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By Kaveh Khalilpour, Associate Professor in Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney
Tallat Jabeen, AI and Data Analytics Researcher, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Electric vehicles promise cleaner transport. But unlike rooftop solar, which is spread through communities, wealthier Australian households are the ones buying EVs.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Erin Harper, Lecturer, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
Marianne Fenech, Professor, Early Childhood Governance, University of Sydney
Ahead of the 2026 federal budget, Education Minister Jason has announced plans for a new national commission for early education and care.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Jane Dahlstrom, Pathologist and Emeritus Professor, ANU School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University
Warning: this article is about stillbirth and its investigations, including autopsies and related procedures.

About six babies are stillborn in Australia every day – an incredibly difficult time for families.

Understandably, they want to know why their baby died. But for one in three stillbirths in Australia, we don’t have a reason, often…The Conversation (Full Story)

By Victoria Lorrimar, Director, Centre for Technology and Human Futures, University of Notre Dame Australia
Tim Smartt, Senior Research Fellow, Philosophy, University of Notre Dame Australia
Some time earlier this year, an employee at tech giant Meta built a system to track how much each staff member was using artificial intelligence (AI).

Named “Claudeonomics” after the Claude chatbot, the system created a leaderboard ranked by the number of tokens each user was exchanging with AI models, with leaders given titles such as “Token Legend”. (Tokens are tiny chunks of…The Conversation (Full Story)

By Philip Laird, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong
Inland Rail was meant to take 200,000 trucks a year off our roads – but it’s now been cut in half. Why is rail freight shortchanged compared to roads and city rail?The Conversation (Full Story)
By Brigid Magner, Associate Professor in Literary Studies, RMIT University
Fiona Wright’s genre-defying social satire will ring bells for people who are locked out of the housing market, and those who care about inequality.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Kevin Dew, Professor of Sociology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Chris Cunningham, Professor of Māori and Public Health, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Elizabeth Dennett, Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Otago
Kerry Chamberlain, Professor of Social and Health Psychology, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Richard Egan, Associate Professor of Health Promotion, University of Otago
Doctors have to balance finite resources and uncertain evidence to decide who should get treatments. The decisions are not always based on need or clinical benefits.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation
On politicians whose only policy is stirring up hate, and the case for taxing gas exports: an edited selection of your views.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Tonje Mari Molyneux, Research Scientist and Preventive Pedagogy Specialist, University of British Columbia
Emily Jenkins, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, University of British Columbia
A new cross-Canada standard sets out what evidence-informed substance use prevention, education and intervention should look like from kindergarten through Grade 12.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Dr. Matt Hoven, Professor and Kule Chair at St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta
Tracy J. Trothen, Professor of Ethics, School of Religion and School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Ontario
Two scholars of religion examine what the devotion to the Montreal Canadiens reveals about spirituality, belonging and what people are actually searching for when they watch the game.The Conversation (Full Story)
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