By Katherine Calvert, Leverhulme Research Fellow, Imperial and Weimar Germany, University of Leeds
Over the past few years, “tradwife” content has moved from niche corners of social media into mainstream cultural debate. Tradwives present themselves as embracing a “traditional wife” lifestyle centred on domesticity, motherhood and clearly defined gender roles within marriage.
This content is typically framed through curated images of homemaking, hyper-femininity and nostalgic visions of family life. The tradwife trend is frequently interpreted as a reaction…
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By Amber Martin-Woodhead, Senior Research Associate in Design for Sustainability, Manchester Metropolitan University
Elaine L Ritch, Reader in Fashion, Marketing and Sustainability, Glasgow Caledonian University
Martyn Evans, Professor of Design, Manchester Metropolitan University
Although visible mending was once seen as a quiet, grassroots resistance movement to fast fashion, its popularity is fast growing.
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By Gregory Radisic, Fellow at the Centre for Space, Cyberspace and Data Law; Senior Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Law, Bond University
In the early hours of August 5 (UTC), an abandoned SpaceX rocket stage is expected to slam into the Moon at around 8,700 kilometres per hour.
Launched in January 2025, the rocket sent two commercial lunar landers toward Earth’s nearest neighbour.
With its work done, the rocket lacked the fuel to return to Earth or move into deep space.…
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By Phoebe Hayman, PhD Candidate and Casual Academic in Politics, La Trobe University
Emily Foley, Postdoctoral research fellow, Flinders University; University of Canberra
James C. Murphy, Lecturer & Tutor (Teaching Intensive) in Politics and Public Policy, The University of Melbourne
Unpopular in the polls and with One Nation threatening to be a major force in the November state election, Labor has now headed into a period of leadership turmoil.
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By Zareh Ghazarian, Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
The Andrews-Allan government has been in power for almost 12 years . But sliding popularity and leadership turmoil could see it lose its golden electoral touch.
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By Andrew Rowland, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology; Human Performance, Exercise and Metabolism Group Leader, Flinders University
Ashley M Hopkins, NHMRC Investigator Fellow, Lead of the Clinical Epidemiology and Artificial Intelligence Lab, Flinders University
There’s no single explanation for Tadej Pogačar’s dominance. His greatness lies in possessing all of cycling’s major weapons at once.
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By Jennifer Power, Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
Lily Moor, Research Officer, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
Young people are navigating their romantic and sexual lives in an increasingly complex world.
Social media content, including from misogynistic influencers, have contributed to rapidly changing norms around gender, sex and relationships.
Recent Australian research has found concerning rates of unwanted, forced or coerced sex and intimate partner violence among young people,…
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By Craig Jeffrey, Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
The structural issues fuelling anger and frustration among young people have existed for decades. Here’s where the government needs to start.
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By Barbara Kinder, Adjunct Fellow, Lecturer, Southern Cross University
Michael B. Charles, Associate Professor, Management Discipline, Faculty of Business, Arts and Law, Southern Cross University
Reforming Australia’s gambling industry has been one of the most high-profile political issues of recent years. Constantly in the headlines, there are high levels of public support to bring in tougher rules, including gambling advertising bans.
But the federal government has been reluctant to act. It has introduced its new gambling legislation to…
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By Maria Nawaz, Project Lead, Australian Climate Accountability Project at the UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW
In the Torres Strait, sea levels are rising twice as fast as the global average.
Scientists predict several low-lying islands in the Torres Strait will be uninhabitable by 2050 if global warming continues on its current trajectory.
In 2021, two Torres Strait Islander elders, Uncle Pabai Pabai and Uncle Paul Kabai, filed the…
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