By Jack Anderson, Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
The opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics takes place on Friday but geopolitical tensions have spurred some countries, including the Czech Republic, Finland and Ukraine, to boycott the opening ceremony.
The planned boycotts come after a vexed build-up to the summer Olympics in Italy…
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By Hilary A Smith, Honorary Research Fellow (Linguistics), Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
The recently introduced English Language Bill will change little, but highlights a deeper issue. NZ still lacks a coherent framework for language policy.
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By T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
Aimee Hourigan, Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Queensland University of Technology
More control is a good thing – but be wary of privacy risks and ensure your media ‘diet’ is still balanced.
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By Shalini Arunogiri, Addiction Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, Monash University
Starting a GLP-1 drug was linked with a 14% overall reduced risk of new substance use disorders and a lower risk of harm for those with existing use disorders.
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By Nikita Sud, Professor of the Politics of Development, University of Oxford
Despite large pledges, Indonesia’s US$20 billion JETP has delivered little. Research shows funds are diverted to feasibility studies and donor interests rather than local green energy projects.
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By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
The fact their partnership lasted that long invites a reflection on the contradiction between the kind of society we say we want and the kind of media we prize.
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By Trevor Mazzucchelli, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Curtin University
Nothing is perfect, nothing lasts and nothing is ever finished. That’s the core of wabi-sabi. And psychology suggests this Japanese philosophy may be onto something.
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By Heather Bray, Senior Lecturer in Science Communication, The University of Western Australia
Australian and NZ farmers have long argued only cow’s milk should be sold as ‘milk’, in line with UK and European laws. This is what our current rules allow.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Addressing the federal parliament, Carney once again pressed his now familiar argument for middle power activism as the old world order disintegrated.
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By Shady Cosgrove, Associate Professor, Creative Writing, University of Wollongong
Eva Hornung was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin for her last novel, The Last Garden. The one before that, Dog Boy, won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction and is now a Text Classic, introduced by Yann Martel.
Her latest centres on The Minstrels: a place that carries significant meaning for the local farming community and Indigenous community…
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