By Lukas Schuster, Research Fellow in Environmental Sciences, RMIT University
Martino Malerba, ARC DECRA Fellow, RMIT University
Professor Peter Macreadie, Director - Centre for Nature Positive Solutions, RMIT University
The first full-scale trial of its kind, this floating wetland cut greenhouse gases by nearly a third over two years.
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By Alan Toy, Associate Professor of Commercial Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
If it feels like you’re sliding backwards as the cost of living rises, you’re probably right.
Recent Stats NZ data shows that in the year to June, New Zealand salary and wage rates grew by just 2%, less than half the 4.1% increase in inflation. The trend has been happening since COVID, and it means incomes are effectively reducing.
In Australia the situation is more favourable, with the difference…
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By Celeste Rodriguez Louro, Associate Professor and Director of Language Lab, The University of Western Australia
AI is quietly reshaping writing. It’s not just that prose is changing — the very structure of written language is genuinely changing too.
It’s not just a new technology.
It’s not a fad.
It’s an undeniable revolution.
Did this article’s introduction seem AI generated? What made you feel that way?
The truth is, it was not AI generated; I wrote it to emulate synthetic prose, the kind you get when a large language…
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By Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Months out from its projected peak, El Niño is already helping push ocean temperatures into record territory.
July brought the highest global sea-surface temperatures ever recorded for that month, partly fuelled by the fast-developing climate pattern. The latest forecasts suggest there is much more to come.
So, what exactly is El Niño, why is this one potentially so significant and what could it mean for New Zealand? Here are five things to know.
El Niño begins with a huge shift in ocean…
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By Reid Kress Weisbord, Distinguished Professor of Law, Rutgers University - Newark
Naomi Cahn, Professor of Law, University of Virginia
The Buss family’s 47-year ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers, 17-time NBA champions, could soon come to an end despite their patriarch’s clear wishes before he died. A group of investors that includes former Disney CEO Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner – the brother of Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law – wants to buy the basketball team for US$12.5 billion.
The pending deal would…
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By Jennifer Lacy-Nichols, Senior Research Fellow in Commercial Determinants of Health, The University of Melbourne
The current system allows powerful actors to attempt to influence government decision-making covertly. To improve transparency, here are four key reforms.
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By Stephanie Wescott, Lecturer in Humanities and Social Sciences, Monash University
Jane Gilmore, PhD Candidate, Monash University
Parents have an important role to play in educating children about consent and relationships. But it can be hard to know where to begin.
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By Elizabeth Morton, Senior Lecturer, Curtin Law School, Curtin University
Lisa Greig, Lecturer in Taxation Law for accountants, The University of Melbourne
When do you need to declare online sales income to the tax office? The answer can be as messy as your wardrobe – so two experts explain what you need to know.
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By Michelle Tye, Associate Professor and Program Head of Youth Suicide Prevention, the Black Dog Institute, UNSW
Having larger in-person networks appeared to protect young people against developing severe depression symptoms. But large online networks had the opposite effect.
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By Monique Rooney, Senior lecturer in literature, Australian National University
Ruth Park’s classic asks us to inhabit the past as a real place – just as 14-year-old Abigail does, when she’s transported from 1980 to 1873, in Sydney’s The Rocks.
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