By Niraj Meisuria, PhD Student in Disease Ecology, University of Sydney
Michael Ward, Chair of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, University of Sydney
Thomas Newsome, Associate Professor in Global Ecology, University of Sydney
Australia is racing to contain the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which is now believed to have infected seven seabirds.
There are currently five confirmed or suspected cases of the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b strain in Western Australia, alongside one in South Australia and one in New South Wales.
HPAI is still not established in Australia,…
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By Sonia S Anand, Associate Vice-President Global Health, McMaster University
Gina Ogilvie, Professor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Control of HPV-Related Disease and Cancer, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
Vanessa Watts, Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies and Sociology, McMaster University
An ethics process must not become so preoccupied with the potential harm of participation that it overlooks the certain harm of exclusion.
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By Mei Pheng Lee, Practice Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University
The Australian government has brought in sweeping changes to the laws on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing, known as AML/CTF, which began on July 1.
The initial aim was to simplify and modernise the anti-money laundering regime. But the laws have also been expanded to cover not just banks, financial institutions and casinos, but also to include many roles in the real estate sector.
The changes aim to close gaps that criminals have…
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By Leonora Risse, Associate Professor in Economics, Queensland University of Technology
A survey showed the annual median full-time graduate salary for women was $3,700 less than men’s. Research suggests gender bias might be at play.
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By Danielle Thielke, PhD Candidate, Sexual Wellbeing, Edith Cowan University
Campbell Ince, PhD Candidate, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University
Giselle Woodley, Sexologist & Lecturer and Research Fellow in Communications & Culture, Edith Cowan University
Porn is a topic we tend to avoid talking about – whether it be at school, work or around the dinner table.
But in Australia, roughly three-quarters of men (76%) and more than one-third of women (41%) report to have looked at pornographic material in the past year.
And among Australians aged 15-20, more than half (54%) of young men and nearly one-fifth (14%) of young women report accessing porn weekly.
You may…
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By Teesta Prakash, Research Fellow - Security and Geopolitics, Australia India Institute, The University of Melbourne
The Indian leader is visiting for the third time. Australia and India will be united in their shared geopolitical interests, if not their domestic approaches.
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By Michelle Peterie, Senior Research Fellow, Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, University of Sydney
Laura Vidal, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Wollongong
Suzette Jackson, Lecturer Mental Health and Addictions, Auckland University of Technology
Emma* was just a baby when her dad was deported following the cancellation of his Australian visa. Now aged seven, she sometimes still sleeps with his photograph. She can’t understand why he doesn’t visit her, or why he can’t pick her up from school.
Oliver’s* dad is currently in immigration detention, fighting to stay in Australia. Oliver visits the detention centre each week with his mum and little sister, but worries his family is falling apart.
Ruby* was 17 when her mum was deported to New Zealand. She had planned to start uni the following year, but that had to wait.…
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By Kylie Day, Senior Lecturer and Course Coordinator, Indigenous Knowledge Program, Southern Cross University
Aimee Andersen, Educational Designer, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Southern Cross University
Jenelle Benson, Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names of people who have died.
In gathering natural fibres, making string, yarning and weaving, knowledge becomes visible, tactile and learned through practice.
Our project, Stories Behind the Fishing Net: Sitting with the Aunties, renewed traditional net-making practices on Widjabal Wia-bal Country in northern New South Wales. It sought to strengthen cultural continuity, reconnect generations and create opportunities…
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By Chris Miller, Postdoctoral fellow, Nonreligion in a Complex Future project, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Douglas Ezzy, Professor of Sociology, University of Tasmania
Lori G. Beaman, Distinguished University Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
As religious affiliation declines, the rituals and guidance it once provided around dying have disappeared for many people. Death doulas fill that gap.
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By Emmanuelle Veuillet, Associate professor, University of Juba
When civil war broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, civil servants found themselves at the centre of a deep political and economic crisis.
The state was, and remains, the largest employer, surpassing private companies and NGOs. In 2015, the approved national budget accounted for 465,041…
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