By Kevin Rennie
They remain a remarkable example of Aboriginal innovation... and form one part of a growing body of work that challenges how hunter-gatherer Australian societies have long been perceived.
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By Meru Sheel, Professor of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Sydney
The COVID pandemic feels like a long time ago. Now, we have widespread immunity from vaccination and natural infection. And getting COVID is less risky than it was five years ago.
But COVID can still lead to hospitalisation and deaths in older people, pregnant women and those with underlying chronic diseases, such as asthma or heart disease.
Each year in Australia, COVID…
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By Bill Swannie, Senior Lecturer, Thomas More Law School, Australian Catholic University
The court has found the cancellation of Jason Gillham’s concert by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was not prohibited by Australian workplace laws.
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By Aaron Gilbert, Professor of Finance, Auckland University of Technology
For generations of New Zealanders, a lifetime of work has come with the promise of a secure and happy retirement.
Today, however, that notion of golden years spent in relative comfort is slipping out of reach for a growing number of struggling retirees. Without a serious policy rethink, younger New Zealanders may face an even tougher reality when their time to leave the workforce comes.
Despite…
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By Mark A Gregory, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University
Domestic roaming could reduce the disruption – including to Triple Zero services – caused by a major outage on one mobile network.
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By Amelia Scott, Honorary Affiliate and Clinical Psychologist at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, and Macquarie University Research Fellow, Macquarie University
Maybe you’re a new parent or someone who lies awake at night. If so, you may have started to worry you’re not getting enough sleep.
Sleep wearables don’t help. They can show your “sleep debt”, a running total of how far you’ve fallen behind.
But the word “debt” assumes your sleep works like a bank account. It assumes lost hours stack up, carry over, and you must eventually repay them in full.
But sleep doesn’t really work this way. And chasing “enough sleep” may not be helping.
What is a sleep debt?
Two…
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By Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
Tom Hartley, Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
Only one team lifts the World Cup trophy. But the rewards, including prize money, mean many countries walk away satisfied.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The immigration detention center at the Immigration Bureau in Bangkok, Thailand, February 27, 2025. © 2025 Narong Sangnak/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (Bangkok) – The Thai government should not forcibly return detained Chinese dissidents to China, Human Rights Watch said today. At least four Chinese dissidents detained at the Suan Phlu Immigration Detention Center in Bangkok face possible deportation to China. The Chinese government has increasingly pressured Thai authorities ahead of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s scheduled visit to China from July 16…
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By Tamara Lewit, Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne
Many historians assumed ancient Roman farm women were housekeepers. A closer look suggests female managers oversaw wine production and other profitable processes.
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By David John Eldridge, Professor of Dryland Ecology, UNSW Sydney
Humans have been turning seeds and soil into food for thousands of years.
We first started cultivating edible plants at the end of the last Ice Age, roughly 12,000 years ago. Ploughing made this possible.
Ploughing, also known as tilling, is the process…
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