By Jack Janetzki, Lecturer in Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Adelaide University
Lauren Cortis, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Adelaide University
Nicole Pratt, Professor of Biostatistics and Pharmacoepidemiology, Adelaide University
New evidence shows more people might benefit from this cholesterol-lowering medication than we previously thought. But that doesn’t mean everyone should take one.
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By Alexandra Crosby, Professor, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney
Collage can be traced back to the invention of paper. Australian artists are still exploring its possibilities today. Here’s how you can, too.
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By Eve Vincent, Associate Professor, Anthropology, Macquarie University
Alice Duncan-Kemp’s books drew on a pastoral childhood in intimate contact with Mithaka people. They formed part of the basis for a 2015 native title determination.
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By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation
Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au.
Monday September 14
“Your article ‘Cutting the tobacco excise won’t stop the illegal trade. This is how other countries solved the problem’ was novel in that it introduced prosecuting ‘tax evasion’ for the first time that I can remember in this…
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By Jude Pierre Louis
August 14, 1791, put in motion the first major anti-slavery movement in Haiti — part Vodou ceremony, part political congress, and wholly a movement of protest and resistance.
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By Hoani Smith, Lecturer in Sport Management and Sport Science, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Phil Borell, Senior Lecturer (Above the Bar), Aotahi School of Maori and Indigenous Studies, University of Canterbury
Tom Kavanagh, Lecturer in Sport Sociology, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Private investment promises new money and expertise for NZ netball. But its success will depend on who benefits – and what happens to the wider game.
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By Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte, Postdoctoral Fellow, Communication Studies and Media Arts, McMaster University
The federal government’s double discourse on cultural sovereignty reflects the dilemma of exercising it in the era of free trade.
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By Jean-François Ratelle, Adjunct Professor. Conflict Studies and Human Rights, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Parsa Makvandi, PhD Student in History, Queen's University, Ontario
Although the connection between the Canadian far right and the pro-Reza Pahlavi movement is weaker than in Europe, growing diaspora violence shows it’s now taking root in Canada.
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By Karen Tang, Associate Professor, University of Calgary
Lynn McIntyre, Professor Emerita of Community Health Sciences, Member of the O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Sandra Berzins, Senior Research Associate, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Calgary
While the National Food Security Strategy does include important food systems initiatives, it fails to address the root causes of food insecurity or its health consequences.
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By Caroline Reid-Westoby, Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
Magdalena Janus, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia
A better understanding of the factors driving kindergarten school absences is needed, as are policies aimed at reducing the number of missed days.
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