By Barbara Padalino, Associate Professor of Animal Behaviour, Husbandry and Welfare, Southern Cross University
This isn’t just a major animal welfare issue – it’s an economic one as well. And there are steps we can take to resolve it.
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By Niusha Shafiabady, Professor in Computational Intelligence, Australian Catholic University
Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Professor of History, Australian Catholic University
Sandie Cornish, Senior Lecturer, Theology, Australian Catholic University
The pope has warned that AI is never truly neutral: it reflects the society that made it. He has called for ethical oversight – and protecting workers.
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By Karen Stockin, Professor of Marine Ecology, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Antonio Fernández, Professor in Histology and Veterinary Pathology, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Entanglement is a major animal welfare issue for marine mammals. A successful rescue is not just whether an animal is cut free but whether it recovers from injuries.
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By Grant Duncan, Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
National hasn’t achieved two of its three big fiscal policy promises from the previous election. Thursday’s budget will be a hard sell.
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By Kimberley O'Sullivan, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Public Health, University of Otago
Govt top-ups help households to keep warm over winter. But rising power prices are creating an urgent need for longer-term energy solutions.
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By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
This is not a story of journalists talking and writing about journalists. It is a story about the functioning of Australian democracy.
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By Silvia Montaña-Niño, Lecturer, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
Global society makes billions of images and uploads hundreds of thousands of hours of video on the internet every day.
The problem is, some of this content is misleading or downright wrong. And when it’s in visual form, it can be particularly convincing.
Take the Met Gala that happened earlier this month in New York. While photographers…
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By Shae McCrystal, Professor of Labour Law, University of Sydney
In nations as far apart as Australia, Canada, Indonesia and the UK, this is how a historic court decision could make it easier for unions to go on strike in future.
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By Susan Hopkins, Senior Lecturer in Education (Curriculum and Pedagogy), University of the Sunshine Coast
Gregory Nash, Senior Lecturer, Education, University of the Sunshine Coast
School leavers used to have one main chance to get into university – by finishing their Year 12 exams with certain marks. This situation has changed.
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By Tets Kimura, Adjunct Lecturer, Creative Arts, Flinders University
Pokémon cards emerged from Japan’s love affair with collectables – but creator Satoshi Tajiri had a vision for global conquest.
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