By Dee Ninis, Earthquake Scientist, Monash University
At just after 2am on Saturday morning, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred at Arawata, about six kilometres northeast of Korumburra and 100km southeast of Melbourne.
Residents closest to the epicentre described a loud bang – a phenomenon which occurs only in the epicentral region of an earthquake, when seismic energy reaches the surface.
They also described houses and windows rattling, and trees swaying back and forth as a result of the strong shake. The…
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
In a federal Redbridge poll, the total vote for One Nation and the Coalition has been steady since late August at 50%, but Anthony Albanese’s net favourability slumped ten points to a record low -27, possibly reflecting the Reserve Bank’s interest rate hike last Tuesday.
The two other federal polls were both taken before the rate hike. The total right vote was down two points to 47% in Essential and at 48% in Morgan.
A Victorian Freshwater…
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By Pin Jia Chan, PhD Candidate, School of Environment, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Luitgard Schwendenmann, Professor of Carbon and Ecosystem Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
New research shows forests affected by severe kauri dieback can shift from accumulating carbon to losing it, with mature trees particularly affected.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Mourners at a mass funeral for victims of a US drone strike, including seven children, look up as fighter jets circle a cemetery in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 30, 2021. © 2021 Marcus Yam/The Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (Washington, DC) – The United States and coalition countries have yet to provide genuine justice or redress for war crimes and other grave abuses in Afghanistan in the 25 years since the war began on October 7, 2001, Human Rights Watch said today, issuing a timeline of its reporting of the conflict. After Al-Qaeda’s September 11 attacks…
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By Laura Davy, Senior Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
People with disability shared their harrowing experiences with the royal commission. But not everyone’s happy with the pace of change since.
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By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
Since the Iran-US military conflict began earlier this year, disrupting global oil markets, Australia’s electric vehicle (EV) market has experienced an unprecedented boost.
With motorists facing sharp increases at the bowser and continuing uncertainty about fuel prices, many drivers have decided to go electric. EVs accounted for 25.8%…
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By Matt Bower, Professor, Learning Technologies, Macquarie University
Joanne Orlando, Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
Karen Woo, Senior Project & Research Manager, School of Education, Macquarie University
Parents, teachers and students were all surveyed as part of a new study looking at how screens are used in NSW schools.
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By Jooyoung Lee, Research Fellow, Behavioural Data Science Lab, University of Technology Sydney
Emily Booth, Research Fellow, Data Science Institute, University of Technology Sydney
Marian-Andrei Rizoiu, Professor of AI and Behavioral Data Science, University of Technology Sydney
How do you get reliable information to someone who isn’t looking for it? New research using Facebook ads suggests a change in language makes a big difference.
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By Maddison Sideris, Associate Teaching Fellow, Sociology, Deakin University
For many people, friends play second fiddle to partners and family. Here’s what legal recognition could change, and why getting there is tricky.
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By Tim Rowse, Emeritus Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
What right did settler society have to intervene in Aboriginal life? The humanitarian tradition has no adequate answers, says Barry Corr.
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