By Sophie Gee, Vice Chancellor's Fellow, English literature, University of Sydney
Jane Austen paid attention to the women novels had been invented to ignore, allowing readers to see their thoughts far more clearly.
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By Michael Walsh, Associate Professor, Screen and Media, Flinders University
Released 50 years ago, Sunday Too Far Away deals episodically with a group of shearers led by Foley (Jack Thompson), and the events leading up to the national shearers’ strike of 1956.
The shearers are a ragtag group held together by rum, unionism and competitiveness – as Foley must deal with the camp cook from hell, as well as a threat to his “gun” status.
As we celebrate the anniversary, it is hard to overstate its importance for the Australian…
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By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
Ashwin Nagappa, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
Shir Weinbrand, PhD Candidate, Digital Media Research Centre, ADM+S Centre, Queensland University of Technology
People turn to the internet to run billions of search queries each year. These range from keeping tabs on world events and celebrities to learning new words and getting DIY help.
One of the most popular questions Australians recently asked was: “How to inspect a used car?”.
If you asked Google this at the beginning of 2024, you would have been served a list of individual search results and the order…
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By Alan Tidwell, Director, Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies, Georgetown University
The US worked hard over the past seven years to rebuild relationships in the Pacific and counter the influence of China. Trump is putting it all at risk.
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By Erin Barrera, PhD Candidate, School of Public Health, University of Adelaide
The algal bloom in SA is a warning to coastal communities, as well as tourism, seafood and aquaculture industries. It’s a sign of what’s to come as the oceans warm.
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By Duygu Yengin, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Adelaide
For the first time, women lead Australia’s key economic institutions. The moment matters because research shows women think about the economy differently from men.
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By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers turn their attention to improving productivity growth across the economy, it will be interesting to see what the business community brings to a planned summit in August.
Labour productivity (output per hour worked) has barely grown this decade.
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By Jacob Ware, Adjunct Professor of Domestic Terrorism, Georgetown University
Generations already suffering a shattered sense of safety from US gun violence do not see the military as a viable option, a terrorism scholar argues.
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By Dan Arbell, Scholar-in-residence at the Center for Israeli Studies, American University
For a generation, the promotion of a “two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a core pillar of U.S. policy in the Middle East.
But ahead of a major United Nations conference on how to advance that solution, some are asking if Washington is eyeing a change.
On June 10, 2025, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, stated
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By Conrad Pilditch, Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Elizabeth Macpherson, Professor of Law and Rutherford Discovery Fellow, University of Canterbury
Joanne Ellis, Associate Professor of Marine Science, University of Waikato
Karen Fisher, Professor in Human Geography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Karin Bryan, Professor of Coastal Oceanography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Rachael Mortiaux, PhD Candidate in Law, University of Canterbury
Simon Francis Thrush, Director of the Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Two international ocean science and policy meetings this month have called on nations to be more ambitious in their efforts to protect and restore marine ecosystems.
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