By Daniel Featherstone, Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
Kieran Hegarty, Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society, RMIT University
In the Cape York community of Wujal Wujal, local service providers used to hold their breath every time a big storm rolled in. Cloud cover could knock out their satellite internet just when they needed it most.
Since installing Starlink’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service, however, everything from video calls to uploading files has become far more reliable – even in heavy rain. People report there is now no lag, whereas with the previous service, Sky Muster, even cloud cover could cause the internet to stop working.
Reliable connectivity is crucial in an emergency.…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The industry minister denied Australia’s adopting a ‘light-touch’ approach on AI – and says he’s working to make sure data centres are ‘not a drain on resources’.
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Tuesday, December 2nd 2025
The President of the UN General Assembly called on Tuesday for greater action to uphold the rights of the Palestinian people and a two-State solution with Israel.
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By Fiona Helen Panther, Forrest Research Fellow in physics, The University of Western Australia
War on Science takes aim at science’s global culture wars. Edited by controversial physicist Lawrence Krauss, it argues evidence-based science is under threat.
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By Ricky Spencer, Professor, Western Sydney University
Yik Hei Sung, Lecturer in wildlife and conservation, University of Suffolk
A new scientific technique can reveal if an animal has been taken from the wild, exposing the illegal wildlife trade.
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By Kelly Simpson, Associate Lecturer in Education , Southern Cross University
‘Big school’ can sound grown up. But if a child is anxious about starting school, it can make the change loom larger in their minds.
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By Fabian Lenhard, Researcher, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet
Climate change may be adding to mental health pressures, from trauma to climate distress, but climate action can be a positive way to cope.
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By Eddy Ng, Smith Professor of Equity and Inclusion in Business, Queen's University, Ontario
Gen Z’s priorities — flexibility, mental health and purpose — are reshaping what ‘good employment’ looks like, and if employers want to retain them, they need to listen.
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By Rachel Williamson, Senior Tutor in English, University of Canterbury
With less than a month to go, the telltale signs that Christmas is coming have begun appearing in shops and malls around the country. Fairy lights and tinsel adorn store displays while Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas plays on repeat.
Nowhere is the intersection of tradition and commercialisation more apparent than in the Christmas movie genre. Not surprisingly, the viewing of these films has become a holiday tradition in itself.
Oh. What. Fun. is Prime Video’s most recent foray into the festive season genre. In a self-referential gesture, wife, mother and grandmother…
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By Kyle Fiore Law, Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Sustainability, Arizona State University
Brendan Bo O'Connor, Associate Professor of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York
Stylianos Syropoulos, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University
For years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or hinders the ways people decide how to help others. Critics of empathy argue that it makes people care too narrowly – focusing on individual stories rather than the broader needs of society – while careful reasoning enables more impartial, evidence-based choices.
Our new research, forthcoming in the…
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