By Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, many of the forces now shaping NZ foreign policy can be traced back to how the US responded to the terror attacks.
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By Junaid B. Jahangir, Associate Professor, Economics, MacEwan University
Long before the modern degrowth movement, Islamic economic thought placed limits on consumption, challenged wealth concentration and treated economic activity as a moral question.
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By Rachida Bouhid, Ph.D Scholar, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Industrialized countries send millions of metric tonnes of used clothing, electronic equipment and other products to the Global South, and with them, the environmental and health costs tied to producing…
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By Ramon Spaaij, Professor, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University
Debra Smith, Professorial Research Fellow, Victoria University
Muhammad Iqbal, Principal Research Fellow, Victoria University
Walking away from terrorist offending is far more complicated than simply quitting a group or a cause. But evidence shows well-designed programs can work.
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By Susannah Emery, Senior Lecturer: Game Design & Digital Media, Adelaide University
Erik Malcolm Champion, Professor of Virtual Heritage and Interactive History, Adelaide University
Historical games let us engage with the past, but what matters is how they frame this history, and what they ask players to do.
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By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
Jon Ronson’s new book on the masculinity crisis was sparked by his son’s strange journey to a castle in upstate New York and a series of late-night text messages.
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By Isabella Podwinski, Social Media Producer, The Conversation
Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation
Listen to international law expert on The Conversation Weekly podcast explain why some Serbs revered convicted war ciminal Ratko Mladić.
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By Susan Luckman, Professor of Culture and Creative Industries, Adelaide University
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t yet causing widespread job losses in Australia. But with some high-profile business leaders still predicting a looming unemployment “crisis” it’s little wonder many people fear…
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By Troy Walker, Senior Research Fellow, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University
Jennifer Browne, Associate Professor, Deakin Centre for Global Preventive Health and Nutrition, Deakin University
Simone Sherriff, Senior Research Fellow, Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, University of Sydney
If you’ve scrolled through social media or watched TV, you’ve probably seen campaigns featuring women describing how difficult weight loss can be. These say you’ve probably “tried everything”. Then, viewers are encouraged to “talk to a doctor” about managing their weight.
At first glance, these and similar campaigns may look like lifestyle-based health promotion messages. But pharmaceutical companies that market popular weight-loss drugs – such…
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By Timothy Churchill, Adjunct Associate Lecturer, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UNSW
Gavin Ashburton, Puutu Kunti Kurrama Traditional Owner, Indigenous Knowledge
Tasmanian devils are among Australia’s most distinctive mammals. Stocky, powerful and famously noisy, wild populations are now restricted to Tasmania.
But this was not always the case. In fact, thousands of years ago devils could be found across mainland Australia.
Skeletal remains of Tasmanian devils have been found in deposits from southern Australia to the tropical north, across the Nullarbor, central Australia, Queensland, the Northern Territory and parts of southern Western Australia. Yet one…
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