By Emma Beckett, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition and Food Science, Australian Catholic University
It’s easy to worry about eating too many trans fats. But you don’t have to turn into a chef overnight to lower your intake.
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By Mark Beeson, Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
The biggest difference between China and the US today is not ideological, but lies in their respective abilities to get things done.
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By Brenton Griffin, Academic Status in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Flinders University
The new Netflix documentary Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story, directed by Skye Borgman, seeks to understand the shocking crimes of both Hildebrandt and business partner Ruby Franke.
In 2023, Hildebrandt and Franke became internationally known when they were arrested and plead guilty for aggravated child abuse. They were accused of the…
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By Angela Jackson, Social Policy Commissioner, Productivity Commission, and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Tasmania
At the start of the new year, many of us will commit to joining a gym, eating healthier or cutting back on drinking and smoking. We do this knowing that investing in our health today will pay off into to the future – that prevention is better (and cheaper) than the cure.
It’s advice the Productivity Commission thinks federal and state governments should also follow to improve Australia’s finances and productivity.
Late last year, my co-authors and I gave the federal government the final report of our inquiry on delivering…
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By Mitchell L. Hammond, Assistant Professor of History, Western University
As the U.S. withdraws from the World Health Organization, it cedes influence over global health programs. A more immediate concern is disruption of disease surveillance and emerging health threats.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
The reported demolition underway early Tuesday of the headquarters of UN agency UNRWA by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem - apparently “under the watch of lawmakers and a member of the Government” - has prompted swift condemnation from the global body.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have cut heat, electricity and water to hundreds of thousands of civilians in freezing winter conditions, prompting the UN human rights chief to denounce the strikes as “cruel” and a clear violation of international law.
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By Daphne Rena Idiz, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Arts, Culture and Media, University of Toronto
Claudia Sicondolfo, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Arts, Culture and Media, University of Toronto
MaryElizabeth Luka, Associate Professor, Arts & Media Management, University of Toronto
Several key policy changes and corporate consolidations have enabled smaller, riskier and explicitly Canadian projects to come to the screen.
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By Jing Wu, Postdoctoral Researcher, Integrative Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
A new study from Sweden links long-term air pollution exposure to higher risk of motor neurone disease and faster progression.
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By Addisu Lashitew, Associate professor, Business, McMaster University
Canada’s move to reduce tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China aims to make EVs more affordable and diversity trade away from the U.S.
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