By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
Tech giant Meta recently announced a set of new features to give parents greater oversight of how their children use Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Horizon.
This follows the company’s announcement earlier this month that it is expanding age assurance checks to filter 13-to-17-year-old users into teen accounts in the United States and other countries,…
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By Nerkez Opacin, Senior Research Fellow in Nature and People, The University of Melbourne
Katherine Johnson, Professor and Dean of School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
Sarah Bekessy, Professor of Urban Ecology and Biodiversity, Industry Laureate Fellow, The University of Melbourne; RMIT University
Loneliness is common – and so is our alienation from nature. New research shows we can tackle both at the same time
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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
The budget is among the most worst rating since Newspoll started surveying people about it in 1988, but Labor remains ahead.
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By Paul Griffin, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Management, University of California, Davis
Martien Lubberink, Associate Professor of Accounting and Capital, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
A New Zealand-focused analysis finds businesses in areas with healthier ecosystems tend to generate higher sales and profits, revealing an overlooked green benefit.
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By David Tuffley, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
Paralysed people are already using brain-computer interfaces to turn their thoughts into text. But there are risks to this technology.
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By Amnesty International
Executions in 2025 soared to the highest figure recorded by Amnesty International since 1981, with 2,707 people executed across 17 countries, revealed the latest annual report from the human rights organization on the global use of the death penalty. The staggering rise recorded in the report Death Sentences and Executions 2025, was down to a […] The post GLOBAL: Executions surge to highest recorded figure in 44 years appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michael Dezuanni, Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
Simon Chambers, Postdoctoral research fellow, Western Sydney University
Tanya Notley, Professor in Digital Media, Western Sydney University
With most teens unlikely to tune into nightly TV news or to read newspapers, a new study shows the social media ban is all but cutting them off from the news.
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By Georgia van Toorn, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Politics, UNSW Sydney
Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney
Amid the noise and spectacle of budget week, one significant policy change has slipped largely under the radar. Health Minister Mark Butler introduced changes that, if passed by parliament, will tighten access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
The legislation also grants the minister new powers to cut participant funding and expand the use of automated decision-making.
The changes follow last month’s announcement…
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By David Lee, Associate Professor of History, UNSW Sydney
Of the many budgets delivered since the Second World War, four stand out as having ushered in or consolidated significant economic reform.
These were Ben Chifley’s in 1942, Bill Hayden’s in 1975, Paul Keating’s in 1989 and Peter Costello’s in 1996.
Joe Hockey’s 2014 budget tried to bring about lasting reform, but its failure tended to make later governments timid.
So, how did those budgets change Australia, and how does this year’s effort compare?
Ben Chifley’s 1942 budget
Chifley’s budget…
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By Brendon Hyndman, Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University
Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
Parents can freak out if their Year 12 is vague about life after school. But this doesn’t mean they need to project this stress back onto their kids.
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