By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
With the Victorian state election two months away, the Labor government has improved in the polls, but remain behind the Coalition.
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By John (Eddie) La Marca, Senior Research Officer, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
Sarah Diepstraten, Senior Research Officer, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer Division, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
Four viruses and one bacteria were responsible for 12% of the world’s cancer cases in 2024. Does this mean they’re preventable?
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By Cameron Parsell, Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
We should be pleased the Victorian government has committed to a plan that aims to reduce the extent of rough sleeping in the state.
In a country where homelessness continues to be an escalating issue, it is encouraging to see a state…
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By Bohao Dong, Research Assistant, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, The University of Melbourne
Amy Prendergast, Associate Professor in The School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, The University of Melbourne
Sean Ulm, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, James Cook University
When you swim through the azure waters of the Great Barrier Reef, there is one entity on the seafloor that’s almost impossible to miss: the giant clam. Its huge, fluted shell frames a soft mantle shimmering with electric blue, green and gold.
As the world’s largest living bivalve, Tridacna gigas can reach 1.2 metres, weigh more than 200 kilograms and live for over a century. Across their long lives, these clams record their daily life in their shells, creating an autobiographical shell diary.
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By Ekaterina Vylomova, Senior Lecturer, Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
Raphael Merx, PhD Candidate, Machine Learning, The University of Melbourne
There’s plenty of warranted anxiety about the effect artificial intelligence (AI) will have on social and economic inequality.
AI built by big tech firms is set to reward capital owners at the expense of workers. Technologically advanced countries will benefit, at the expense of low-income countries.
But might AI also be driving linguistic inequality?…
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By Kari Clifford, Senior Research Fellow in Surgical Science, University of Otago
Pre-surgery exercise has benefits, whether it is supervised or home-based. But professional supervision can help patients achieve higher exercise intensities.
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By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University
New research looking into the US government-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation shows when aid is handed over to corporations, civilians pay the price.
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Monday, September 28, 2026
“No country is free of racism.” That warning from US youth activist Marley Dias set the tone on Monday as UN Member States reinvigorated global efforts against racism, discrimination and xenophobia with a new declaration.
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By Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Deputy Director, Engagement and Impact, The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University
Claudia Stepin, Research Officer, Australian National University
Gillian Moon, Senior Visiting Fellow and Research Lead, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW
Maria Nawaz, Project Lead, Australian Climate Accountability Project at the UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW
Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
For decades, we couldn’t trace the link between new fossil fuel projects and their damage to people and planet. But now we can.
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By Yasmine Probst, Professor, School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences. Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of Wollongong
Olivia Wills, Associate Lecturer, Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Wollongong
Diets like the Fast 800 or intermittent fasting have become popular ways to lose weight. But they’re not long-term solutions.
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