By James J Bell, Professor of Marine Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
We still know very little about the ecology of mesophotic ecosystems, but they support long-lived protected species that form an essential part of the food web.
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By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
Even when parties release their costings, voters may not get the full picture. Parties may omit particular items that might attract criticism.
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By Daniel Angus, Professor of Digital Communication, Director of QUT Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
Christine Parker, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
Giselle Newton, Research Fellow, The Centre for Digital Cultures and Societies, The University of Queensland
Kate Clark, Node Administrator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society, Monash University
Mark Andrejevic, Professor of Media, School of Media, Film, and Journalism, Monash University
New data shows how groups with benign-sounding names like ‘Mums for Nuclear’ are running political ad campaigns online. But they don’t even have to be truthful.
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By Intifar Chowdhury, Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
Gen Z and Millennial women are more likely than men to be undecided voters. They’re also more likely to vote based on cost-of-living concerns.
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By Ali Asgary, Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies & Director, CIFAL York, York University, Canada
At least 11 people died in a Vancouver SUV attack deemed to have a ‘low threat level’ by police. What goes into making that calculation, and is a public event ever truly low-risk?
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By Eike Schneiders, Assistant Professor, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton
Joshua Krook, Research Fellow in Responsible Artificial Intelligence, University of Southampton
Tina Seabrooke, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Southampton
People who aren’t legal experts are more willing to rely on legal advice provided by ChatGPT than by real lawyers – at least, when they don’t know which of the two provided the advice. That’s the key finding of our new research, which highlights some important concerns about the way the public increasingly relies on AI-generated content. We also found the public has at least some ability to identify whether the advice came from ChatGPT or a human lawyer.
AI tools like ChatGPT and other large language models…
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By Louise Pryke, Honorary Research Associate, Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney
A collection of artefacts collected 2,500 years ago in modern-day Iraq reveal the forgotten world of Mesopotamia, home to many world firsts – including beer production.
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By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Recently, much public attention has been given to the way online wagering and its incessant promotion has infiltrated sport and our TV screens.
Despite a 2023 parliamentary inquiry that recommended new restrictions on online (especially sport) gambling advertising, the federal government neglected to…
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By Joshua Black, Visitor, School of History, Australian National University
Major parties used to easily dismiss the rare politician who stood alone in parliament. These MPs could be written off as isolated idealists, and the press could condescend to them as noble, naïve and unlikely to succeed.
In November 1930, when independent country MP Harold Glowrey chose to sit on the crossbench of the Victorian parliament while his few peers joined the new United Country Party, the local newspapers emphasised that he could not “become a cabinet minister” or “have a…
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By Sara Dehm, Senior Lecturer, International Migration and Refugee Law, University of Technology Sydney
Anthea Vogl, Associate Professor, Law, University of Technology Sydney
The year is 1972. The Whitlam Labor government has just been swept into power and major changes to Australia’s immigration system are underway. Many people remember this time for the formal end of the racist White Australia Policy.
A lesser-known legacy of this period was the introduction of Australia’s first immigration amnesty. This amnesty, implemented later in 1974 with bilateral support, provided humane pathways to permanency or citizenship for undocumented people in Australia.
In other words, people living without lawful immigration status could “
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