By John Kerr, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Public Health, University of Otago
Karaitiana Taiuru, Māori AI and digital governance expert, Indigenous Knowledge
As experts propose a new public institute to guide AI policy, national survey findings show high concern among Māori and Asian people about how their data is used.
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By John Thomas III, Assistant Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston
Religion has become an important factor in Brazilian politics. But to see the whole picture, you need to analyze diversity within churches, a political scientist writes.
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By ProBox
A report by the Australian think tank ASPI warns that Venezuela could integrate Chinese artificial intelligence into its surveillance system and expand its digital control capabilities.
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By James Deaville, Professor of Music, Carleton University
Sara Beth Lyons, Graduate Research Assistant, Carleton University
As Halloween approaches and screen audiences are saturated with the sights and sounds of screaming women in horror films and TV shows, it’s a great time to look at the women whose vocal artistry created genuinely effective screams on screen.
Behind every memorable cinematic scream lies a vocal performance that is often reduced to a natural, unreflective outburst. But that assessment obscures the women behind…
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By David Hu, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biology, Adjunct Professor of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Earwax’s unusual physical properties help it repel insects in the lab. Is this a job it evolved to do in animal ears?
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By Ava Kalinauskas, Senior Research Associate, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
Sitting presidents are almost always punished in the midterm elections – and 2026 is looking like it will be no exception.
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By Nathan Howard Gray, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for International Trade, Adelaide University
Peter Draper, Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, Adelaide University
Australia and the European Union agreed on a comprehensive free-trade agreement (FTA) in March, after nearly eight years negotiating and much political rancour.
The agreement abolishes almost all bilateral…
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By Monica Madzoska, Research Assistant, PhD Candidate, School of Population Health, Curtin University
Divna Haslam, Associate Professor & Clinical Psychologist, The University of Queensland
New research shows one in four young people have experienced physical abuse in childhood at the hands of their parents – and most commonly before the age of ten.
Our study used data from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study, focusing on 2,623 people who reported experiencing physical abuse as children. Our team has previously reported that 32% of Australians have experienced childhood physical abuse.…
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By Di Winkler, Adjunct Professor, Summer Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
Group homes have long been the default for Australians with disability who need a lot of support. This has typically meant four or more people with disability living under one roof, with a 24-hour roster of support workers.
Policymakers assumed this model was the most cost-effective way of delivering safe and good quality services.
But in reality, group homes are expensive and often deliver poor outcomes for participants.
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By Robyn Gulliver, Casual Research Fellow, School of Education, Deakin University
Tracy Schultz, Research fellow, The University of Queensland
Before the High Court handed down its recent controversial decision on the proposed expansion of a New South Wales coal mine, many environmentalists were bracing for a loss. Time and again, courts have given coal and gas projects the green light over environmental concerns.
But not this time. With…
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