By Helen Hodgson, Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
Several options are available for meaningful tax reform, that would make Australia a fairer place for all generations. All it will take is some political courage.
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By Blair Williams, Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University
Australian politics has historically been a male domain with an overwhelmingly masculine culture. Manhood and a certain kind of masculinity are still considered integral to a leader’s political legitimacy.
Yet leadership masculinity changes along party lines. We are now halfway through the election campaign and can already see differences in the masculine performances of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.
State Daddy versus Strongman Tough Cop
In a recent open-access study,…
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By Lachlan Vass, Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Why have we seen so little action on productivity reform, one of the biggest drivers of increasing living standards? And what can you do about it?
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By Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
Chenhao Liang, Foundation Fellow and Data Analyst, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
Specialists’ fees are high, vary across specialties and across geographical regions. And you can search for who’s charging what near you.
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By Joo-Cheong Tham, Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
A wave of restrictions on protesting has been rippling through Australia’s top universities.
Over the past year, all of Australia’s eight top research universities (the Group of Eight) have individually increased restrictions on campus protests.
The changes include bans on indoor protests and restrictions…
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By Judy Bush, Senior DECRA Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Hot sunny days can make footpaths, bike lanes and city streets unbearable. If we want people to ditch the car, we’re going to need more trees, research shows.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Mozambique police officers look on as protesters gather in Maputo while Daniel Chapo is sworn in as Mozambique’s president on January 15, 2025. © 2025 AMILTON NEVES/AFP via Getty Images (Johannesburg) – Mozambican authorities have failed to conduct credible investigations into the wave of political killings following the October 2024 general elections, Human Rights Watch said today. Unidentified gunmen, some wearing security force uniforms, shot dead at least 10 key opposition party officials from October through March 2025.Most of the people targeted had…
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By Gordon McBean, Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography and Environment, Western University
Weather forecasting relies on international collaboration. Cuts at U.S. government agencies will negatively impact attempts to predict and mitigate the effects of extreme weather events.
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By Wolfgang Alschner, Hyman Soloway Chair in Business and Trade Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs have shaken the global trading system. Canadians have rightly been preoccupied by the tariff’s devastating impact on U.S.-Canada relations, but the wider ripple effects could prove just as damaging.
The tariffs have redirected billions of dollars in exports originally bound for the U.S., which are now poised to flood global markets — including Canada’s. This will trigger a historic trade diversion…
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By Ryan Clutterbuck, Assistant Professor in Sport Management, Brock University
This contract offers future sport managers and negotiators from across disciplines several reminders to reflect on and incorporate into future deals.
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