By Annette Greenhow, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University Twane Wessels, Assistant Professor in Actuarial Science, Bond University
A recent move from a leading insurance provider has made it more difficult for AFL and AFLW players to access brain injury insurance. In March, Zurich Australia announced concussion and head trauma exclusions for professional players who held total and permanent disablement (TPD) insurance as part of the AFL Players Association superannuation fund, the trustee for which is AMP. …
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By Clive Williams, Visiting professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney
In modern conflict, the ability to build weapons systems quickly and cheaply is proving to be as important as technological sophistication.
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By Daniel Kadlec, Researcher, Athlete Health and Performance, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University Caitlin Fox-Harding, Senior Lecturer/Researcher in Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University
A loud ‘pop’ and immediate pain may mean you’ve torn your ACL. Two exercise experts explain why it’s more than a physical injury.
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By Flavio Macau, Associate Dean - School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
Even if the Iran war ends, the fallout from this oil shock is likely to persist for a long time. Here’s what the end of ‘cheap’ oil could mean for the world.
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By Elizabeth Mendenhall, Associate Professor of Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island
The Strait of Hormuz exists in the eye of the beholder. While everyone agrees that, geographically speaking, it is a strait – a narrow sea passage connecting two places that ships want to go – its political and legal status is rather more complicated. The United States and Iran both eye the strait – a choke point through which 20% of the world’s oil passes – very differently. Washington sees the Strait of Hormuz as exclusively an international waterway, whereas Tehran sees it as part of it territorial…
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By Claire Tanner, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Gender Studies, Monash University Mor Vered, Senior Lecturer, Data Science & AI, Monash University Sam Cadman, Research Fellow, Criminology, Monash University
The explosion of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools has provoked both hopes and anxieties about the potential benefits and harms of this technology. In advanced economies, people are almost equally worried and optimistic about it. This is perhaps unsurprising. AI consumes vast amounts of natural resources yet promises to save…
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By Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
Donald Trump’s AI image of himself looking like Jesus has been widely derided as blasphemous. But what exactly is blasphemy?
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By Simon Francis Thrush, Professor of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Yuxi You, Research Fellow, Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Tiny seafloor creatures play a vital role in coastal ecosystems. New research suggests microplastics may now be interfering with that balance.
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By Lillian Krikheli, Lecturer in Speech Pathology, La Trobe University Samantha Turner, Lecturer in Speech Pathology, La Trobe University
Babies do a lot of learning during mealtimes. Two speech pathologists explain how to introduce your little one to different textures and tastes.
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By Tim Kelly, PhD Candidate, Department of Design and Society., University of Technology Sydney
In September, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) excluded catalogue music (recordings more than two years old) from the Australian bestseller single and album charts. From a marketing perspective this decision is logical, as it creates room to expose new recordings to the market. However, it also obscures the reality of the new music economy in Australia. My latest research – which looks at…
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