By Danielle Arlanda Harris, Associate Professor in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University
Families with young children are yet again reeling after this week’s Four Corners investigation into abuse in the early childhood sector.
The program identified almost 150 childcare workers who had been convicted, charged, or accused of sexual abuse and inappropriate conduct.
System-wide…
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By Lexi Eikelboom, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University
The documentary, 1,000 Men & Me: The Bonnie Blue Story, has made Tia Billinger – stage name Bonnie Blue – a household name.
Famous for her sexual stunts, including one in which she has sex with more than 1,000 men in 12 hours, Bonnie Blue fascinates us because we do not understand her.
Billinger claims to be an embodiment of feminism. She points out she is rich and independent, and says she has taken control of her sexualisation. Yet it is difficult…
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By Jon Faine, Vice Chancellor's Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Australia has been, and continues to be, remarkably resilient. But the fragile machinery of democracy needs some long overdue maintenance.
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By Brendon Larson, Professor, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo
Raymundo Martínez Jiménez, MSc, Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Ronda L. Brulotte, Professor of Geography & Environmental Studies and Anthropology, University of New Mexico
Tequila’s manufacturing process consumes huge amounts of energy, water and agrochemicals. While some make lots of money, those who harvest the crops make significantly less.
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By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
Why early Protestants embraced demons and witches but turned their backs on ghosts. Listen to expert Penelope Geng on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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By Maud Borie, Senior Lecturer in Environment, Science & Society, King's College London
Sarah Bracking, Professor of Climate and Society, King's College London
At its most basic level, sciencewashing entails using the vocabulary of science, and borrowing its authority, to claim sustainability outcomes.
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By Anna Turns, Senior Environment Editor, The Conversation
Sarah Reid, Senior Business Editor, The Conversation
This week, The Conversation UK’s environment and business teams join forces to look into how we as consumers can make our money greener.
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By Muireann McMahon, Associate Professor, School of Architecture & Product Design, University of Limerick
Hospitals generate thousands of tonnes of waste every year – much of it single-use plastics. But a circular future for healthcare is closer than you might think.
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By Lynda Yorke, Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Critical Physical Geography, Bangor University
Giuseppe Forino, Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Salford
A century after a dam burst in Dolgarrog, killing 16 people, the Welsh village still lives with the legacy that reshaped UK safety laws and its own identity.
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By Femi Owolade, Research Associate, Sheffield Hallam University
Every few years, a familiar anxiety resurfaces in British public discourse: that sharia law is establishing a parallel legal system and threatening the sovereignty of English law. Those fears were reignited following Donald Trump’s recent speech to the UN, where he claimed that London wants “to go to sharia law”.
Such claims ignore two realities. First,…
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