By Katinka van de Ven, Alcohol and other drug specialist, UNSW Sydney
Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
“We must have a drink before the end of the year!”
December is a perfect storm for anyone trying to cut back on drinking. Between end-of-year deadlines, work parties, family gatherings and school events, alcohol is suddenly everywhere.
It can make drinking feel not just normal, but expected.
But if you want to drink less (or not at all) this silly season, you don’t have to rely on willpower alone. Having a plan can help.
Some evidence suggests when goals are focused on how…
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By Adrian Lee, Associate Professor in Property and Real Estate, Deakin University
For the first time ever, the Australian banking regulator has announced it will impose new debt-to-income limits on housing loans made by banks.
Such limits are a common tool used by regulators in other nations – including the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and Canada – to cool housing market lending. The aim is…
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By Anna Marie Brennan, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato
The inquiry is essential to establish accountability, and to ensure New Zealand’s child protection framework meets international standards of care and vigilance.
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By Yinika L. Perston, Research Fellow, Griffith University
Lorna Bogdanek, Indigenous Knowledge Holder, Indigenous Knowledge
Lynley Wallis, Professor, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith University
About 170 years ago, a bundle of stone tools was deliberately buried, or “cached”, near a waterhole in far-west Queensland and never recovered. Why?
Our team’s investigation of this extremely rare site has revealed a long story of Indigenous trade and innovation in the Australian outback.
The bundle
We excavated the site in 2023. A handful of stones poking out of the soil turned out to be a pile of 60 large Aboriginal stone “tulas”, deliberately cached just north of Boulia in far…
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By Kate Darian-Smith, Professorial Fellow in History, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne
The opposition leader is the latest in a long line of politicians who speak of ‘Australian values’. But it has long been a problematic idea.
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By Leanne Weber, Adjunct Professor of Criminology, University of Canberra
Alison Gerard, Professor in Law/Criminology, University of Canberra
Marinella Marmo, Professor of Criminology, Flinders University
The Trump administration claims “mass migration” is a threat to “Western civilisation”. But research shows migrants don’t commit crimes at disproportionate rates.
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By Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
Melbourne’s rail network will feel the improvements immediately, but experience from Sydney and elsewhere shows changes in travel behaviour will take time.
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By Anabela Malpique, Senior Lecturer in Literacy, Edith Cowan University
Deborah Pino Pasternak, Professor in Early Childhood Education and Community, University of Canberra
Research suggests teaching typing and word processing skills should start in primary school, much like writing with pen and paper.
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By Michelle Tuckey, Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology, UniSA Justice & Society, University of South Australia, University of South Australia
Nicole Moulding, Professor of Social Work and Director, Safe Relationships and Communities Research Group, University of South Australia
More than one in six cases of sexual harassment in Australia happen at work social events. If it happens to you, or you’re a bystander – here’s what you can do.
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By Sebastian Rosenberg, Associate Professor, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney; University of Canberra
Australia’s response to mental illness is still hospital-centric. Treating more patients in their homes is a step in the right direction.
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