By Radhika Raghav, Teaching Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Otago
Indian director Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known for his big-budget Bollywood production, featuring grand sets, star casts, meticulously choreographed dance sequences and lavish costumes, jewellery and furnishings. His new series for Netflix, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, lives up to these expectations.
Against this visually rich backdrop emerge the scheming, menacing and murderous courtesans of Heeramandi.
The series is set in Heeramandi, a historical red-light district of Lahore in present-day…
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By Fernanda Canofre
"This year, the traditional carnations appeared alongside posters remembering the importance of democracy and current demands, such as affordable housing and rights for women and immigrants."
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By Amnesty International
Garment workers in Bangladesh continue to face a climate of fear and repression as corporate impunity for business-related human rights abuses remains unchecked amid state sanctioned crackdown on workers’ rights, said Amnesty International on International Workers’ Day. Last month marked the 11th anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza, which left more than 1,100 garment […] The post Bangladesh: Garment workers must receive rights-based compensation and justice immediately appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Karinna Saxby, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
David Johnston, Professor of Health Economics, Monash University
Rachel Knott, Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
Domestic violence is not just a critical social and health issue, but a major economic challenge for victim survivors and the nation.
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By Mark A Gregory, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University
A review of the November 2023 Optus outage has sparked an overhaul for the Triple Zero system and more transparency for telcos.
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By Talitha Best, Professor of Psychology, CQUniversity Australia
Sugar is an important substance for our body and brain to make energy. Here’s what happens when we eat a lot of it.
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By Dimitrios Salampasis, FinTech Capability Lead | Senior Lecturer, Emerging Technologies and FinTech, Swinburne University of Technology
Last year, Australians lost $2.74 billion to scams, with a 150% increase in losses to job scams, in particular. Here’s what you need to know about these insidious tactics.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The government will introduce legislation to ban deepfake pornography and devote $925.2 million over five years to establish permanently a program with those eligible able to receive up to $5000.
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By Frédéric Dimanche, Professor and Director, Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
Kelley A. McClinchey, Teaching Faculty, Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
The cruising industry is two-faced: on the surface, cruises are convenient, exciting holidays with economic benefits. But lurking underneath are its environmental and social impacts.
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By Tim Flannery, Honorary fellow, The University of Melbourne
Josephine Brown, Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
Kale Sniderman, Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Current concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in Earth’s atmosphere are unprecedented in human history. But CO₂ levels today, and those that might occur in coming decades, did occur millions of years ago.
Wouldn’t it be useful to go back in time and see what Australia looked like during those periods in the distant past? Well, scientists – including us – have done just that.
These studies, which largely involve examining sediments and fossils, reveal a radically different Australia to the one we inhabit.
The continent was warmer and wetter, and filled…
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