By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
You’ve probably noticed your heart rate increases after you start drinking your morning coffee. But the impact on blood pressure is more complicated.
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By Kate Griffiths, Democracy Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute
Matthew Bowes, Senior Associate, Economic Prosperity and Democracy, Grattan Institute
Huge amounts of money flowed into the coffers of Australian political parties in the lead up to the most recent federal election. Here’s who gave the most.
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By Tamlyn Avery, Lecturer in English Literature, Adelaide University
From Thomas Pynchon, Zadie Smith and Margaret Atwood to Barack Obama and the editors of Time magazine, it seems everyone who is anyone is lining up to sing the praises of George Saunders.
Saunders is the author of Booker Prize winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo (2017), a ghost story about the grief of Abraham Lincoln after losing his son, whose undead spirit becomes restless. The success of that novel has somewhat overshadowed the longer career of a talented…
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By Mark Kirby, Construction Industry Consultant, Auckland University of Technology
Fixing defective buildings shaves billions off GDP and has stalled construction industry productivity for decades. A better quality management regime is the answer.
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By Christopher Lean, Research Fellow in Philosophy, Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University
Andrew James Latham, Postdoctoral Fellow, Philosophy, Aarhus University
Annie Sandrussi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University
Wendy Rogers, Professor in Clinical Ethics, Macquarie University
If de-extinction tech can bring back species, are people more comfortable with them going extinct? A new study tests this idea.
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By Cornel Grey, Assistant Professor in Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Western University
The record-breaking recognition of Sinners by the Academy suggests audiences may be more open than expected to culturally specific, imaginative Black films that don’t rely on narratives of suffering.
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By Tilman Ruff, Honorary Principal Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
The demise of the treaty will bring a definitive and alarming end to nuclear restraint between the two nuclear powers.
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By Lucas Walsh, Professor of Education Policy and Practice, Youth Studies, Monash University
Christine Grice, Associate Professor Educational Leadership, University of Sydney
Jane Wilkinson, Professor Educational Leadership, Monash University
Tim Delany, Research Fellow Educational Leadership, Deakin University
Principals’ jobs have always been stressful, involving a constant juggle to meet the needs of students, staff and the community. But research suggests their roles are becoming more difficult and increasingly unsustainable.
In a 2024 survey of Australian school leaders from all types of schools, 50% reported they had been subjected to physical violence. The…
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By Gabrielle Appleby, Professor of Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW Sydney
Megan Davis, Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous UNSW and Professor of Law, UNSW Sydney; University of Pennsylvania
Both over-confident and under-prepared, the government has kept repeating its mistakes, diminishing the chances of meaningful reform in the process.
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By John White, Associate Professor in Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Deakin University
Raylene Cooke, Professor in wildlife and conservation biology, Deakin University
Native predators like owls and goannas are dying from eating poisoned rats and mice. Wildlife experts are shocked the government won’t ban these toxic compounds.
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