By Catherine Houlihan, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
They might seem like harmless fun but in fact they can reinforce dangerous ideas about food, weight and body image.
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By Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Western Sydney University
Mark G Tjoelker, Professor of Ecology and Associate Director, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
Matthew Brookhouse, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Australian National University
Sally Power, Professor of Ecology, Western Sydney University
As Australian cities heat up, street trees are needed more than ever for their cooling. It turns out many are more resilient to heat than expected.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The tension comes as the prime minister prepares to leave for the G7 summit at the end of the week.
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By Samara McPhedran, Principal Research Fellow, Griffith University
Authorities have been using “less lethal” weapons against protesters in Los Angeles, but they can still cause serious injuries and even death.
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
We now have the (almost!) final results from the 2025 federal election - with only Bradfield still to be completely resolved.
Labor won 94 of the 150 House of Representatives seats (up 17 from 77 of 151 in 2022), the Coalition 43 (down 15) and all Others 13 (down three). It also won 62.7% of seats, its highest seat share since 1943, when it won 49 of 75 seats (65.3% of seats).
Since the beginning of…
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By Andrew Dodd, Professor of Journalism, Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University
The closure of each program means the loss of another media town square, where the capacity to listen civilly to, and learn from, one another also disappears.
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By Gediminas Lipnickas, Lecturer in Marketing, University of South Australia
Remember when everything was ‘blockchain’? AI will plateau just like other hyped-up technologies in the past – but that doesn’t make it useless.
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By Mark Humphery-Jenner, Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW Sydney
The cost and red tape involved in preparing to list a company on the Australian stock market can deter businesses from listing.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Nearly all the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators for persons with disabilities are off track the UN deputy chief said on Tuesday, as people from around the world gathered for the largest annual meeting on disability-related issues.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Nearly three months after a catastrophic earthquake struck Myanmar, the country continues to grapple with its aftermath alongside the brutal civil war which has devastated the country since the February 2021 military coup.
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