By Chelsea Arnold, Clinical Psychologist and Research Fellow (Lead Clinician), Monash University
Kathleen de Boer, Clinical Psychologist, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology
Toni Pikoos, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Clinical Psychologist, ReadyMind Co-Founder, Swinburne University of Technology
Many hundreds of people were at Bondi beach on Sunday when 50-year-old Sajid Akram and his 24-year-old son Naveed Akram opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration, killing 15 people.
Many witnesses saw people be seriously injured or die. These experiences are considered traumatic events, even when you don’t know the person who was harmed.
While some people will be able to process such events with some coping strategies, others will will find their extreme distress impacts their mental health.
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By James Densley, Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
Prevention methods like lockdown drills do not account for many scenarios, including the likely case that a school shooter is a former or current student.
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By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
The drivers of the improvement are largely outside the government’s control. Meanwhile, total debt is projected to exceed $1 trillion for the first time by mid-2027.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
The UN’s top human rights official warned on Tuesday that repression is tightening its grip in Venezuela while civilians in Ukraine face an ever-rising toll, as global attention drifts from two crises marked by deepening abuses and shrinking accountability.
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By Amina Yousaf, Associate Head, Early Childhood Studies, University of Guelph-Humber
What some school boards now call the “winter break,” over the days leading up to and after Christmas, is approaching.
But in Canada’s diverse public schools, centring one religious holiday sends a subtle message to many children: your family’s traditions don’t quite belong here.
Our publicly funded schools are designed…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Carmen Lau, a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist in exile, speaking during a rally at Downing Street, London, June 4, 2022. © 2022 Hesther Ng/SOPA Images via AP Photo China’s government has long sought to silence dissent abroad, but recently there’s been a disturbing escalation: harassment through sexually explicit letters targeting activists outside the country.Hongkongers Carmen Lau and Ted Hui are exiled activists who face arrest warrants back in Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law. They revealed last week that anonymous individuals were distributing…
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By Rachel Scarfe, Lecturer in Economics, University of Stirling
There are nearly one million young people in the UK who are not in employment, education or training (so-called Neets). After falling in number during the 2010s before the pandemic, this cohort of 16 to 24-year-olds has grown from 750,000 only six years ago. This is a worrying shift, for several reasons.
Research shows that a spell of unemployment at a young age can have outsized negative effects on the young person. Workers who were unemployed for even a short time at a young age have to contend with…
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By Samuel J Bennett, Senior Lecturer in Music Production, Nottingham Trent University
Sleigh bells have long acted as convenient shorthand for composers to tell their listeners that this piece belongs to the Christmas canon.
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By Karolina Nieberle, Associate Professor of Social and Organisational Psychology, Durham University
Janey Zheng, Associate Professor in Leadership and Organisational Behaviour, Durham University
Olga Epitropaki, Professor of Management, Durham Business School, Durham University
Managers can feel isolated as they move up the professional ladder – and it has implications for how well a workplace functions.
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By Zoe Lipkens, PhD Researcher, University of Leicester
Have you ever wondered what keeps you warm in your winter jacket? Most jacket insulation is made from human made synthetic fibres (polyester) or natural down from ducks or geese. Some winter jackets are insulated with something a little more surprising – bulrushes.
A biomaterials company called Ponda is using the seed heads of bulrush cultivated in peatlands to create BioPuff as insulation for puffer jackets, an alternative to synthetic fibres and goose down. These jackets help to encourage wetter farming…
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