By Adam Daniel, Associate Lecturer in Communication, Western Sydney University
Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University
Jessica Gildersleeve, Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland
Kate Cantrell, Senior Lecturer, Writing, Editing and Publishing, University of Southern Queensland
Stuart Richards, Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia
Susan Hopkins, Senior Lecturer in Education (Curriculum and Pedagogy), University of the Sunshine Coast
As the air begins to warm and the days stretch, the screens get darker — with crime, mystery and noir creeping in.
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By Naomi Zouwer, Visual Artist and Lecturer in Teacher Education, University of Canberra
Ann Hill, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Canberra
Bethaney Turner, Associate Professor, Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
Holidays can stretch on and on and stress families out. Here are some simple art activities to help kids connect with nature.
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By Jane Tiller, Ethical, Legal & Social Adviser in Public Health Genomics, Monash University
Pharmacogenomic testing can tell how a drug is likely to work in a certain person. But is it ready for rolling out to the wider population?
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By Maria Guagnin, Director, Ha’il Archaeology Identification Project, University of Sydney; Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
Ceri Shipton, Lecturer in Palaeolithic Archaeology, UCL
Frans van Buchem, Professor, Earth Systems Science and Engineering
Michael Petraglia, Director, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University
About 12,000 years ago, high up on a cliff in the desert of northern Arabia, an artist – or perhaps artists – was hard at work.
Standing on a narrow ledge and with primitive tools, they engraved into the rock an image of a life-sized camel. This wasn’t the first artwork of its kind: in fact, there was already an entire row of fresh camel engravings on the 39-metre-high cliff face, below which a shallow lake sparkled in the sunshine.
Over thousands of years, these engravings weathered the elements. They gradually eroded until they were almost invisible and had been forgotten.…
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By Bethany Kiss, PhD Candidate, RMIT University
Mark Jacques, Professor of Architecture, RMIT University. Director, Openwork Pty Ltd., RMIT University
Sarah Bekessy, Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, Leader, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University
Urban sprawl has forced native animals and humans to live close together. Here are eight ways to make your home a refuge for wildlife.
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By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide
In 1975, Laura Mulvey wrote an essay that reshaped feminist film theory. Its ideas still echo today, in every slow-mo entrance and lingering camera shot.
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By Tony Hughes-d'Aeth, Professor, Chair of Australian Literature, The University of Western Australia
David Brooks, winner of the 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Poetry, recalls his friendship with AD Hope and recounts falling in love with Patrick White.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the Taliban de facto authorities’ imposition of a total internet shutdown across Afghanistan under the pretext of preventing the “misuse of internet” and spread of “immoral acts,” Smriti Singh, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for South Asia said: “The nationwide internet shutdown by the Taliban de-facto authorities is a reckless move that will have […] The post Afghanistan: Taliban de facto authorities must immediately restore internet access appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
By Joe Freeman, Myanmar Researcher at Amnesty International, and Carolyn Nash, Asia Advocacy Director at Amnesty International USA This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian Thirteen-year-old Nasima is scared of the dark. But the Rohingya girl’s fears are not imaginary. For her, the monsters are real: criminal gangs that stalk her refugee camp […] The post “Night is dark for us”: Rohingya refugees need protection before repatriation appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Wade Paul, Phd Candidate, Concordia University
When it comes to reconciliation in Canada, we need to remember that the colonial history encompasses many assimilation tactics and its impacts are ongoing.
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