By Oliver Wigmore, Senior Research Fellow, Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Landslide risk is rising as extreme rainfall intensifies. New tools using satellite data and AI can help map where failures are most likely.
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By Archana Koirala, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney
Bianca Middleton, Senior Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research
Robert Duguid, Honorary Fellow, Global and Tropical Health, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University
The disease has rarely been seen since the 1950s. Here’s what to look out for, and how it made a comeback.
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By Rosemary Purcell, Professorial Fellow, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
Courtney Walton, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Worrying scenes during a recent AFL contest show many sports must do more to respond to mental health issues that unfold during play.
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By Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara, Tutor in English & Theatre, The University of Melbourne
Sarah Balkin, Senior Lecturer, English and Theatre Studies, The University of Melbourne
Across this year’s festival, a variety of shows demonstrated some Australian audiences are ready for uncomfortable comedy and complex personae.
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By Alice Neikirk, Program Convenor, Criminology, University of Newcastle
Apart from voting, April 25 1896 was also the day women got the right to govern – in a world first.
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By Joyce Siette, Associate Professor | Deputy Director, The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University
Paul Strutt, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Western Sydney University
Blaming behaviour we don’t like on a disease means less accountability, and is bad for those who live with dementia. It’s also often inaccurate.
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By Stephen Haslett, Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
George Seber, Emeritus Professor of Statistics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Two bills before parliament will replace the old census with a new and largely untested system. Such a big change deserves more expert and public scrutiny.
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By Olivia Barr, Associate Professor of Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
The High Court has long said it can’t hear cases about Indigenous sovereignty, but new research shows that may not be the case.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The government will slash spending in real terms on the National Disability Insurance Scheme over four years, as it undertakes a massive “reset” of the program.
People with lower support needs will be moved off the scheme and over the next two years the average spending on plans will reduce to about A$26,000 – back to where it was in 2023 – down from the current $31,000.
Spending on third parties who manage most NDIS plans and claims will be cut by 30%, and more providers will need to be registered, particularly those giving personal care.
Announcing the crackdown,…
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By Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan
Days of intense rain and snowmelt overwhelmed old dams and breached roads, forcing evacuations. Nearly half the counties in Michigan – often seen as a climate haven – were under a state of emergency.
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