By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Anthony Albanese has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Australia wants “a thorough investigation” with “full accountability and transparency” into what happened in the incident in which Australian Zomi Frankcom and several other aid workers were killed in an Israeli attack on their convoy.
Albanese also used the conversation to express Australia’s concern about a potential ground invasion of the Gazan city of Rafah and the consequences for civilians there. The United States has been strongly urging Israel to refrain from the ground assault on Rafah which would be devastating…
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By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
Just days before Justice Michael Lee was due to pass down his judgement, Network 10 threw another spanner in the works.
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By Jayden Greenwell-Barnden, Cognitive Psychology Researcher, The University of Western Australia
What do popular TV shows say about the modern gentleman – and how can this inform our understanding of (healthy) masculinity?
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Australia’s next governor-general will be businesswoman Samantha Mostyn, succeeding David Hurley on July 1.
Announcing Mostyn’s appointment on Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Mostyn was a “modern and optimistic leader for our modern and optimistic nation”.
“Her leadership reflects our enduring Australian values of equality, fairness and responsibility to build a better future for the next generation,” he said.
Mostyn is the second woman to hold the post, following Quentin Bryce who was appointed by the Rudd Labor government.
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By Alanna Alevropoulos-Borrill, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Nick Golledge, Professor of Glaciology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Geoengineering proposals to cool the ocean would indeed reduce ice loss from West Antarctica’s glaciers, but not enough to stop sea-level rise or allow the ice sheet to regrow.
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By Georgina Falster, Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National University
Nerilie Abram, Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; Deputy Director for the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science; Deputy Director for the Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, Australian National University
Nicky Wright, Research Fellow, University of Sydney
Natural variability in Australian rainfall can produce “mega-droughts” lasting 20 years or more. Add in human-caused climate change, and future droughts may be far worse than imagined.
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By Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
Influenza is a common respiratory infection. Although most cases are relatively mild, flu can cause more severe illness in young children and older people.
Influenza virtually disappeared from Australia during the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic when public health restrictions reduced contact between people. Since 2022, it has returned to a seasonal pattern, although the flu season has started and peaked a few months earlier than before 2020.
It’s difficult to predict the intensity of the flu season…
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By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor of the School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
Shoohb Alassadi, Casual academic, University of Sydney
Australian Rules Football and illicit drugs have been in the media for all the wrong reasons recently.
Last year a Melbourne Demons player, Joel Smith, and two Sydney Swans AFLW players were caught with cocaine.
And added on top of all that is a claim tabled in federal parliament that
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By Aaron J. Cavosie, Senior research fellow, Curtin University
A zap with a laser in the lab confirmed the extraterrestrial origins of enigmatic lumps of glass found in the Northern Territory.
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By Ha Nguyen, Research Fellow, Victoria University
Peter Hurley, Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
Sam Hoang, Research Officer, Victoria University
Research finds international students value the opportunity to come and live in Australia over the academic prestige of our universities.
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