By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Joining us from Washington DC is Warwick McKibbin, an internationally renowned economic modeller from the ANU whose services are now in high demand.
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By Bridget Devaney, Head of Hyperbaric Medicine, Alfred Health, Monash University
Four people have been charged over the death of a 5-year-old boy in a hyperbaric chamber at an ‘alternative medicine clinic’ in the United States.
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By Rebecca Bodeker, Teaching Assistant in Behavioural Psychology, University of Canterbury
Randolph Grace, Professor of Psychology, University of Canterbury
Meth use impairs decision making and can increase reckless behaviour. This effect can last beyond acute drug use into periods of abstinence.
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By Fan Yang, Research fellow at Melbourne Law School, the University of Melbourne and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society., The University of Melbourne
Luke Heemsbergen, Senior Lecturer, Digital, Political, Media, Deakin University
Robbie Fordyce, Senior Lecturer, Communications and Media Studies, Monash University
Since 2024, the RECapture research team has been monitoring political disinformation and advertising in Australia.
Our focus is on WeChat, the primary news and information platform for Chinese speakers in Australia, and RedNote…
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By Ranjodh B. Singh, Senior Economics and Finance Lecturer, Curtin University
Chris Leishman, Professor of Property and Housing Economics, University of South Australia
Jack Hewton, Research Associate, Curtin University
Rachel Ong ViforJ, John Curtin Distinguished Professor & ARC Future Fellow, Curtin University
A new study reveals landlord behaviour can affect housing supply. Its release comes as the housing crisis dominates the federal election agenda.
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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
As well as the election for the full House of Representatives, there will be an election on May 3 for 40 of the 76 senators. The 72 state senators have six-year terms, with half of them up for election every three years. The four territory senators are all up for election with each House election.
In a double dissolution election, all senators are up for election, but this election won’t be a double dissolution. State senators elected at this election will begin their six-year term on July 1.
The six states are entitled to equal representation in the Senate, so each state…
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By Matthew Sussex, Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
Moscow and Jakarta have sought to deepen their military ties in recent years, which should give Australia some reason for concern.
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By Kate E. Williams, Professor of Education, University of the Sunshine Coast
Understanding how the brain functions is important for teachers. We surveyed more than 500 early childhood educators about their neuroscience knowledge.
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By Martín Boer-Cueva, Ecologist and Environmental Consultant, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Dieter Hochuli, Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
Marco Salvatori, Post-doctoral Researcher in Ecology, University of Florence
Peter Banks, Professor of Conservation Biology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
Over the past week, the media have been inundated with news of the “de-extinction” of the dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus) – a species that went extinct about 13,000 years ago.
The breakthrough has been achieved by Colossal Biosciences, a multibillion-dollar United States company that claims their goal is to restore biodiversity through the de-extinction of…
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By Diane Colombelli-Négrel, Senior Lecturer, Animal Behaviour, Flinders University
When we think of bird songs, we often imagine a cheerful soundtrack during our morning walks. However, for birds, songs are much more than background music – they are crucial to attract a mate and defend a territory.
But what if a song could reveal something deeper about the singer’s personality? A new study, published today in Royal Society Open Science by my colleagues and me, shows it might.
Addressing a research gap
For many bird species, songs vary in complexity, with some individuals producing…
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