By Peter Edwell, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University
Every second Wednesday, like clockwork, my salary arrives in my bank account. By Thursday, most of it is gone.
Recently, though, as I contemplated its fortnightly appearance and disappearance, I started thinking about the origin of the word “salary”. As a historian of the ancient Roman Empire, I often think about the modern legacy it continues to bestow.
It’s a common belief that the English word “salary” derives from the Latin word salarium…
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By Izabella Nantsou, Academic in Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Sydney
Disputes from 1944 to today trace the increasingly central role of government funding in shaping working conditions in the arts.
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By Paula Keaveney, Associate Tutor in Politics, Edge Hill University
For Andy Burnham, walking into the bear pit that is Prime Minister’s Questions, it must have been hard to stay calm. His audience was a room of closely packed MPs, some hostile, some friendly – all very loud – many wanting to make a mark.
And the full audience for PMQs extends far beyond the MPs in the chamber. Prime ministers are thinking about the media, external groups, foreign governments, voters and financial markets. The reactions of any of these matter. The PM has the dual worry of dealing…
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By Dylan A Mordaunt, Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, Health, and Psychological Sciences, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Flinders University; The University of Melbourne
A new system to approve medicines faster has been introduced. But barriers facing RSV protections shows why that’s only one step towards getting them to patients.
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By Michael Childers, Associate Professor of History, Colorado State University
Reports that the Trump administration is working to transfer part of Yosemite National Park to a private land developer have heightened concerns among park advocates and the public about privatization of public land.
The proposed deal, which a government spokesperson said has…
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By Mark Giancaspro, Senior Lecturer in Law, Adelaide University
Businesses and local councils around Australia are increasingly bringing in their own restrictions on “smart glasses”, responding to customers’ concerns about being covertly recorded in public places.
An Adelaide cafe recently banned smart glasses, citing safety concerns…
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By Bridget Haire, Associate Professor, Public Health Ethics, School of Population Health, UNSW
John Kaldor, Professor of Epidemiology, UNSW
Thousands of Australians unwittingly contracted HIV and hepatitis C before donated blood was routinely tested. Could a new Senate inquiry mean fairer compensation?
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By Briar Wormington, Postdoctoral Researcher in Translational Neurogenomics, QIMR Berghofer
Michelle K Lupton, Associate Professor and Head of the Neurogenetics and Dementia Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer
A study of more than 1 million people found genetic influences on the Big Five traits that shape our personality.
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By Matthew Sharpe, Professor in Philosophy, Australian Catholic University
Modern societies, argues Michel Foucault, think and talk about sex far more than their forbears ever did. But this has not been liberating.
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By Izabella Nantsou, Academic in Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Sydney
Disputes from 1944 to today trace the increasingly central role of government funding in shaping working conditions in the arts.
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