By Shelly Russell-Mayhew, Professor and Registered Psychologist, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
Elizabeth Tingle, Coordinator for the Body Image Research Lab; Lecturer at the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
Kheana Barbeau, Postdoctoral Researcher, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
In June 2026, the Alberta government released an updated draft of its Grades 7 to 9 Physical Education and Wellness curriculum, intended for optional classroom piloting during the 2026–27 school year and mandatory implementation in September 2027.
The way food, bodies and physical activity are discussed in the new curriculum has the potential to prime, endorse or worsen disordered eating and compulsive exercise among youth.
Adolescence is a time when youth become more preoccupied…
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By Sierra Keung, Lecturer in Sport and Recreation, Auckland University of Technology
Mihi Joy Nemani, Senior Lecturer, Te Huataki Waiora School of Health, University of Waikato
Samoa and Fiji’s world cup runs showcased Pasifika talent. But opportunities for women and girls within Pacific nations remain limited.
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By Francesca Farrington, Lecturer in Law, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool
The conviction of Russell Brand came nearly two decades after “Me Too” was coined. Yet the years the former comedian avoided accountability serve as a stark reminder of the dangers victims still face when speaking out. The truth is that women who name predators are increasingly at risk of legal proceedings.
While the #MeToo movement emboldened victims to speak truth to power, it also exposed the tactics offenders use to silence them. UN special rapporteur Irene…
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By Susan Harris Rimmer, Professor of Law, Griffith University
Elise Stephenson, Deputy Director, Global Institute for Women's Leadership, Australian National University
Tegan Clark, PhD Candidate, College of Systems and Society, Australian National University
As Australia presides over negotiations at the COP31 climate summit in Turkey, at home there are forecasts of a “very tough summer”. El Niño is predicted to bring higher temperatures, dangerous heatwaves, bushfires and extreme weather.
Despite this, one of the most overlooked climate risks is not meteorological…
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By Jacqueline Meredith, Lecturer in Law, Swinburne University of Technology
Julia Tomassetti, Lecturer, School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology
If you work for a small business or a big company like David Jones, your rights to redundancy payouts can vary. Here’s what you need to know.
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By Robert Manne, Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University
Robert Manne calls for thinkers like Simon Schama, publishers, and leaders of the Israel and Jewish lobbies like Jillian Segal, to speak the truth about Israel’s war.
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By Susanne Schweizer, Associate Professor, Cognitive Neuroscience, UNSW
Jodie Pestana, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, UNSW
Telling your friends and family you’re pregnant will earn you an avalanche of advice. Yet few parents will ever be told about a common experience that can impact the parents’ long-term mental health: perinatal intrusive thoughts.
Intrusive thoughts are sudden, unwanted and often negative. They’re typically about things we fear or don’t want to happen, such as blurting out something inappropriate in a meeting.
In the first year of a child’s life, known as the perinatal period, intrusive thoughts are often about harm to the baby. They can be about accidental harm, such as…
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By Chris Clarkson, Professor, Chair of Rock Art and Archaeology, Griffith University
Carney D. Matheson, Associate Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
Gilbert Price, Lecturer in Palaeontology, The University of Queensland
Michael Petraglia, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Transforming Human Origins Research, Griffith University
A fossil hippo tooth is an unlikely find in the middle of a desert. The vast sandy expanse of Arabia’s Empty Quarter or Rub’ al Khali stretches across the southern part of the peninsula, covering parts of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates. Yet its ancient sands preserve evidence of a very different landscape.
About 125,000 years ago, a freshwater lake filled the Mundafan basin in southern…
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By Timothy McKenry, Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
A hit song is ultimately more than the sum of its parts. It depends on a rare alignment of three factors.
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By Andrew Lowe, Director, Environment Institute, Adelaide University
Jasmin Packer, Research Fellow in Wildlife Conservation, Adelaide University
Robert Nasi, Director General CIFOR, Director of Science CIFOR-ICRAF, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)
Nature can protect coastlines, watersheds and waterways for a fraction of the cost of traditional infrastructure. Why isn’t it mainstream?
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