By Ahmed Uzair Aziz, PhD Candidate in Māori Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
This story begins with a 160-year-old cottage, sited in a vortex of overlapping histories, and becomes the tale of a city itself.
The green and cream weatherboard house at 18 Wynyard Street is a rare survivor of the old dwellings that once lined this central Auckland lane.
These days it houses the University of Auckland’s James Henare Research Centre, dedicated to empowering Māori in the Te Tai Tokerau region.
But the cottage was originally built in the 1860s to provide housing for married British army officers during the land…
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By Joel Scanlan, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Law; Academic Co-Lead, CSAM Deterrence Centre, University of Tasmania
A new eSafety report reveals an ongoing gap between what technology can do and what companies are actually doing to tackle child abuse.
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By Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
Brendon Hyndman, Associate Professor of Education and Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Arts and Education, Charles Sturt University
Tom Hartley, Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
There are eight new events at the Milan Cortina games, and several Australians are right in the mix for a medal.
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By Jon Cornwall, Senior Lecturer and Education Adviser, University of Otago
Sabine Hildebrandt, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard University
The use of AI copies of the dead for medical training remains hypothetical, but the technology to make them exists, raising questions about what it means to be dead.
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By Kurt Sengul, Research fellow, Far-Right Communication, Macquarie University
Jordan McSwiney, Senior research fellow, University of Canberra
Pauline Hanson’s party has been dysfunctional and scandal-ridden for its entire existence. Capitalising on strong polling will mean changing decades-old patterns.
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By Duygu Yengin, Associate Professor of Economics, Adelaide University
Andrew Taylor, Associate Professor in Demography, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University
Maneka Jayasinghe, Professor of Economics, Charles Darwin University
Rohan Best, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University
Australia is an energy superpower. We have abundant natural resources, high average incomes and one of the highest per-capita rates of rooftop solar uptake in the world.
Yet every summer, many households across the country skimp on cooling, fear their next energy bill, or risk disconnection…
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By Hrvoje Tkalčić, Professor, Head of Geophysics, Director of Warramunga Array, Australian National University
As the United States and Russia signal a return to nuclear testing, Australia’s remote monitoring station plays a crucial role in global verification.
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By Emery Schubert, Professor, Empirical Musicology Laboratory, School of the Arts and Media, UNSW Sydney
Music occupies your ears. That leaves your eyes – and your hands – free to get on with the job.
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By Samantha Thomas, Professor of Public Health, Deakin University
Martha Hickey, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne
Every person with functioning ovaries will eventually experience menopause. While the biology is relatively universal, the experience varies dramatically between individuals and in the same person over time.
Menopause has long been shrouded in stigma and shame but recently burst into mainstream attention. This may have reduced stigma but has also created confusion, as media, celebrity and commercial interests recognise a new marketing opportunity.…
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By Brendon Hyndman, Associate Professor of Education and Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Arts and Education, Charles Sturt University
Most public debate about schooling focuses on what happens inside the classroom – on lessons, tests and academic results.
But students also spend significant time at school outside formal classes. While break times vary between Australian schools, a 2026 study suggests average recess and lunch periods take up about 12-16% of school…
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