By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The suggestion follows the Israeli Defense Force’s decision not to launch a criminal investigation into the death of aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza.
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By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation
Volodymyr Zelensky is fighting a war on several fronts. Russia is ramping up its missile attacks with almost nightly bombardment of Ukrainian cities. A blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports is choking its grain exports with a devastating effect on its agricultural economy.
Now, just this week, the Ukrainian president has had to sack a senior aide over allegations of money laundering. It’s a particularly bitter blow for a man who ran for office as an anti-graft candidate. If that weren’t enough, Mikhailo Federov, the popular defence minister he sacked just weeks ago, has demanded Zelensky…
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By Dominic Farsi, Visiting Postdoctoral Research Associate, King's College London; Teagasc; Queen's University Belfast
Research that actually supports cottage cheese’s supposed benefits is not quite as abundant as the number of viral recipes you can find online.
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By Daniel Fitzpatrick, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Aston University
Mark Turner, Senior Lecturer in Sport Sociology, Manchester Metropolitan University
The new season of the English Premier League is almost ready to kick off, and with it another annual cycle of the national game. Each August brings hope and expectation for supporters with an opportunity to start anew. But, rather than excited anticipation, frustration, anger and anxiety are the overriding emotions of many fans currently.
This summer some of the English clubs with the richest history – including Arsenal, Manchester…
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By Roger J. Kreuz, Associate Dean and Feinstone Interdisciplinary Research Professor, University of Memphis
The resignation and death of the Cambridge professor is the latest chapter in a centuries-old struggle over originality and intellectual ownership – one intensified by the rise of generative AI.
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By Arianna Sala, Scientific Officer, Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Online spaces, and social media in particular, are forums for vigorous political debate. They provide a space for members of the public to express political opinions, organise, and sometimes even interact directly with politicians. While they clearly have democratising potential, these platforms have also become fertile ground for hate speech, toxic interactions and online violence.
By analysing over 3.2 million responses on X (formerly Twitter) to 88 candidates for the 2024 European Parliament elections, our team at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre
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By Bird
"A growing number of consumers with celiac disease are unable to consume gluten-containing foods such as bread and therefore rely on alternative gluten-free products..."
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By Philip Oldfield, Head of School and Professor of Architecture, UNSW Built Environment, UNSW
William Craft, Senior Research Associate, School of Built Environment, UNSW
Each of us needs of a roof over our head, classrooms to learn in and offices or space to work from.
To meet this unprecedented demand for new buildings, globally we’re constructing the equivalent of an entire New York City every month.
This provides us with vital infrastructure, but also generates an enormous amount of world-warming…
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By Madeline Sprajcer, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia
Grace Vincent, Senior Lecturer, Appleton Institute, CQUniversity Australia
On-call work doesn’t always mean responding to an emergency. But you typically have to switch into work mode very quickly – so it can be hard to fully switch off.
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
About three months out from the Victorian state election, the five polls released since the state got a new premier all show the Coalition in front.
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