By Matthew Bowes, Senior Associate, Economic Prosperity and Democracy, Grattan Institute
Erin-Lea Brown, Deputy Program Director, Economic Prosperity, Grattan Institute
If we make better use of the GST, and offset it with tax cuts, we’ll have a fairer tax system that can adapt to an ageing population.
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By Olga Boichak, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA fellow, University of Sydney
In recent days, a Ukrainian drone strike hit Russia’s largest data centre, owned by bank and technology company Sberbank. The strike came after Ukraine hit three data centres belonging to the tech giant Yandex, which is often referred to as “Russia’s Google”.
After those attacks, Yandex’s traffic dropped…
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By Kate Mannell, Research Fellow in Digital Childhoods, Deakin University
Advice around screens is no longer just about avoiding harms, but maximising benefits for your kid. No wonder some parents feel like their heads might explode.
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By Michael Wesley, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global, Culture and Engagement), The University of Melbourne
Successive Australian governments have reacted with alarm at China’s influence-building activities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. They have passed foreign interference laws, tightened foreign investment regulations, and regulated university collaborations with institutions overseas.
They have executed a Pacific…
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By Rakime Elmir, Associate Professor in Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
Alka Kothari, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Queensland
Pelvic organ prolapse may develop and worsen after pregnancy and childbirth, around menopause or because of lifestyle and genetic factors.
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By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Lots of people love the crepe myrtle but others think of them as an inadequate and over-planted species. Some even refer to them as ‘crap myrtle’. But is that fair?
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By Liam Burke, Associate Professor and Cinema and Screen Studies Discipline Leader, Swinburne University of Technology
Andrea Andiloro, Lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology
Steven Conway, Senior Lecturer - Games and Interactivity, Swinburne University of Technology
From Mario to the new Street Fighter film, the video game-to-film pipeline is now bursting open – and there are several reasons for it.
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By Jen Webb, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
Tongue is a debut book, but Australian author Kathryn Crowcroft has previously published scholarly articles, poems and reviews. Tongue emerges from her doctorate, as the product of thinking and observations that couldn’t be contained within that work.
Review: Tongue – Kathryn Crowcroft (Giramondo)
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By Iain White, Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato
Bill Fry, Honorary Research Professor, Department of Geology, University of Otago
Julia Becker, Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Liam Wotherspoon, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Melanie Mark-Shadbolt, Te Tira Whakamātaki, Indigenous Knowledge
New Zealand is a hazard-prone country and exposure to risk is rising. The choices the next government makes may be among the most consequential of the next decade.
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By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation
Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au.
Monday October 19
“Regarding your article on the abandoned plan to remove health insurance top-up for older people, this debate highlights the tension between evidence-based policy and political populism, as Jim Chalmers struggles to balance the books while Anthony…
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