By Dan Etheridge, Director, The Living Lab Northern Rivers, Office of Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Education Impact), Southern Cross University
Caitlin McGee, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
After record rains devastated Lismore in 2022, many businesses have rebuilt with the next flood in mind – from waterproof interiors to running practice evacuations.
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By Trevor Mazzucchelli, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Curtin University
Meaning rarely comes from dramatic resolutions. Psychology shows it grows from small repeated actions – and you can start with just a few minutes a day.
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By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer in International Studies in the School of Society and Culture, Adelaide University
Improving living standards in a country with a rapidly shrinking workforce and ageing population will test Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s political skills.
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
Newspoll, Redbridge and Morgan polls all have One Nation second behind Labor, with the Coalition third. However, there are no Labor vs One Nation two-party estimates.
A national Newspoll, conducted February 5–8 from a sample of 1,234, gave Labor 33% of the primary vote (up one since the previous Newspoll…
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By Rebecca Van Amber, Senior Lecturer in Fashion & Textiles, RMIT University
There’s a peculiar ritual in many kitchens: reaching past the crisp, pristine tea towel hanging on the oven door to grab the threadbare, slightly greying one shoved in the drawer.
We all know that old faithful dries dishes better, even if we can’t quite explain why. It seems counter-intuitive – shouldn’t brand new towels, fresh from the packaging, outperform their worn-out predecessors?
Yet here we are, instinctively choosing the frayed over the fresh.
This isn’t just kitchen superstition. There’s genuine science behind why your tea towels actually improve with…
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By Tom Robinson, Senior Lecturer Above the Bar, University of Canterbury
As heavier rain raises landslide risk, gaps in data, law and funding leave New Zealand relying on response rather than prevention.
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By Maddison Crethar, PhD Candidate, Youth Mental Health, University of the Sunshine Coast
Daniel Hermens, Professor of Youth Mental Health & Neurobiology, University of the Sunshine Coast
‘I don’t want to live but I don’t want to die.’ ‘I wish I could fall asleep and not wake up.’ When people talk like this, how should we respond?
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By Jago Dodson, Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
Liam Davies, Lecturer in Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University
Capital gains tax is once again the subject of parliamentary debate, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers declining to rule out options for reform.
Along with negative gearing, the capital gains tax discount has long been suggested as one cause of Australia’s housing affordability crisis.
The tax applies to the capital gain when an asset is held…
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By Keiran Hardy, Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
Australia’s definition of terrorism was created in 2002. Since then, the threat landscape has changed dramatically, and it’s time for the term to be revised.
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By Jaithri Ananthapavan, Associate Professor in Health Economics, Deakin University
Gary Sacks, Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
Vicki Brown, Research Fellow, Deakin Health Economics, Deakin University
Preventing disease is clearly worthwhile. So why is the future of a key Australian health promotion agency, VicHealth, in the balance?
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