By Narelle Miragliotta, Associate Professor in Politics, Murdoch University
The Secret Harbour byelection will take place on August 29. Traditionally a Labor seat, One Nation is posing a serious threat.
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By Hugh White, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
Trump defies all we thought we knew about the US political system and the way electoral democracies work around the world.
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By Paul Crosby, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University
It’s AFL finals time – and in a season on track for record attendance, the league’s decision to freeze the price of entry-level finals tickets for an 11th straight year is smart economics.
Footy fans across Australia will be queuing up to get their hands on finals tickets, including for this weekend’s first-ever wildcard finals round.
Ticket pricing for…
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By Rebecca J. Collie, Professor of Learning Sciences, Monash University
Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW
A new study suggests ‘effective teaching’ in Year 9 may play an important role in supporting students to stay on and finish Year 12.
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By T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
“Pics or it didn’t happen” was a thing people used to say online when they wanted to verify a claim. Technology has changed this.
We now regularly see a mix of the surreal and the fantastic. World leaders saying things they didn’t. Public figures seemingly endorsing fake products. And disasters…
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By Rebekah Brammer, PhD Candidate, Humanities, Arts and social Sciences, University of New England
In April, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced Brand Tasmania, Screen Tasmania and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery would be folded into the Creative Industries, Sport and Visitor Economy division.
The decision “to streamline the state’s public service sector” has been known for some time.
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By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation
Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au.
Monday August 24
“Opposing abortion is opposing a person’s rights, and their quality of life. Altering laws to limit or eliminate a person’s right to abortion is forcing the person to invest their life in a child. This is of course a joy for people usually, but when…
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By Ryan Durante, PhD Candidate, Global Governance, Balsillie School of International Affairs
To protect our planet’s waters, we need to better understand these new economic and technological factors that underlie disputes over water.
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By Ernest Biktimirov, Professor of Finance, Goodman School of Business, Brock University
If you’re in your 20s or 30s, retirement may be the least urgent item on a long and expensive financial to-do list.
Paying the rent or a mortgage comes first. There may be student loans or credit-card balances to pay off. You might be trying to build an emergency fund or save for a first home. Add higher grocery bills, and retirement can easily become a problem for your future self.
That feeling is understandable. Canadians aged 25 to 44 have recently reported high levels…
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By Kevin Lopuck, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba
Izzeddin Hawamda, Faculty Fellow, Canadian Mennonite University
Recent changes to Alberta’s education policies highlight ongoing debates about what can and cannot be taught in classrooms.
In announcing changes to Alberta’s approach to curriculum and learning in May, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides issued a statement saying the province would “strengthen accountability, reinforce neutrality and respect and make it clear that politics and ideology have no place in Alberta classrooms.”
At the same time, he emphasized…
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