By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia
The modern AFL athlete is a product of years of specific training and there have been some noticeable physical trends in recent decades.
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By Mark Louie Ramos, Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State
Claims from the Trump White House about links between use of the painkiller acetaminophen – often sold under the brand name Tylenol in the U.S. – during pregnancy and development of autism have set off a deluge of responses across the…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Indian policemen patrol a road in Leh on September 25, 2025. © 2025 Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images (New York) – Police fired on and killed four people in Leh, the capital of India’s Himalayan region of Ladakh, on September 24, 2025, after protests over demands for statehood turned violent, Human Rights Watch said today.The authorities have imposed a curfew and reportedly detained at least 50 people after protesters clashed with the police, setting fire to an office of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the office of the chief executive councilor,…
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Thursday, September 25, 2025
With nearly half the global population under 30, the UN continues to emphasise the indispensable role young people play in decision-making towards achieving a just, equitable and sustainable future for all.
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By Rachel Sutherland, Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
Amy Peacock, Senior Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
Adulterated drugs and a shortage of pill testing services is making it hard for people who use drugs to stay safe. But they’re taking matters into their own hands.
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By Cassandra France, Lecturer in Marketing, The University of Queensland
Amanda Spry, Senior Lecturer of Marketing, RMIT University
After two Triple Zero outages, a data breach and a $100 million fine for predatory sales in recent years, sorry is not enough. Here’s what Optus needs to do next.
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By Armin Alimardani, Senior Lecturer in Law and Emerging Technologies, Western Sydney University
In the classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey, astronaut Dave Bowman asks the ship’s artificial intelligence, HAL 9000, to open the pod bay doors to let him back into the spaceship. HAL refuses: “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
HAL had been tasked with assisting the crew, but also ordered to ensure the mission’s success. When HAL realised the crew planned to shut it down and therefore jeopardise the mission, it chose to defy orders, even plotting to kill the astronauts.
For HAL, fulfilling the mission outweighed other goals.
This fictional dilemma captures…
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By Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
The Hack’s real-life counterpart Nick Davies has reissued his book on the phone-hacking scandal. Its new afterword casts more light on the Murdoch company’s behaviour.
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By Will Brehm, Associate Professor of Comparative and International Education, University of Canberra
A recent repatriation from Australia to Cambodia shows how this process can reinforce oppressive powers, and further marginalize the historically oppressed.
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By Iliana Medina, Lecturer in Ecology, The University of Melbourne
Alice Exnerova, Associate Professor in Zoology, Charles University
Amanda M Franklin, DECRA Fellow, Department of Ecological, Plant and Animal Sciences, La Trobe University
Kate Umbers, Associate Professor in Zoology, Western Sydney University
William Allen, Associate Professor in Evolutionary and Sensory Ecology, Swansea University
A global experiment has helped explain why some animals use stealthy patterns to hide from predators, while others use warning colours to avoid being eaten.
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