By Christine Mary Hallinan, Senior Research Fellow, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
As more and more people receive medicinal cannabis prescriptions, we’re left with a system that is misaligned with its original purpose.
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By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
Unless we are happy to keep government debt, – which is already close to a trillion dollars – growing indefinitely, taxes will need to rise.
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By Guido Carim Junior, Senior Lecturer in Aviation, Griffith University
This tragedy reminds us that aviation safety depends on patient and thorough investigation – not media soundbites or unqualified expert commentary.
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By Rachel Hughes, Associate Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
Maria Elander, Associate professor, La Trobe University
The World Heritage listing raises timely questions, such as whether we might see nominations for sites from Australia’s own genocidal past.
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Sunday, July 13, 2025
Garment factories around the world which have signed up to implement UN-backed labour standards may simply stop investing in improving working conditions, due to widespread uncertainty over tariff levels, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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By Raj Adhikari
The Bote community in Nepal is facing livelihood insecurity due to conservation laws enforced by Chitwan National Park, which have restricted them from continuing their ancestral fishing practices.
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By John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
The Albanese government is facing a push by the United States for a ‘broad ranging and open ended’ commitment to defend Taiwan against any Chinese aggression.
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By Kinda Alsamara, Lecturer in the School of Languages and Cultures, The University of Queensland
Eleanor Gordon, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
Elliot Dolan-Evans, Lecturer in Law, Monash University
Syria now stands at a crossroads. Will it ensure women’s meaningful participation and follow a path to peace? Or will things head in the other direction?
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By John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
The Albanese government is facing a push by the United States for a ‘broad ranging and open ended’ commitment to defend Taiwan against any Chinese aggression.
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By Craig Billingham, Lecturer, Creative Writing, UNSW Sydney
How is it that some of us are privileged and many are not? This subject is at the heart of a new collection of poetry.
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