By Helen Trenos, Lecturer (Theatre & Creative Arts), Curtin University
From lights up to the production’s satisfying conclusion, Day (After Day) in the Life of the Useless is seriously funny and surprisingly moving.
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By Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann, Professor in Law and Security, University of Canberra; Stellenbosch University
Recent drone and GPS jamming attacks on Germany and Romania have ratcheted up tensions between Russia and the rest of Europe.
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By Ehsan Yaghoubi, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Victoria University
A pothole is usually not the disease – it is the visible symptom. The main engineering challenge is trying to stop them forming in the first place.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Charred remains of a building following a violent clash between the Tangkhul Naga and Kuki tribes at Litan village, in Ukhrul, Manipur, India, February 10, 2026. © 2026 Vishma Ahanthem via Reuters Connect (New York, September 4, 2026) – Indian authorities should urgently address renewed violence between ethnic communities in the northeastern state of Manipur, Human Rights Watch said today. At least seven people were killed in late August 2026 in violence between the Naga and Kuki-Zo tribal communities in the state’s hill districts, leaving 34 dead since…
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By Ann-Marie Kennedy, Professor or Marketing, Business School, University of Canterbury
Jennifer Smith, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Canterbury
Johnpaul Smith, Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
Rachael Dixon, Senior Lecturer, University of Canterbury
Booze-free drinks that mimic the taste of alcohol can help teenagers fit in socially. But new research suggests there are important limits to what they can replace.
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By Kate O'Connor, Senior Lecturer in Policy and Leadership in the School of Education, La Trobe University
In Victoria, for instance, the subject which scales the highest is Latin. But it’s only offered by a handful of schools, most of which cater to privileged families.
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By Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University
There is a strange nostalgia in realizing that something once so immediate now belongs increasingly to people who know it only as the past.
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By Shelley Marshall, Deputy Dean of Research, RMIT University
A lawyer who worked on a class action against tobacco makers says the Meta deal mirrors the playbook of Big Tobacco – and will cost only a few days’ revenue.
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By Mingming Cheng, Professor, School of Management and Marketing, Curtin University
Peta Ashworth, Professor and Director, Curtin Institute for Energy Transition, Curtin University
Australia’s energy transition has never been more urgent.
Aging coal-fired power stations are retiring and energy bills are rising sharply. To address this, the obvious solution is to build more renewable energy projects and the transmission infrastructure to connect them at scale.
But a major hurdle remains: community opposition. In regional areas, where…
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By Vivienne Lewis, Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Canberra
Many teens consider the school formal a rite of passage. But some young people might feel an enormous pressure to look a certain way.
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