By Kieran Hegarty, Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society, RMIT University
Anthony McCosker, Professor of Media and Communication, Director, Social Innovation Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology
Jenny Kennedy, Associate Professor, Media and Communications, RMIT University
Julian Thomas, Distinguished Professor of Media and Communications; Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, RMIT University
Sharon Parkinson, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
Disparities in learning and work, as well as increased exposure to scams, are just some of the risks of a growing ‘AI divide’.
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By Michelle Burgis-Kasthala, Professor of International Law, La Trobe University
Israel may be isolated now, but Arab leaders understand the need to keep the peace, maintain US support, and expand economic ties with Israel.
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By Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia
Humans have known about, thought about and worried about climate change for millennia.
Since at least the fourth century BC, the ancient Greeks and Romans recognised that the climate changes over time and that human activity can cause it.
They worried deeply about the impact it would have on us as individuals, and on broader society.
The earliest mention of climate change?
Greek writer Theophrastus…
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By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
Emily Burch, Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
Mackenzie Derry, Nutritionist, Dietitian & PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
For most people, eating a wide variety of fruit and vegetables is the cornerstone of a healthy diet.
But for people with hereditary fructose intolerance, even a couple of bites of juicy watermelon or some sun-dried tomatoes in a salad can cause serious health problems.
This rare condition isn’t a food allergy or sensitivity.
But it can lead to serious health problems if not identified and correctly managed.
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By Xanthe Mallett, Criminologist, CQUniversity Australia
Comedian host Julia Zemiro is joined by criminologists and comedians to unpick key crime issues. Here’s where it works – and where it doesn’t.
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By Graham G. Dodds, Professor of Political Science, Concordia University
Cheney thought that Congress went too far after Watergate in reining in the presidency. Now President Trump and the Supreme Court are embracing Cheney’s views on executive power.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The Guna Indigenous community of Ukupa in Panama during a flood in December 2024. © 2024 Emigdio Morris As the 2025 rainy season peaks in Panama, the Guna Indigenous community of Ukupa, which was displaced by floods late last year, is still waiting for much-needed governmental support.After severe flooding in December 2024 left their homes on the Caribbean coast uninhabitable, community members chose a measure of last resort: to relocate to a new, safer site called Wichumur. But the government support that community members need to move in a dignified way…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Cleve Gonçalves da Silva rides his motorbike up a slippery dirt road, in the sustainable development settlement (PDS) Terra Nossa, in Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon, November 11, 2024. Landgrabbers have encroached on the settlement, illegally cleared rainforest, established cattle ranches, and threatened Cleve and others who opposed them. © 2024 Thaís Farias for Human Rights Watch While the city of Belém steps up to host the COP30 global climate summit in November, in another corner of Pará state, a federal government agency is planning hand over a large area…
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By Amy Fitzgerald, Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology, University of Windsor
A criminologist whose nephew died in prison awaiting trial explains why the federal government’s proposed bail reforms will reduce, not enhance, safety without big investments in correctional systems.
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By Mohammed Estaiteyeh, Assistant Professor of Digital Pedagogies and Technology Literacies, Faculty of Education, Brock University
Rahul Kumar, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Brock University
Distance learning far precedes the digital age. Before online courses, people relied on print materials (and later radio and other technologies) to support formal education when the teacher and learner were physically separated.
Today, there are varied ways of supporting distance learning with digital communication. With “asynchronous” online courses, teaching does not occur live. Students access course materials on the learning management system and complete assignments at their own pace.…
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