By Natalie Kon-yu, Associate Professor, Creative Writing and Literary Studies, Victoria University
Emily Booth, Research fellow, University of Technology Sydney
Michael Burke, Associate professor, First Year College, Victoria University
Tom Clark, Interim Executive Dean of the First Year College, Victoria University
The emotional outbursts of MAGA men can seem spontaneous and even silly – but we should take them seriously, especially when they apply to war.
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By Daniel Baldino, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia
The visuals being used by the White House frame real victims of war as game avatars. And avatars, by definition, are not grievable.
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By Piyush Tiwari, Professor of Property, The University of Melbourne
Godwin Kavaarpuo, Lecturer in Property, The University of Melbourne
Samuelson Appau, Associate Professor of Marketing, Melbourne Business School
Social media has changed the game for real estate advertising. But it creates new risks we need to manage carefully.
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By Steven Lewis, Associate Professor of Education Policy, Australian Catholic University
School students around Australia have begun their NAPLAN tests this week.
Amid technical glitches during the writing component of the exam on Wednesday, there has also been confusion about the purpose of the test.
Earlier this week, NAPLAN boss Stephen Gneil told the Sydney Morning…
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By Richard Bryant, Professor & Director of Traumatic Stress Clinic, UNSW Sydney
Trauma survivors who have used EMDR may not get their case heard in court. Here’s what the evidence actually says about this therapy and false memories.
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By Sarah Whitcombe-Dobbs, Senior Lecturer in Child and Family Psychology, University of Canterbury
Young children’s brains develop through interaction with others. Throwing AI into the mix could make it more difficult for them to navigate real-world relationships.
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By Toby Murray, Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
AI might have ‘PhD-level’ intelligence. But substituting it for a PhD student sacrifices a special part of the academic ecosystem.
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By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation
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From the defiant tone struck by Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in his first statement as leader on Thursday, it appears that the ayatollah has no intention of calling an end to Iranian resistance. Instead, Khamenei – who did not appear in public but whose words…
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By Sarah Bassnett, Professor of Art History, Western University
The award-winning Towell has worked in conflict zones including Nicaragua, Afghanistan, Palestine, Guatemala and Ukraine. His work humanizes complex social and political issues.
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By Amnesty International
Pascale, what motivated you to get involved in this work? I have been a member of feminist organizations since 2008; I was 19 years old at the time. I began engaging with feminist groups such as Foundation Toya. In 2015, I decided to create my own organization because I wanted to do things differently. I wanted […] The post Fighting for the right to exist appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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