By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Albanese government will increase defence spending to about 3% of GDP by 2033 in its 2026 National Defence Strategy to be unveiled on Thursday.
But it is using a revised definition that, in effect, makes the defence spend appear larger than it is.
The Trump administration has repeatedly made it clear Australia should boost its defence spending. Last year, a top Pentagon official, Elbridge Colby, cited…
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By Robert Lawson, Associate Professor in Sociolinguistics, Birmingham City University
Louis Theroux’s recent Netflix documentary Inside the Manosphere shines a spotlight on masculinity influencers and the dangers of online misogyny, conspiracy theories and anti-feminist ideologies. Responses to the documentary have ranged from outrage to disbelief, criticising how the manfluencers treat the women…
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By Matt Barlow, Lecturer International Political Economy, University of Glasgow
Benjamin Hunter, Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy, University of Glasgow
In March, the UK foreign secretary Yvette Cooper made a statement to parliament setting out the government’s international aid priorities. With an aid budget significantly smaller than it was five years ago, Cooper proposed which countries and programmes would receive support.
This was the first time MPs and the public heard any spending detail after the latest round of cuts…
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By Allison M. Roth, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia
Irene Gregory-Eaves, Professor of Biology, McGill University
People who are trying to fish – or manage the ecosystems – in darker waters may need to adapt to different water conditions.
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By John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
When government officials hold prayer services, quote scripture and engage in religious proselytizing at the workplace, is it religious freedom – or an old-fashioned First Amendment violation?
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By Laura Beers, Professor of History, American University
In ‘1984,’ George Orwell envisaged a world in which books were a mass-produced commodity no different from ‘jam and bootlaces.’
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By Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Professor of Medieval History, University of Rhode Island
Alarm over the war of words between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV has escalated with remarkable speed, from The New York Times to the Daily Beast and local television.
The pope has repeatedly called for peace in the Middle East since the start of the Iran war, insisting that “God…
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By Rajiv Chowdhury, Professor of Global Health, Florida International University
When people consider what causes high blood pressure, they often think of lifestyle factors, such as eating salty foods, lack of exercise or smoking. However, an unexpected source of salt might also be raising blood pressure for millions of people: the water they drink.
As sea levels rise, more and more salt water tends to infiltrate global freshwater sources. I’m a public…
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By David Hekman, Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership, University of Colorado Boulder
Mallory Decker, PhD Candidate, University of Colorado Boulder
All-women groups, whether in sports, music or business, are consistently underpaid compared to men. They’re seen as more threatening to the status quo.
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By Sujith Ramachandran, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration, University of Mississippi
Liang-Yuan (Claire) Lin, PhD Candidate in Pharmacy Administration, University of Mississippi
If you watched the Super Bowl in 2026, you likely saw Serena Williams share her weight loss journey on GLP-1 medications in a commercial.
Like millions of others around the country, if you’ve ever considered taking one of these drugs, you probably went online to learn more about where you can get them and how much they cost.
Online searches for GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy have risen…
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