By Trang Nguyen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Global Food and Resources, University of Adelaide
Jack Hetherington, Grant-funded Researcher, University of Adelaide
Patrick O'Connor, Professor in Natural Resource Economics, University of Adelaide
A survey shows people with healthy eating habits tend to waste less food than those who focus on choosing ethical and environmentally friendly products.
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By Tessa Charles, Accelerator Physicist, Monash University
Ulrik Egede, Professor of Physics, Monash University
The proposed Future Circular Collider could answer questions about the nature of the universe – and have practical benefits along the way.
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By Jennifer McKay, Professor in Business Law, University of South Australia
Avoid using the handshake emoji ‘🤝’ if you’re ever unsure. And always keep any business-like arrangements on a more formal footing.
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By Christian Tietz, Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, UNSW Sydney
A New South Wales senate enquiry into public toilets is underway. Now’s our chance to talk about how public toilets communicate social values.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivers his State of the Nation address to parliament, in Harare, October 3, 2023. © 2023 AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi (Johannesburg) – On April 11, 2025, Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed a law on nongovernmental organizations that sharply curtails the rights to freedom of association and expression, Human Rights Watch said today.The Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Act empowers the government to deregister and seize the assets of nongovernmental groups deemed to be acting in a “politically partisan…
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By Freya Marie Jackson, PhD Candidate, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University
Giles Hardy, Professor in Forest Pathology, Murdoch University
Kit Prendergast, Postdoctoral Researcher, Pollination Ecology, University of Southern Queensland
Wei Xu, Associate Professor in Entomology, Murdoch University
Of the more than 20,000 bee species in the world, 70% nest in the ground. And like many of their counterparts that nest above ground, these bees are facing rapid population declines.
But while there has been research into providing habitat for above-ground cavity-nesting bees, the nesting…
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By Stephen Gaunson, Associate Professor in Cinema Studies, RMIT University
The Narrow Road to the Deep North stands as some of the most visceral and moving television produced in Australia in recent memory.
Marking a new accessibility and confidence to director Justin Kurzel, it reunites him with screenwriter Shaun Grant. Having produced some of the most compelling and confronting cinema on Australia’s darker history, this latest collaboration is no exception.
Their previous features Snowtown (2011), True…
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By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia
The law against insulting the Thai monarchy has become a common tool for silencing Thai activists. Now, a foreign academic has been targeted.
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By Vivien Holmes, Emerita Professor, Australian National University
Julian Webb, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
Susan Ainsworth, Professor of Management and Marketing, The University of Melbourne
Tony Foley, Professor of Law, Australian National University
No one goes into the legal profession thinking it is going to be easy. Long working hours are fairly standard, work is often completed to tight external deadlines, and 24/7 availability to clients is widely understood to be a norm, particularly in commercial and international practice.
But too often, the demands of law can create an unhealthy workplace environment. In 2021, the stress of high workloads, low job control, and risks of secondary trauma led SafeWork NSW to categorise legal work as “high…
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By Marina Yue Zhang, Associate Professor, Technology and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
With the United States and China fighting over access to critical minerals used in tech and defence, Australia finds itself in a unique strategic position.
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