By Joe Sutliff Sanders, Associate Professor in Children's Literature in Education, University of Cambridge
Using orphan girl novels to study Ted Lasso brings certain themes into sharper focus – particularly its concern with fatherhood.
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By Narmin Nahidi, Assistant Professor in Finance, University of Exeter
Wildfires are sweeping through parts of France and Spain causing havoc to many holidaymakers’ plans. Does travel insurance help with the extra bills?
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By Richard Toye, Professor of Modern History, University of Exeter
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s decision to resign his Clacton seat and force a by-election, amid scrutiny over his personal finances, has produced one of the odder spectacles in recent British politics. With every other major party declining to stand and despite a record 34 candidates running, his most prominent challenger is Count Binface, the silver-caped “intergalactic space warrior” with a bin for a helmet.
Danny Kruger, the Reform UK MP for East Wiltshire, told…
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By Joyce Siette, Associate Professor | Deputy Director, The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University
Australians have seen a flurry of headlines announcing the arrival of blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease.
The news follows the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s approval of new blood tests for clinical use and the launch…
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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
With less than four months until the Victorian election, two polls that were taken after last week’s change of premier have the Coalition leading Labor after preferences by 52–48 or 53–47. One Nation’s primary vote has dropped 3–5 points since June to be at 22% in both polls.
In federal polls, a Redbridge poll had the combined primary vote for One Nation and the Coalition surging six points since late June to 53%. I believe this is a record high for the right vote in any poll this term.
However, in Morgan the right vote was unchanged since the previous week at 47.5%, suggesting…
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By Tamara Wilkinson, Senior Lecturer, Acting Deputy Director, Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies (CLARS), Monash University
Steve Kourabas, Associate Professor & Acting Director, Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies (CLARS), Monash University
Right now, you can’t advertise a stock market debut before filing a prospectus. Could loosening this rule give shrinking public markets a boost?
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A Rohingya refugee feeds a child in front of the office of the UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 27, 2026. © 2026 Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters (Bangkok) – The Malaysian government should reverse plans that would permit the forced return of refugees to Myanmar, where they face persecution and other rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 23, 2026, Malaysia’s deputy foreign minister informed parliament that 5,000 Myanmar nationals in immigration detention would be sent back to Myanmar. On July 29, Malaysian Prime Minister…
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By Audrey Mitchell, PhD Candidate and Sessional Tutor in Film Studies, University of Sydney
The golden age of the Hollywood remarriage comedy featured pairings such as Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Now, these films are back with a psychological twist.
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By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
The media have the power to make Hanson’s tyrannical attitudes and behaviour a central issue, and their failure to use this power has only emboldened her.
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By Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University
Iran’s new supreme leader is reportedly more interested in building a bomb than his father. Where does this leave future negotiations?
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