By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
On this podcast we speak to two close observers about the Victorian election, RedBridge pollster Kos Samaras and the ABC’s Victorian state reporter Richard Willingham.
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By Janne Liebmann, Research Fellow, Curtin University
Tectonic plates may have allowed life to form on Earth – but exactly when they started moving is a long-standing mystery.
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By Nurbek Bekmurzaev
We saw a gap: young people were consuming information and even participating online, but without media literacy, digital security awareness, or confidence that their voice could shape anything.
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By Ezenwa E. Olumba, Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Aston University
Thomas Stubbs, Professor of Global Political Economy, Royal Holloway, University of London
One of the deadliest attacks on Israel in 2024 came not from an Iranian missile or rocket, but from a single Hezbollah drone attack. On October 13, 2024, a drone struck the dining hall of a military base near Binyamina, south of Haifa, as Israeli soldiers were eating. It killed four people and injured 67.
Houthi rebels have been using drones to attack airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, causing havoc in the Gulf kingdom. Israel and Saudi Arabia are two wealthy countries and have powerful militaries…
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By Anita Talberg, Honorary Fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne
The UN climate summit COP31 has a strong focus on electrification. But is it realistic? Our analysis has the answers.
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By Thomas Corbin, Research Fellow, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning, Deakin University
Unis must ensure degrees demonstrate students’ learning, rather than how well they’ve used artificial intelligence. But it’s an ongoing challenge.
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By Jak Kakhkharov, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Australian Catholic University
For most of 2026, inflation has remained more persistent in Australia than in similar economies, and the Reserve Bank has been hiking interest rates more aggressively than other central banks. Australian households have been feeling the pain.
Official figures measure both the headline rate or consumer price index (CPI), which includes goods and services typically consumed by a household, and underlying inflation. Underlying…
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By Bonnie Searle, Research Fellow, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland
Some long daycare services provide children with breakfast, morning and afternoon tea and a hot lunch. But others do not provide any food all. This means the onus is on families to provide meals.
Good nutrition is essential for children’s learning and development, particularly in the first five years when the brain is developing rapidly.
Yet, around one in six Australian children experience food…
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By Tim Rowse, Emeritus Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
Bruce Pascoe is a theorist of human civilisation, drawing on history and ecology to point the way for the human species to survive. The University of Melbourne has recognised his work by appointing him an honorary (enterprise professor) in its School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences. He also farms.
Review: The European Mind: Colonialism, Capitalism, Christianity and how to recover – Bruce Pascoe (Magabala Books)
In his new book, The European Mind, Pascoe argues…
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By Mia Schaumberg, Associate Professor in Physiology, School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast
Laura Pernoud, Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Women's Health, University of the Sunshine Coast
Women who’ve had menopausal symptoms for years – such as night sweats, mood changes, and new aches and pains – might be wondering when they will ever end.
But if you google “how long does menopause last?” you might not get the result you’re hoping for. The answer is nuanced, and depends on how we think about menopause.
One answer is “a day”. Another is “it depends”. A third is “the rest of your life”.
How can menopause be ‘just a day’?
Menopause…
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