By James Agathos, PhD Candidate in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
Andrea Putica, Postdoctoral Researcher, Psychology, The University of Melbourne
Trevor Steward, Associate Professor in Psychological Sciences & Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
Therapies aimed at reframing negative thoughts may not work for some people with PTSD. New research shows it may be because their brains work differently after trauma.
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By Shankar Sharma, PhD student, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
Andy Pitman, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, UNSW Sydney
Jason Evans, Professor, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
A new study shows it does rain more in cities, but the trend over time has been exaggerated by changes in satellites.
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By David M Watson, Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
Patrick Finnerty, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Conservation and Wildlife Management, University of Sydney
Last year, we noted early signs of recovery in Australia’s high country, following the reduction of feral horse numbers.
These had dropped from 17,000 in 2023 to around 3,000 in 2024 across Kosciuszko National Park, thanks to the management efforts of NSW National Parks staff and contractors.
But horse…
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By Rachel Lamarche-Beauchesne, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Enterprise, Torrens University Australia
Jye Marshall, Lecturer, Fashion Design, School of Design and Architecture, Swinburne University of Technology
In the words of fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto: ‘Above all black says this: I don’t bother you – don’t bother me!’
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By Brigid Rooney, Associate Professor (Affiliate), Australian Literature, University of Sydney
I began teaching Australian literature not long after the death of Alec Derwent (A.D.) Hope (1907-2000). Despite Hope’s canonical status, I – like many – overlooked him, gravitating to writers more engaged with feminist, environmental, postcolonial and decolonial questions, or to those whose poetry was freshly modern, postmodern or experimental. Hope seemed conventional and dated by comparison.
Such assumptions were reinforced by his most anthologised poem, Australia…
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By Julie Trafford, Associate Professor for Planetary Health, Auckland University of Technology
The popular new drug can bring dramatic weight loss for some patients. But for NZ, tackling a rising obesity epidemic is likely to require much broader change.
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By Rebecca J. Collie, Professor of Learning Sciences, Monash University
Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney
There are 3 key things high schools can do right from the start to support students to stay until Year 12.
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By Emma Quilty, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Excellence for The Elimination of Violence Against Women, Monash University
Thousands of men around the world, including in Australia, have formed online communities to trade in rape content and advice. They do it to impress one another.
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By Maria Bhatti, Senior Lecturer in Law, Western Sydney University
Many Muslim Australians who observe the Islamic prohibition on interest cannot get government help to buy their first home unless they compromise on their faith.
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By Aleksandra Mineyko, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neurology, University of Calgary
I’m a pediatric neurologist. Over four months in 2026, I wrote 16 parallel letters via email to the Alberta and federal governments on eight public policy topics. The letters were individually written, evidence-based and non-partisan, but relevant to current political discourse in Alberta.
What I observed were four patterns that raised concerns about structural governance failure. Across all party lines and levels of government, elected officials and their offices appeared to avoid substantive engagement in a consistent and similar manner.
It’s worth understanding these…
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