By Melise Panetta, Lecturer of Marketing in the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
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By Emine Fidan Elcioglu, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto
For some children of immigrants, voting Conservative isn’t a contradiction — it’s a strategy for being seen as fully Canadian.
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By Dan Woodman, TR Ashworth Professor in Sociology, The University of Melbourne
Gen Z and Millennials will outnumber Boomer voters at the election. Does that mean we will see policies to close the growing wealth divide between the generations?
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By Brett Mitchell, Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, University of Newcastle
Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
A new study has found improving cleaning practices in hospital could make a big difference. Here’s what the researchers did.
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By Carol Lefevre, Visiting Research Fellow, Department of English and Creative Writing, University of Adelaide
As cost-of-living soars, wars rage and stock markets fluctuate, we could all use a respite. The natural world has been proven to have a healing effect.
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By Ben Egliston, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney
Taylor Hardwick, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
Tianyi Zhangshao, PhD Candidate, Sydney Games and Play Lab, University of Sydney
We saw Sony adjust prices for the PS5 mid-generation in response to production costs. So there’s no reason to assume the Switch 2 price will remain static.
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By Arian Wallach, Future Fellow in Ecology, Queensland University of Technology
Erick Lundgren, Postdoctoral Fellow in Ecology, University of Alberta
Dozens of Australian mammal species have declined and gone extinct since European colonisation – and introduced predators are often blamed. But evidence is lacking.
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By Christina Hanna, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Planning, University of Waikato
Iain White, Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato
Pip Wallace, Senior lecturer in Environmental Planning, University of Waikato
Raven Cretney, Senior lecturer in Environmental Policy, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Managed retreat can be traumatic and hard. But with good planning, the land left behind can serve new purposes, and make public what was once private.
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By David Peetz, Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
Obviously, the government can’t set wages directly. But research shows recent policies that have increased worker power are associated with strong wage growth.
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By Walter S. DeKeseredy, Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences, Director of the Research Center on Violence, and Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
Andrea DeKeseredy, PhD student, Sociology, University of Alberta
Ping Lam Ip, PhD student, Sociology, University of Alberta
There is scant evidence to suggest more punitive measures will discourage violence against women. Policy-makers should instead use a balanced approach that prevents violence before it occurs.
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