By Marian Mahat, Associate professor, The University of Melbourne
On Thursday tens of thousands of Victorian public school teachers, principals and education support staff are walking off the job in a 24-hour statewide strike.
This means schools will not be operating as usual and union members will gather for a protest march in Melbourne’s CBD.
This is the latest escalation in a dispute with the state government that has been running since mid 2025.
In March, more than 35,000 school staff…
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By Jason Nassios, Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports peaked at just over A$90 billion in 2022-23 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, easing to $65 billion in 2024-25. That placed Australia third in value of LNG exports, behind the United States and Qatar.
More recently, the US-Iran war has delivered a $6…
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By Jo Case, Senior Deputy Books + Ideas Editor, The Conversation
So, you’ve written a book, or you’re writing one. What next? Looking for a publisher can feel overwhelming, but we asked some experts for solid advice to guide you.
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By Roy Ebel, Research Officer Herpetology, Museums Victoria Research Institute
Snakes lost their limbs millions of years ago to become undulating, scaly tubes of muscles. Scientists are finally figuring out why.
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By Hamideh Khaleghi Mohammadi, Lecturer in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
Ali Abbasi, Sessional Academic and Researcher in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
Despite ongoing security concerns and threats against infrastructure, the Iranian public has maintained a noticeable presence in public and online.
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By Teagan Shields, Senior research fellow, Curtin University
Anna-Sheree Krige, Senior Research Communications, The University of Western Australia
Anne Poelina, Chair of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council & Professor and Chair Indigenous Knowledges & Senior Research Fellow, Nulungu Institute of Research, University of Notre Dame Australia
Stephen van Leeuwen, Indigenous Chair of Biodiversity & Environmental Science, Curtin University
In the Kimberley, Martuwarra – also called the Fitzroy River – is far more than a waterway.
It is one of Australia’s largest and most intact river systems. It flows about 730 kilometres from the central Kimberley to King Sound in the north of Western Australia.
Martuwarra supports plants, animals, wetlands, floodplains and communities across a catchment of about 94,000 square kilometres. For Traditional Custodians, Martuwarra is living water. It is Cultural identity connected by Country, kin, knowledge and…
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By John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer and Academic Program Co-ordinator, Supply Network and Aviation Management, McGill University
Buying more planes will not help Canada tackle wildfires if there is not a thought-out plan for their use well ahead of a fire.
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By Pantelis Michelakis, Director, Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama; Associate Professor in Classical Reception; Fellow, St Hilda's College, University of Oxford
Nolan’s Odysseus is a traumatised hero who survives but must live with the cost others have paid for his actions.
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By Gemma Ware, Head of Audio, The Conversation UK, The Conversation
Strange Health, a video podcast produced by The Conversation UK, has won the best health and wellbeing award at the Publisher Podcast Awards 2026.
The judges said it was “an entertaining podcast with a winning combination of host discussion and academic specialists”.
Hosted by Katie Edwards, a health and medicine editor at The Conversation, and Dan Baumgardt, a practising GP and lecturer in health and life sciences at the University…
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By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Defense Minister Fedorov and Gen. Syrskyi amid military tensions. What does it mean for the country’s war effort?
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