By Grant Duncan, Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
National’s repeated refusal to work with potential king-making party Opportunity might appear self-sabotaging – but there’s a hidden logic at play.
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By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
The original costings for Snowy 2.0 were wildly optimistic. But the troubled scheme is close to completion – and will help power the grid as coal exits.
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By Amnesty International
Civilians in El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan, are still suffering detention, torture and limited access to humanitarian aid one year after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured the city and committed brutalities against civilians, Amnesty International said today. In new testimony, residents who recently escaped the city told Amnesty International how schools had been […] The post Sudan: El Fasher civilians suffer unlawful killings, detention and torture one year after city’s capture by the RSF – new testimony appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Global Voices Caribbean
Dancehall’s interactive, collaborative nature doesn’t treat a work as isolated or even something that is “finished.” Iteration is a part of the creative process that is decided by the next function or party.
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By Gabriela Mesones Rojo
Venezuela’s worsening electricity crisis is disrupting daily life, pushing frustrated residents into the streets as prolonged blackouts expose the fragility of the country’s power grid.
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By Divna Haslam, Associate Professor & Clinical Psychologist, The University of Queensland
Some might worry prohibiting physical punishment would lead to parents suddenly being convicted of assault,. But data from overseas shows this doesn’t happen.
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By Jeff Sparrow, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
AI is a project of the powerful, implemented in the name of an efficiency that has nothing to do with the good, writes Jeff Sparrow.
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By Krista Fisher, Research Fellow, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
Emily Lewis, Research assistant, Movember Institute of Men's Health, The University of Melbourne
Vivian Gerrand, Associate Lecturer, Australian National University; Deakin University
Zac Seidler, Associate Professor, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
New research surveying 142 young men in Australia, the US and UK reveals their mixed views of masculinity content online.
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By Bashi Kumar-Hazard, Lecturer, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
Kate Brewer, PhD Candidate, Western Sydney University
You spend your pregnancy researching and planning for when your baby finally arrives. But how much autonomy do women have?
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By Simon Farley, Lecturer in History, The University of Melbourne
Australians now loathe the common myna. But the bird was introduced for a reason – and was often liked and admired for most of its 164 years here.
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