By Celeste Rodriguez Louro, Associate Professor, Chair of Linguistics and Director of Language Lab, The University of Western Australia
Earlier this year I gave a talk about my research at Oxford’s All Souls College, and worked with a chef to design an accompanying menu.
Thinking about my work in southwest Western Australia, I typed “Boorloo”, the Nyungar name for the City of Perth.
Autocorrect had other ideas. It replaced it with “Barolo” – which, I thought, made for a fitting wine choice on the night.
It was an amusing moment, but…
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By Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez, Researcher in Urban Transformation, Western Sydney University
Rob McDonald, Research Scientist, City University of New York
Tirthankar Chakraborty, Earth Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Cities around the world rely on trees to keep temperatures lower. New research shows trees are remarkably effective – but can’t do it all
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By Corey Martin, Lecturer and Podcast Producer, Department of Media and Communication, Swinburne University of Technology
Children’s podcasts are a fast-growing part of the audio industry. Here are five that work particularly well for shared listening.
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By Laurie Berg, Associate Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
Bassina Farbenblum, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
Researchers found pervasive worker underpayment in Australia, with two-thirds of temporary visa holders paid less than they were legally owed.
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By Genevieve McArthur, Professor at the Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy, Australian Catholic University
Functional literacy describes the skills needed for everyday life in our complex society. Improving it for adults may be Australia’s biggest challenge.
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By Becky Freeman, Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
Christina Watts, Research Fellow in Public Health, University of Sydney
Letting a global tobacco giant give evidence to a parliamentary committee behind closed doors is one of many lobbying tactics Australia has allowed.
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By Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, POLIS@ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
Research shows where those cost-of-living stresses are greatest. It’s not the vast bulk of middle income Australia, but working age welfare recipients.
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By Shoeb A
Coordinated false copyright claims targeted Bangladeshi archivists, journalists, and activists, exploiting Meta’s reporting system to remove evidence of abuses, disrupt documentation efforts, and undermine accountability linked to July 2024 uprising.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
The UN human rights office on Wednesday called on Israel to immediately release two members of the Global Sumud Flotilla detained in international waters, warning that solidarity with Palestinians and attempts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza “is not a crime.”
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
At least 70 civilians have been killed and more than 500 injured across Ukraine since the start of May, UN human rights monitors said on Wednesday, as waves of attacks hit cities across the country and humanitarian workers struggled to reach communities near the frontline.
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