By Paul Calluzzo, Associate Professor and Toller Family Fellow of Finance, Queen's University, Ontario
Dan Cohen, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, Queen's University, Ontario
Evan Jo, Assistant Professor of Finance, Queen's University, Ontario
The federal government is betting on tax incentives and private capital to drive growth, but questions remain over costs, oversight and who benefits.
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By Andrea Charron, Professor and Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, University of Manitoba
Preparation is rarely wasted. Even when the scenario never materializes, the process strengthens institutions, sharpens strategic thinking, and improves readiness.
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By Robert Monterosso, Research Fellow, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
United States President Donald Trump has called for a ban on US diesel exports as record-high domestic fuel prices drag down his popular support.
With the US midterm elections looming, a proposed export ban appears to be a bid to reinvigorate Trump’s voter base.
As tensions escalate in the Middle East and…
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By Gwilym Croucher, Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
According to a new survey, almost 50% of Australian workers say they are overeducated. But there are more reasons to study than getting a job.
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By Vibhu Arya, PhD Researcher, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
Australians use debit and credit cards to pay for almost three out of four payments. Here’s what will soon change for shoppers and businesses.
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By Rachel Sutherland, Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
Amy Peacock, Senior Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
Jodie Grigg, Research Fellow, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
Established drugs – such as heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine – continue to demand attention. Here’s what else the latest drug trends tell us.
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By Joel Garrett, Lecturer in Exercise Science and Physiology, Griffith University
Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University
Every September, Australian Football League (AFL) fans are told the same thing: the grand final is the hardest game of the year – faster, fiercer and more brutal than the matches that came before it.
It is something commentators, players…
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By Matthew Firth, Research Fellow in Medieval History, Flinders University
It’s easy to say now that paying the Vikings to go away ‘didn’t work’. But this obscures the fact paying off one Viking band didn’t ensure another would stop coming.
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By Nicholas John Wheeler, Professor of International Relations Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham; BASIC
Marcus Holmes, Professor of Government; Faculty Affiliate, Global Research Institute, William & Mary
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s Washington summit has been billed as a discussion of major issues surrounding the development and possible regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), as well as trying to find common ground over Taiwan and trade. What everyone wants to know is whether – and how – the leaders of the two biggest world powers can get over their rivalry through face-to-face diplomacy to achieve a positive outcome in what is surely the most urgent question facing global leadership.
The importance Beijing attaches to such encounters was underlined on September 17 when, in a…
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By Daniel Waktola, Associate Professor, Austin Community College
Maps are an essential technology of modern life. They help navigate streets, follow deliveries and track storms. They’re embedded in election coverage, humanitarian emergencies, military briefings, and development reports. They underpin the “location intelligence” that governments and businesses use to understand where people, services, risks and opportunities are.
Most of the time, we barely notice them. Which may be exactly why they’re worth noticing.
Maps carry unusual authority. Put an argument into a paragraph and readers may question it. Draw the same argument as…
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