By Madeleine Pugin, Research Fellow, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University
Bartholomew Stanford, Senior Lecturer of Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Education and Research Centre, James Cook University
New Closing the Gap data show Australia is on track to meet just four targets, while another four are getting worse. It’s time for a different approach.
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By Michelle H. Lim, Associate Professor, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Ben J. Smith, Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney
Loneliness is not a word often associated with young people. We tend to think of our youth as a time spent with family, friends and being engaged with school and work activities. Loneliness is an experience we may be more likely to associate with older people.
In a new report looking at loneliness in young Australians, we found 43% of people aged 15 to 25 feel lonely. That’s more than two in five young people.
While one in four felt lonely when asked, one in seven had felt lonely for at least…
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By Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney
AI is on the agenda in Canberra. In August, the Productivity Commission will release an interim report on harnessing data and digital technology such as AI “to boost productivity growth, accelerate innovation and improve government services”. Shortly afterward, the government will host an Economic Reform Roundtable where AI policy will be up for discussion.
AI developers are aggressively pursuing influence over the…
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By Saskia Roberts, PhD Candidate, School of History, Australian National University
If you grew up in Australia in the past 50 years, there is a good chance it was an advertising executive who taught you the facts of life.
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By Shea X. Fan, Associate Professor, Human Resource Management, Deakin University
Eun Su Lee, Lecturer in Management, The University of Melbourne
Yuli Suseno, Professor of Management, RMIT University
Too often, it’s anti-immigration sentiment dominating headlines in Australia. But a quieter story is going untold. Migrants are not just fitting into Australian society, they’re actively reshaping it through entrepreneurship.
Starting a business is difficult for anyone. But migrant entrepreneurs often do so without the networks, credit history, or local knowledge many Australian-born business owners take for granted.
Our new research drew on interviews with 38 migrant business…
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By Gregory Ferris, Senior Lecturer, Media Arts & Production, University of Technology Sydney
A cinematic firecracker of a film exploded onto international screens 50 years ago this week, blending martial arts mayhem, Bond-esque set pieces, casual racism – and a distinctly Australian swagger.
From its audacious visual style; to its complex, life-threatening stunts; to its pioneering status as an international co-production, Brian Trenchard-Smith’s The Man from Hong Kong has solidified its place as a cult classic.
The plot is deceptively simple. A Sydney-based crime lord’s activities come under the scrutiny of a determined Hong Kong detective, Inspector Fang Sing…
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By Guest Contributor
As of 2024, the state experienced a 63 percent increase in terrorism-related deaths, and attacks rose from 48 to 73, a 52 percent increase.
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By Adele Julier, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, University of Portsmouth
Hosepipe bans in summer 2025 will mean many gardeners having to choose which of their plants to keep going with the watering can, and which to abandon. Are these temporary restrictions actually a sign we need to rethink British gardens altogether?
Climate change will bring the United Kingdom warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers. Britain has seen warm periods before, such as in the last interglacial period…
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By Alan Dykes, Associate Professor in Engineering Geology, Kingston University
The earthquake near the east coast of the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia on July 30 2025 generated tsunami waves that have reached Hawaii and coastal areas of the US mainland. The earthquake’s magnitude of 8.8 is significant, potentially making it one of the largest quakes ever recorded.
Countries around much of the Pacific, including in east Asia, North and South America, issued alerts and in some cases evacuation orders in anticipation of potentially devastating waves. Waves of up to four…
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By Brian Brivati, Visiting Professor of Contemporary History and Human Rights, Kingston University
While Labour’s frontbench held the line for much of the past year, rank-and-file discontent has grown – and with it, the political risks.
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