By Robert Hortle, Deputy Director, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania
Australia’s history is full of eccentric MPs, including serial quiz show contestants and a prime minister who pumped iron for God.
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By Prudence Rees-Lee, PhD Candidate, School of Design, RMIT University
This December marks Daphne Oram’s centenary. She was a visionary and a key influence in the history of electronic music.
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By John Arnold, Senior Lecturer, Sport & Exercise Biomechanics, University of South Australia
Tom Wycherley, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Exercise Science, University of South Australia
Cricket balls are incredibly hard and are the product of centuries of tradition and the extreme physical demands of the game.
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By Katharine Kemp, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW Sydney
Before you box up your unwanted presents and head to the shops, here’s what Australia’s consumer law says about asking for a return, exchange or refund.
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By Victoria Gibbon, Professor in Biological Anthropology, Division of Clinical Anatomy and Biological Anthropology, University of Cape Town
Ciraj Rassool, Senior Professor of History, University of the Western Cape
Language shapes power and words like restitution, unlike repatriation, speak directly to justice when it comes to returning cultural heritage.
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By Janine Mendes-Franco
Rouse’s bold exploration rejects the familiar language of appetite, abundance and hospitality in favour of enquiry and even estrangement. The photos consider the fruit as organism rather than product.
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By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
Duane Hamacher, Associate Professor, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne
In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the “Christmas Star” from the story of the nativity. Described in the Gospel of Matthew, the star guided the three wise men to the cradle of the young baby Jesus in a manger in Bethlehem.
Most Biblical scholars agree Jesus was born between 6 and 4 BCE. It’s not known what time of year he was born, but those scholars suggest it was most…
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By Margaret Murray, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology
One is marginally higher in energy, protein, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, sugar and sodium. But which one is it? Christmas pudding or Christmas cake?
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By Jo Case, Senior Deputy Books + Ideas Editor, The Conversation
Summer reading can mean anything you want it to – from a crime or romance novel to a fat classic you didn’t have time for during the year. What will you read?
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By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
Tesfaye Gebremedhin, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Canberra
From societies without money to profiteering aliens, the world of Star Trek has more to say about economics than you might think.
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