By Bhiamie Williamson, Research Fellow in Disaster Resilience, Monash University
Alexander Perlinski, Senior Research Officer at National Indigenous Disaster Resilience, Monash University
Indigenous communities are often the worst hit when major disasters strike. The recent floods across the Northern Territory are a case in point.
Last week, residents in the regional centre of Katherine were either evacuated or sought shelter at relief centres after the worst flooding in 28 years. Meanwhile, the remote Indigenous communities of Wugularr, Jilkminggan, Daly River and Palumpa were evacuated to Darwin. But the support provided to Indigenous…
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By Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
Christopher Blyth, Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, The Kids Research Institute Australia, The University of Western Australia
A fear of needles can stop many children from getting a flu vaccine. But a new nasal spray will be available in 2026. Is your kid eligible?
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By Lauren C. Hall, PhD Candidate in Psychology, University of Tasmania
Christine Padgett, Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania
James Sauer, Associate professor in Psychology, University of Tasmania
María Yanotti, Lecturer of Economics and Finance Tasmanian School of Business & Economics, University of Tasmania
As countries around the world look to follow Australia’s lead and implement a social media ban for kids, many are also considering fines as an enforcement mechanism.
This is part of the playbook when it comes to regulating big tech. For example, last month the United Kingdom’s data watchdog fined…
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By Hannah Graefe, Adjunct Research Fellow, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
Bernadette Matthews, Adjunct Associate Professor (Research), Monash University, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
As the weather starts to cool down and outdoor pools shut, are you thinking of pressing pause on your child’s swimming lessons, or even stopping altogether?
If your child has reached a certain level, has stopped making progress or is no longer enjoying their swimming lessons, you may also be considering pulling the pin.
But just because a child can float – or can even reliably swim some freestyle – they may not yet be water safe.
Read more: I’m…
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By Catharine Coleborne, Professor of History, School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle
As a child, Catharine Coleborne’s mother spent a year in bed with polio. Stories like hers reveal why we can’t afford to go backwards on vaccination.
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By Anders Ahlström, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
Didac Pascual, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lund University
Pep Canadell, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
Most of Europe’s original natural forests have been transformed for agriculture and managed forests producing energy, paper and timber. The few remaining “old-growth” natural forests are relics of the past that illustrate how forests would have looked in the absence of human management. They can, therefore, tell us how people have transformed forests.
Most Swedish forests are so-called boreal forests.…
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By Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Vice Provost and Dean of College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, Missouri University of Science and Technology
The Trump administration announced a US$10 million reward on March 15, 2026, for information leading to the capture of several senior Iranian figures.
While two of these leaders have since been killed by Israeli strikes, they are included here to provide a more complete picture of Iran’s powerful elite – people deeply embedded in the Islamic Republic’s…
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By Basil Sharp, Professor of Energy Economics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The world’s energy situation is growing more volatile by the day.
The US-Israel war on Iran has effectively shut one of the world’s most important oil choke points, the Strait of Hormuz, sending the price of Brent crude over US $100 a barrel for the first time since the…
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By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
Arun Dawson talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the history of Iran’s Shahed drones and how the US cloned them.
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By Alain Rival, Agronome. Agrosystèmes Biodiversifiés,, Cirad
Plantations are having trouble finding young labourers to sustain production. Precarious working conditions that have hardly evolved since colonial times are a poignant reminder of the lack of job attractivity.
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