By Filip Noubel
One less known trace of Mongolian–Chinese cultural hybridity can be found in music as both nations have a tradition of performing on bowed string instruments.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
In this podcast, we're joined by Dr Anne Summers, a longtime writer and advocate on women's issues to discuss the horrific number of women murdered this year.
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By Sean Avery, Chartered Consultant in Hydrology and Water Resources, Visiting Research Fellow, King's College London
There’s been an increase in the amount of runoff generated from rainfall as land is altered by settlement and deforestation.
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By Arzu Geybullayeva
In Berlin, president Aliyev touched on recent investigations and arrests leveled against a series of independent and opposition media adding, "these investigations were lawful. Any given country must defend its laws.
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By Stuart Kells, Adjunct Professor, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce, La Trobe University
A boycott, open letters, petitions, resignations: these are definitive evidence something has gone wrong with the State Library of Victoria.
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By Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
Rebecca Strating, Director, La Trobe Asia, and Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University
Simon Jackman, Honorary Professor, University of Sydney
From a lack of bipartisan support to other concerns such as rising cost of living, a complex array of reasons contributed to the Voice referendum’s failure in October 2023.
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By Jessica Allen, Senior Lecturer in Chemical and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Newcastle
Producing energy from harvested trees and other plants – bioenergy – might sound like a greener option, but it’s not a simple issue.
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By Anastasia Powell, Professor, Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
Public focus on, and anger about, the horrifyingly high rates of violence against women is at fever pitch. What have the country’s leaders agreed to, and will it fix the problem?
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By Radhika Raghav, Teaching Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Otago
Indian director Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known for his big-budget Bollywood production, featuring grand sets, star casts, meticulously choreographed dance sequences and lavish costumes, jewellery and furnishings. His new series for Netflix, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, lives up to these expectations.
Against this visually rich backdrop emerge the scheming, menacing and murderous courtesans of Heeramandi.
The series is set in Heeramandi, a historical red-light district of Lahore in present-day…
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By Fernanda Canofre
"This year, the traditional carnations appeared alongside posters remembering the importance of democracy and current demands, such as affordable housing and rights for women and immigrants."
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