By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University
The federal government gave the states an April 1 deadline to sign on to the buyback. With that date come and gone, the future of the plan is up in the air.
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By Ray Wills, Adjunct Professor, The University of Western Australia
Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
Over the last two months, nations have scrambled to shore up oil supplies as the Iran war prevented oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
This, according to some global analysts, would lead to a downturn for clean technology exports from China, the world’s top producer of solar, wind, batteries…
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By Isrrah Malabanan, PhD Candidate in Transport Engineering, The University of Melbourne
Patricia Sauri Lavieri, Senior Lecturer in Transport Engineering, The University of Melbourne
Electric vehicle purchases in Australia have surged amid the ongoing war in Iran, as drivers worry about rising fuel costs.
The big drawcard: much cheaper running costs. As of 22 April, A$1 of electricity takes an EV 45 kilometres, while $1 of diesel gets you 5.4 km.
Driving an EV is fairly similar to a combustion engine car. The biggest difference is charging instead of refuelling.
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By Caroline Swee Lin Tan, Associate Professor in Fashion Entrepreneurship, RMIT University
Saniyat Islam, Associate Professor, Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University
Recycled polyester activewear and swimwear are now everywhere. Major global brands sell leggings, swimsuits and puffer jackets with labels that claim they’re “made from recycled plastic bottles”. Millions of people buy these products believing they’re making a more sustainable choice.
The logic seems straightforward. Turning existing plastic waste into clothing is better than landfill.
However, the story is more complicated. What looks like circular recycling is often a one-way trip to landfill, revealing how recycled fabrics can mask environmental problems rather than solve…
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By Judith Bishop, Tracey Banivanua Mar Fellow, La Trobe University
Ben Santilli, Graduate Researcher, Anthropology, La Trobe University
Juliane Roemhild, Senior Lecturer in English, La Trobe University
Sara James, Senior Lecturer, Sociology, La Trobe University
AI offers production-line quality in writing across a range of genres. But the price may be losing our connection to each other’s human experience and emotion.
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By Amy Loughman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Melbourne
While we’ve evolved to be able to respond well to immediate threats, our stress-response system is less able deal with the chronic stressors of modern life.
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By Andrew Lynch, Lecturer, Cinema and Screen Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
César Albarrán-Torres, Associate Professor, Media, Swinburne University of Technology
For more than a decade, self-professed cinephiles have flocked to the studio for edgy content. But how long can it retain its cult status?
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By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation
On lumping baby boomers in one basket, and the trouble with reassessing NDIS participants: an edited selection of your views.
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By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
Collagen production begins to fall in our twenties and drops further after menopause. Sun exposure, smoking and hormones all play a role.
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By Anwen Elias, Reader in Politics, Aberystwyth University
Elin Royles, Reader at the Department of International Politics and Centre for Welsh Politics and Society, Aberystwyth University
Plaid Cymru’s electoral hopes for May’s Senedd election are high. Polls suggest the party is competing with Reform UK to emerge as the largest group in the next Welsh parliament, putting it, for the first time, within reach of leading a government in Wales.
This marks a striking shift in Plaid’s electoral fortunes. At the first election to what was then the National Assembly for Wales in 1999, the party won 28.4% of the vote. That remains its strongest performance to date in what…
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