By Phil Brewer, Professor in Plant Biology, La Trobe University
Wheat is one of the most popular grains globally. But climate change is making it harder to grow, harvest and distribute this crucial crop.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Climate activists hold a rally to protest the use of fossil fuels on Earth Day in front of the White House on April 22, 2023, in Washington, DC. © 2023 AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File People living near a coal plant in Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria breathe air so toxic they describe themselves as prisoners in their own homes. In Louisiana, communities along the petrochemical corridor known as Cancer Alley face some of the highest cancer rates in the United States. In Uganda and Tanzania, activists opposing the East African Crude Oil Pipeline have faced arrest…
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By Laura
Africa has become one of the global creative economy’s most dynamic environments for growth. However, there is an economic gap between the value of what creators create and their income.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Social media apps on a mobile phone. © 2018 AP Photo (London) – The arrest of at least four people in Bangladesh for posting social media content supposedly critical of the new government is an alarming continuation of the previous government’s repressive practices, Human Rights Watch said today. Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government should live up to its promises on freedom of expression, end the misuse of existing laws to silence dissent, and amend or replace legislation to remove provisions that are open to abuse. Prime Minister Rahman…
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By Anne Quain, Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
Rimini Quinn, PhD Candidate, School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
Overweight and obesity are among the most common conditions veterinarians see in both dogs and cats.
Yet weight-loss plans for pets are frequently unsuccessful, with a high drop-out rate. In one study, over half of participating dogs actually gained weight.
In a new study published in the journal Animals,…
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By Emily Foley, Postdoctoral research fellow, Flinders University; University of Canberra
Over the years, WorkChoices has become shorthand for policy disaster. It forever changed the political landscape on industrial relations reform.
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By Oliver Wigmore, Senior Research Fellow, Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Landslide risk is rising as extreme rainfall intensifies. New tools using satellite data and AI can help map where failures are most likely.
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By Archana Koirala, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney
Bianca Middleton, Senior Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research
Robert Duguid, Honorary Fellow, Global and Tropical Health, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University
The disease has rarely been seen since the 1950s. Here’s what to look out for, and how it made a comeback.
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By Rosemary Purcell, Professorial Fellow, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
Courtney Walton, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Worrying scenes during a recent AFL contest show many sports must do more to respond to mental health issues that unfold during play.
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By Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara, Tutor in English & Theatre, The University of Melbourne
Sarah Balkin, Senior Lecturer, English and Theatre Studies, The University of Melbourne
Across this year’s festival, a variety of shows demonstrated some Australian audiences are ready for uncomfortable comedy and complex personae.
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