Praino, Professor & Director, Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, Flinders University
US President Donald Trump speaks in a way unlike any of his predecessors. His distinctive and highly recognisable style may even play a role in his appeal to his political base. Since the infamous Access Hollywood tapes, he has got away with saying things none of his predecessors would have ever dreamed of saying in public. This is particularly striking in a country that was shocked to learn in the 1970s that Richard Nixon used dirty words…
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By Robert Finkeldey, PhD Scholar of Corporate Corruption of Democracy, University of Technology Sydney
A new report assessing democratic values across more than 200 countries has found 6 billion people live in autocracies. Here’s where Australia sits.
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By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
As the Middle East war enters its third week, there is no sign from either Iran or the United States and Israel that they will stop the fighting any time soon. It is getting more violent and nasty by the day.
The Iranian Islamic regime is fighting for its survival, while the US and Israel want to substantially degrade or destroy it.
The Iranian side lacks the US and Israeli firepower, yet it has proved to be more resilient than its adversaries may have expected. It has resolved to fight for as long as possible and inflict as much economic pain regionally and globally as…
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By Saman Gorji, Associate Professor, Renewable Energy and Electrical Engineering, Deakin University
As fuel prices rise, some remote communities feel the shock twice: first at the pump and then in the power supply.
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By Jack Wilson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
Emily Stockings, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney
Increasing numbers of Australians are using medicinal cannabis for anxiety, depression, insomnia, substance disorders and more. Is it safe? And does it work?
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By Eylem Altuntas, Researcher, Speech & Language Development, The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University
If a baby doesn’t show a clear response at a particular age, it does not necessarily mean they have stopped learning or missed an important step.
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By Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara, PhD Candidate in Theatre, Monash University
A new play from Melbourne Theatre Company tells the story of the collapse of the bridge during construction in 1970 – Australia’s worst industrial disaster.
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