By Adrian Dyer, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Monash University
On the Australian one dollar coin, you will often find the famous representation of a mob of five kangaroos. But when did the kangaroo first appear on money?
My new research, published in the Australian Coin Review, tracks through history the iconic representation of kangaroos on numismatic items: coins, tokens, paper notes and other objects that can act as money to enable the effective trade of goods.
It turns out that the first…
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By Danielle Arlanda Harris, Associate Professor in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University
Parents have been left reeling by news a male Melbourne childcare worker has been charged with alleged sexual abuse of young children in his care.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Supporters of LGBTQ rights demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court, as the court hears oral arguments in the Mahmoud v. Taylor case, in Washington, DC, April 22, 2025. © 2025 Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images On the last day of its term, the United States Supreme Court issued a sweeping decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, finding that parents are entitled to opt their children out of school curricula that expose children to LGBT-inclusive books.Allowing parents to block their children from accessing curricula that convey affirming, inclusive messages about lesbian,…
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By Kerrie Sadiq, Professor of Taxation, QUT Business School, and ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
Rodney Brown, Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
From this week, large companies including BHP, Apple and Meta will have to publish detailed tax information to stamp out tax avoidance.
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By Emma Lewis
International Reggae Day (IRD) marks its 31st year with calls for a “refocus” – and perhaps a revival – of reggae music as a vehicle for activism.
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By Roi Cohen Kadosh, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Surrey
A painless, non-invasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn maths, my colleagues and I found in a recent study. In a paper in PLOS Biology, we describe how this might be most helpful for those who are likely to struggle with mathematical learning because of how their brain areas involved in this skill communicate with each other.
Maths is essential for many jobs, especially in science,…
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By Jeffrey McNeill, Honorary Research Associate, School of People, Environment and Planning, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Rather than get rid of regional councils, maybe the government should look at expanding their role to deliver core services – something common in many other countries.
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By Tom Lee, Senior Lecturer, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
Australian farms are at the forefront of a wave of technological change coming to agriculture. Over the past decade, more than US$200 billion (A$305 billion) has been invested globally into the likes of pollination robots, smart soil sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) systems to help make decisions.
What do the people working the land make of it all? We interviewed…
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By Michalis Hadjikakou, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sustainability, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering & Built Environment, Deakin University
Brett A Bryan, Deakin Distinguished Professor of Global Change, Environment, and Society, Deakin University
Flexitarian diets and breeding better livestock can make farming more sustainable. But it will take much more to farm within the planet’s limits
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By Bonnie Clough, Senior Lecturer, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University
Amanda Wheeler, Professor of Mental Health, Griffith University
Caroline Victoria Robertson, Research Fellow, Griffith Research Centre for Mental Health, Griffith University
Santosh Tadakamadla, Professor & Head of Dentistry and Oral Health, La Trobe University
Steve Kisely, Professor, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland
Poor mental health can lead to poor oral health – and vice versa. Here’s what can be done to tackle this problem.
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