By Siobhan O'Dean, Research Fellow, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
Elizabeth Summerell, Lecturer, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide
Tom Denson, Professor of Psychology, UNSW Sydney
There’s no shortage of things to feel angry about these days. Whether it’s politics, social injustice, climate change or the cost-of-living crisis, the world can feel like a pressure cooker.
Research suggests nearly one-quarter of the world’s population feels angry on any given day. While anger is a normal human emotion, if it’s intense and poorly…
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By Kelly Kirkland, Research Fellow in Psychology, The University of Queensland
Abby Robinson, PhD candidate in Social Psychology, The University of Melbourne
Amy S G Lee, PhD Candidate in Social Psychology, The University of Melbourne
Samantha Stanley, Research Fellow in Social Psychology, UNSW Sydney
Zoe Leviston, Research Fellow in Social Psychology, Australian National University
Most Australians are still able to be convinced on climate change. As climate action drops off the radar, that’s good news
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By Campbell Rider, PhD Candidate in Philosophy – Philosophy of Biology, University of Sydney
Whether or not we’re alone in the universe is one of the biggest questions in science.
A recent study, led by astrophysicist Nikku Madhusudhan at the University of Cambridge, suggests the answer might be no. Based on observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the study points to alien life on K2-18b, a distant exoplanet 124 light years from Earth.
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By Narelle Miragliotta, Associate Professor in Politics, Murdoch University
The Greens will be defending a record four lower house seats at the election. Here are their chances in another five seats they are targeting across the country.
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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
In January, the governing Liberals were more than 20 points behind in the polls, but with an election just days away, they’re now well ahead.
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By Gabriele Gratton, Professor of Politics and Economics and ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
Pundits and political scientists like to repeat that we live in an age of political polarisation. But if you sat through the second debate between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Peter Dutton last Wednesday night, you’d be forgiven for asking what polarisation people are talking about.
While the two candidates may have different values, as Albanese said, the policies they propose and the view…
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By Richard Dunley, Senior Lecturer in History and Maritime Strategy, UNSW Sydney
Miranda Booth, Lecturer of Contemporary Defence and Strategic Studies, UNSW Sydney
Tristan Moss, Senior lecturer, UNSW Sydney
The major parties have made defence a central part of their election campaigns. A new survey suggests, however, this is not cutting through with the public.
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By Intifar Chowdhury, Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
The centre of gravity of Australian politics has shifted. Millennials and Gen Z voters, now comprising 47% of the electorate, have taken over as the dominant voting bloc.
But this generational shift isn’t just about numerical dominance. It’s also about political unpredictability.
While the youth have progressive…
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By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Recent royal commissions and inquiries into Crown and Star casino groups attracted much media attention. Most of this was focused on money laundering and other illegalities.
The Victorian royal commission found…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Paetongtarn Shinawatra, before she became Thai prime minister, meets with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet during a visit to Phnom Penh, March 14, 2024. © 2024 Pheu Thai Party (Bangkok) – Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra should raise outstanding human rights concerns with Cambodian leaders during her visit to Phnom Penh on April 23-24, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. Prime Minister Paetongtarn is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Hun Manet, Senate President Hun Sen, and King Norodom Sihamoni to mark the 75th anniversary of Thai-Cambodian…
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