By Mark Temple, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology, Western Sydney University
This researcher began writing DNA sequences to compose his own music. He hopes to inspire more people towards the space between STEM and the arts.
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By Alice Grundy, Visiting Fellow, School of Literature, Language and Linguistics, Australian National University
Sydney’s new year-round program of literary events is budgeted at $1.5 million, creating over 300 paid opportunities for writers over 12 months.
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By Nathan Fioritti, Lecturer in Politics, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
As the fallout of the expulsion of Australian Greens co-founder Drew Hutton continues, Hutton and others have claimed the Greens have “lost their way” and are “in real trouble”.
Do such claims stand up?
Hutton’s expulsion
Hutton – who co-founded the Australian Greens alongside former leader Bob Brown in the early 1990s…
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By Aditya Joshi, Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney
A new study shows large language models find it much harder to understand the nuances of Indian, British and Australian English.
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By Chris F. Wright, Professor of Work and Labour Market Policy, University of Sydney
One in five Australians’ pay – especially for casuals, part-timers, women and younger workers – would be affected by Labor’s move on penalty rates and overtime.
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By Ming Gao, Research Fellow of East Asia Studies, Lund University
Japan’s warning wasn’t triggered by a government audit or diplomatic scandal. It came because a citizen saw concerning social media posts and decided to act.
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By Dennis Wesselbaum, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Otago
New Zealanders have often been frustrated with crucial economic decisions being made using months’-old data. A new tool is starting to bridge that gap.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A family who fled from Buthidaung, Myanmar, at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, June 25, 2024. © 2024 Mohammad Ponir (Bangkok) – The Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, has imposed severe restrictions and committed grave abuses against the ethnic Rohingya population, Human Rights Watch said today.The Arakan Army’s territorial gains in the state have been accompanied by movement restrictions, pillage, arbitrary detention, mistreatment, and unlawful forced labor and recruitment, among other abuses against the Rohingya.…
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By James Giesecke, Professor, Centre of Policy Studies and the Impact Project, Victoria University
Robert Waschik, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
It’s tariff season again, with the next deadline looming on Friday, August 1.
Since the beginning of July, the United States has issued another flurry of tariff announcements, revising the sweeping plan announced on April 2. Back then, the Trump administration threatened to apply so-called “reciprocal” tariffs of up to 50% against many trading partners, plus an eye-watering 125% on Chinese imports.
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By Andrew B. Watkins, Associate Research Scientist in Climate Science, Monash University
Anthony Rea, Industry Adjunct Associate Professor in Meteorology, RMIT University
Matthew England, Scientia Professor in Oceanography and Deputy Director of the ARC Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, UNSW Sydney
Scott Power, Adjunct Professor in Climate Science, Monash University
Sue Barrell, Chair of Australian National University's Institute for Space and Council Member, University of Technology Sydney
Tas van Ommen, Adjunct Professor in Climate Science, University of Tasmania
For decades, Australia has relied on data from US satellites, floats and monitoring programs. Planned deep cuts put Australian forecasting at risk
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