By Karen A Stockin, Professor of Marine Ecology, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Emma Betty, Research Officer in Cetacean Ecology, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Frédérik Saltré, Senior lecturer in Ecology and Biogeography, University of Technology Sydney; Australian Museum
Katharina J. Peters, Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong
The sex and age of an animal turn out to be stronger predictors than habitat for higher PFAS levels, suggesting they accumulate over a lifetime.
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By Heather L. Robinson, Research Associate - Creative Industries, Flinders University
The State Library of Victoria’s ‘major’ proposed cuts include slashing the number of reference librarians and free computers for public access. Some staff are shocked.
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By Maddy McAllister, Senior Lecturer - Maritime Archaeology, James Cook University
In 1791, the British naval vessel HMS Pandora sank on the Great Barrier Reef while pursuing the mutineers from the HMS Bounty. The mutineers, led by Christian Fletcher, staged an uprising against their captain Lieutenant William Bligh in 1789, forcing Bligh and his supporters out to sea in a launch.
This infamous act sent the fugitives fleeing across the Pacific, and set the stage for Pandora’s ill-fated pursuit.
When archaeologists first descended onto…
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By Jacqueline Peel, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
Julia Dehm, Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University
Nicole Rogers, Professor of climate law, Bond University
Labor has pledged to pass long-awaited environment laws this week. But the current reforms leave Australia open to legal challenge.
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By Michael Mehmet, Associate Professor in Marketing, University of Wollongong
Mona Nikidehaghani, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of Wollongong
Banking is set to be fundamentally rewritten by artificial intelligence, whether we’re ready or not. The real test is whether that transformation will be fair.
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By Katherine M. FitzGerald, PhD Candidate, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
Since early chatbots were first conceived more than 50 years go, they have become increasingly sophisticated – in large part, thanks to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
They also seem to be everywhere: on desktops, mobile apps and embedded into everyday programs, meaning you can interact with them at any time.
Now, new research I coauthored with my colleagues at the Digital Media Research Centre shows what happens…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A protester writes "dignity" in English and Chinese in a show of solidarity with the White Paper protest in China at the University of Washington in Seattle, December 4, 2022. © 2022 Chin Hei Leung/SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP Photo Three years ago, a series of protests in China has sparked a political awakening among Chinese youth, with many questioning Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s authoritarian policies and practices and notably confronting the government’s abuses against Tibetans and Uyghurs.In response to a deadly apartment fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, blamed on harsh…
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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 November 24
Junk policy
“There are no consequences healthwise in eating ultra-processed foods until the body says enough! Then we run for medical help. If eating ultra-processed foods was deemed dangerous…
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By Piret Veeroja, Research Fellow, Housing, Homelessness and Urban Studies (HHAUS) Research Group, Swinburne University of Technology
Margaret Reynolds, Senior Research Fellow, Housing, Homelessness & Urban Studies (HHAUS) research group, Swinburne University of Technology
Wendy Stone, Professor of Housing & Social Policy, HHAUS Housing, Homelessness & Urban Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
A new report shows insecure and unaffordable housing among older Australians affects their health and finances, with private renters and women most exposed.
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By Simon Chin-Yee, Lecturer in International Development, UCL
Mark Maslin, UCL Professor of Earth System Science and UNU Lead for Climate, Health and Security, UCL
Priti Parikh, Professor of Infrastructure Engineering and International Development, UCL
As the sun set on the Amazon, the promise of a “people’s Cop” faded with it. The latest UN climate summit – known as Cop30, hosted in the Brazilian city of Belém – came with the usual geopolitics and the added excitement of a flood and a fire.
The summit saw Indigenous protests on an unprecedented scale, but the final negotiations were once again dominated by fossil fuel interests and delaying tactics. After ten years of climate (in)action since the Paris agreement, Brazil promised Cop30 would be…
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