By Scarlett Smout, Research Fellow, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
Louise Birrell, Researcher, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
Tim Slade, Professor, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
During adolescence, young people become especially sensitive to peer influence – more so than any other time in life.
So, how does this affect their mental health?
A new study from Finland, released today, analysed data from more than 600,000 young people born between 1985 and 2000 (meaning both millennials and early Gen Zs).
It found that people whose peers had been diagnosed with a mental health condition…
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By Marta Khomyn, Senior Lecturer, Finance and Data Analytics, Adelaide University
US President Donald Trump once called cryptocurrency a “scam”. It’s now a major moneymaker for him: his just-released annual financial disclosure shows he made more than US$1 billion from cryptocurrency last year.
This news has raised the ire of Trump’s critics. Juliana Stratton, the Illinois lieutenant governor and a Democratic Senate candidate, accused…
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By Matthew England, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Our Future Oceans and Scientia Professor in Oceanography, UNSW Sydney
Alex Sen Gupta, Associate Professor in Climate Science, UNSW Sydney
Alistair Hobday, Chief Research Scientist - Environment, CSIRO
More than 90% of the heat trapped by greenhouses goes into the ocean. But what happens in the oceans doesn’t stay there.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Security personnel stand guard as protesters gather outside the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), demanding the organization leave the country and calling for an end to migrant settlement and the deportation of migrants and refugees, in Tripoli, Libya, June 4, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. © 2026 Ayman al-Sahili/Reuters (Beirut) – Libyan authorities have used incendiary rhetoric and pursued a campaign of mass detention and expulsions of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, sparking anti-migrant protests,…
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By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Despite gambling ad bans during live sport in Australia, many World Cup viewers are still being bombarded with betting ads and marketing content.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A rally in support of the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants before it expires on February 3 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, January 28, 2026. © 2026 Lynne Sladky/AP Photo (Miami) – The Trump administration’s move to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians has triggered widespread fear among Haitian communities in Florida of family separation, job loss, and deportation to a country engulfed by violence and a humanitarian crisis, Human Rights Watch and Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center said today. The…
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By Olivia Shen, Director, Strategic Technologies, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
The Trump administration’s recent decision to block foreign access to advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models has reignited AI sovereignty debates – where nations strive to build and maintain their own AI, rather than using models developed elsewhere.
Recently, Defence Minister Richard Marles weighed in, telling a defence conference that…
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By Peter McDonald, Honorary Professor of Demography, Centre for Health Policy, The University of Melbourne
No one can seem to agree what the level of migration to Australia should be. This is partially because governments don’t really make careful, considered plans.
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By Gert-Jan Pepping, Professor of Human Movement Sciences, Australian Catholic University
Thomas McGuckian, Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
Lionel Messi is 39 years old. He is 1.70 metres tall – shorter than almost every defender he plays against. He was never astoundingly quick, and he is slower now.
And yet, watching this World Cup, you would be hard pressed to name a player doing more damage: he has scored the equal most goals so far (six), alongside France’s Kylian Mbappé.
How can someone with so little…
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By Cordelia Stewart, Researcher | Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology
Suzette Jackson, Lecturer Mental Health and Addictions, Auckland University of Technology
Interviews with 55 Aucklanders reveal how gaps between housing, health, income and justice services can make it harder to find a path out of homelessness.
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