By Kiriloi M. Ingram, Lecturer in International Relations, The University of Queensland
The issue of returning Australian citizens connected to Islamic State has become a vexed issue. There are better ways to handle it.
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By Lester Munson, Non-Resident Fellow, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
Trump’s foreign policy approach is fast-paced and intensely personal. The true test of its success won’t be Gaza, but geostrategic conflicts with China and Russia.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Jim Chalmers has watered down from Labor’s changes to superannuation, and fully dumped the plan to tax unrealised capital gains
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By Matt McDonald, Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
In his rambling speech to the United Nations last month, United States President Donald Trump described climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”.
Of course, this claim was unfounded, ignoring the overwhelming scientific evidence that climate change is occurring.
It was also unlikely…
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By Tara Djokic, Scientific Officer, Palaeontology, Australian Museum; UNSW Sydney
Hidden beneath farmland in the central tablelands of New South Wales lies one of Australia’s most extraordinary fossil sites – McGraths Flat. It dates back between 11 million and 16 million years into the Miocene epoch, a time when many of today’s familiar plants and animals evolved.
It is here that palaentologists and geologists from the Australian Museum Research Institute have made
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By Joanne Anderton, PhD Candidate, Creative Writing, The University of Queensland
Andrew Roff’s debut novel, Here Are My Demands, looks forward to an imagined future – but seems more concerned with now.
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By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
The federal government’s announcement of a A$600 million rescue package for Glencore’s copper smelting and refining operations in Mount Isa and Townsville marks a definitive shift in Australia’s industry policy.
The announcement follows the $2.4 billion rescue of the Whyalla…
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By Dan van den Hoek, Senior Lecturer, Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of the Sunshine Coast
Jackson Fyfe, Senior Lecturer, Strength and Conditioning Sciences, Deakin University
Have you ever thought of your body as a portable gym? It can be, whether it’s squats in the park or push-ups at home.
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By Dileep Sharma, Professor and Head of Discipline - Oral Health, University of Newcastle
Do your gums look red and often bleed when you brush them, but they’re not painful? If so, you could have the gum disease gingivitis.
Gingivitis is one of the most common inflammatory oral diseases. It affects an estimated 50–100% of adults and children at some point in their lives.
Luckily, gingivitis can be treated if caught in time. However, if left untreated, it can lead to more severe disease that could mean losing your teeth.
Here are some tell-tale signs of gingivitis and…
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By Kylie Trask-Kerr, Senior lecturer, Australian Catholic University
Steven Lewis, Associate Professor of Education Policy, Australian Catholic University
Get plenty of sleep, seek support from trusted friends and adults and read the exam question thoroughly. And remember you have lots of options beyond your ATAR.
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