VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's response to the bushfires
University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Geoff Crisp discusses the the week in politics the government’s response to the bush fires as well as the Emergency Leaders for Climate Ac...
Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Conditions built into Frydenberg's okay for Chinese baby formula takeover
Bellamy’s will have to have to manufacture in Victoria and keep its Australian headquarters for ten years.Bellamy’s AustraliaThe proposed acquisition of infant formula producer Bellamy&rsq...
Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Tons of acorns? It must be a mast year
A mast year can be a squirrel's dream come true.Editor77/Shutterstock.comIf you have oak trees in your neighborhood, perhaps you’ve noticed that some years the ground is carpeted with their acor...
Emily Moran, Assistant Professor of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Merced
Do we actually grow from adversity?
We like to narrate our lives in terms of the challenges we've confronted and the setbacks we've overcome.frankie's/shutterstock.com In our culture, there’s this idea that enduring a tragedy can ...
Eranda Jayawickreme, Associate Professor of Psychology, Wake Forest University
Proposed asylum fees are part of a bid to make immigrants to the US fund their own red tape
Like making applicants wait in Mexico, fees could discourage asylum seekers.AP Photo/Fernando LlanoThe Trump administration wants to make people fleeing persecution in their home countries pay for som...
Sarah R. Sherman-Stokes, Lecturer and Clinical Instructor of Law; Associate Director of the Immigrants’ Rights and Human Trafficking Clinic, Boston University
The Democrats are running more female veterans for office than ever before – but can they win?
Amy McGrath speaks to supporters in Louisville, Kentucky.AP Photo/Timothy D. EasleyIt’s not often that a political unknown’s campaign ad goes viral. But in 2018, M.J. Hegar (TX-13) burst o...
Theresa Schroeder Hageman, Visiting Assistant Professor, Ohio Northern University
Haiti protests summon spirit of the Haitian Revolution to condemn a president tainted by scandal
Jean Marcellis Destine, dressed as Haitian independence hero Jean-Jacques Dessalines, heads to a protest against President Jovenel Moïse in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 4, 2019. AP Photo/Rebecca B...
Julia Gaffield, Associate Professor of History, Georgia State University
Conditions built into Frydenberg's okay for Chinese baby formula takeover
Bellamy’s will have to have to manufacture in Victoria and keep its Australian headquarters for ten years.Bellamy’s AustraliaThe proposed acquisition of infant formula producer Bellamy&rsq...
The Conversation
Climate change: why Sweden's central bank dumped Australian bonds
Sweden's central bank ways it will no longer invest in assets from governments with large climate footprints, even if the yields were high.ShutterstockWhat’s happening? Suddenly, at the level of...
John Hawkins, Assistant professor, University of Canberra
The Conversation Yearbook 2019: celebrate with us and grab your discounted copy
The Conversation's Deputy Health Editor, Phoebe Roth, and Assistant Editor: Technology, Noor Gillani, agree this is the must-have read of 2019. Wes Mountain/The ConversationA little bit of authority g...
Molly Glassey, Digital Editor, The Conversation
Place your bets: will banning illegal offshore sites really help kick our gambling habit?
While total gambling spending in Australia decreased during 2016-17, sports betting increased by 15.3%, from A$921 million to A$1.062 billion.SHUTTERSTOCKThe Australian Communications and Media Autho...
Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Stop the world, I want to get off! In Exit Strategies, one woman leaves and leaves again
The script for Exit Strategies was developed by performer Mish Grigor during an artist’s residency in the UK, against the backdrop of Brexit.Bryony JacksonTo perform an exit is not as simple as ...
Sandra D'urso, Researcher, The Australian Centre, University of Melbourne
Sri Lanka election: will the country see a return to strongman politics?
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the frontrunner in Sri Lanka's presidential election, faces a lawsuit in the US for alleged extrajudicial killing and torture.M.A. Pushpa Kumara/EPASri Lanka’s presidential e...
Niro Kandasamy, Tutor, University of Melbourne
Is social media damaging to children and teens? We asked five experts
They need to have it to fit in, but social media is probably doing teens more harm than good. from www.shutterstock.comIf you have kids, chances are you’ve worried about their presence on social...
Alexandra Hansen, Chief of Staff, The Conversation
A surprising answer to a hot question: controlled burns often fail to slow a bushfire
Firefighters conduct property protection as a bushfire approaches homes at Woodford NSW, Friday, November 8, 2019. Calls for more controlled burning are common after a major bushfire.DAN HIMBRECHTS/AA…
Climate change: why Sweden's central bank dumped Australian bonds
Sweden's central bank ways it will no longer invest in assets from governments with large climate footprints, even if the yields were high.ShutterstockWhat’s happening? Suddenly, at the level of…
How scientists are combating 'superbugs': 4 essential reads
Ella Balasa, who has antibiotic-resistant bacteria lodged inside her damaged lungs, prepares to inhale bacteria-killing viruses. AP Photo/Richard DrewThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention re…
How Do Taxes Work in Regards to Online Casino Winnings?
Whenever you place some bets online, your thoughts aren’t really focused on the taxes you will have to pay whenever you win if you are like almost every individual. However, there are many rules in …
Vital Signs. Might straight down the middle be the source of our economic success?
Australian roads are straight, as has been the trajectory of our economic policy for more than 30 years.ShutterstockWhat do a billionaire, a former vice president, and a US democratic socialist have t…
Research funding announcements have become a political tool, creating crippling uncertainty for academics
There’s a lot of uncertainty in a research career. Most funding – and most jobs – are doled out by the project, or in chunks of a few years at a time. Recently, however, the situatio…
Friday essay: shaved, shaped and slit - eyebrows through the ages
In ancient China, India and the Middle East, the art of eyebrow threading was popular. It is now enjoying a resurgence.www.shutterstock.comEyebrows can turn a smile into a leer, a grumpy pout into a c…
Is your teen off to schoolies? Here's what to say instead of freaking out
Schoolies is a rite of passage for many Australian teenagers as they finish their exams and leave school. But are you prepared?from www.shutterstock.comFor many parents whose teenage children are comp…
Public places through kids' eyes – what do they value?
One nine-year-old chose his local supermarket as a place he valued because he could "spend time with mum and help decide what goes in our trolley".ShutterstockChildren are too rarely asked their persp…
New research shows Chinese migrants don't always side with China and are happy to promote Australia
Australian media coverage of China can feel alienating to Chinese migrants, but most still hold a positive view of their adopted country.Lukas Coch/AAPThe Australian government has indicated that &ldq…
Australia must engage with nuclear research or fall far behind
Nuclear power will likely remain part of the global energy mix. ioshimuro/Flickr, CC BY-NCMuch is made of the “next generation” of nuclear reactors in the debate over nuclear power in Aust…
Grattan on Friday: When the firies call him out on climate change, Scott Morrison should listen
When five former fire chiefs held a news conference on Thursday to urge the federal government to take more action on climate change, it was a challenging moment for Scott Morrison.Those who fronted t…
Virtual tools, real fires: how holograms and other tech could help outsmart bushfires
In many countries including America, computer models are being used to predict how a fire will burn.Author providedAustralia continues to experience unprecedented destruction from bushfires. Now is th…
Alison Croggon and the arts critic as an endangered species
The work of a first-rate critic can be as important to our appreciation and understanding of a work of art (or performance) as the immediate experience itself.ShutterstockReview: Platform Papers 61: C…
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Minister David Littleproud on bushfires, drought, and the Nationals
Bushfires continue to burn across NSW and Queensland, the death toll has risen, and the damage to properties, wildlife and the environment is devastating. With conditions predicted to worsen over the …
How we plan for animals in emergencies
Residents evacuate themselves and their animals to a park in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019.AAP Image/Darren PatemanAnimals are desperately vulnerable to natural disasters. An estimated 350 …
If Dr Google's making you sick with worry, there's help
Your twitching eye is more likely to be due to staring at a screen for too long rather than some serious illness.from www.shutterstock.comIt’s a busy day at the office and your left eye has been…
Vital Signs. Might straight down the middle be the source of our economic success?
Australian roads are straight, as has been the trajectory of our economic policy for more than 30 years.ShutterstockWhat do a billionaire, a former vice president, and a US democratic socialist have t…
Cities and states take up the battle for an open internet
Communities across the U.S. are taking network construction into their own hands.T.Dallas/Shutterstock.comInternet service providers like Comcast and Verizon are free to slow down, block or prioritize…
Dwindling tropical rainforests mean lost medicines yet to be discovered in their plants
A Brazilian soldier puts out fires.AP Photo/Leo CorreaGrowing up in Tanzania, I knew that fruit trees were useful. Climbing a mango tree to pick a fruit was a common thing to do when I was hungry, eve…
How much credit should corporations get for the advancement of LGBTQ rights?
Large corporations have both contributed to the expansion of LGBTQ equality and served as a bulwark against conservative backlash.cobravictor/flickr, CC BY-NCGay pride parades increasingly include mar…
Democratic candidates want to boost school funding – research shows that will help low-income students
Research shows that school funding impacts student achievement.Rido/Shutterstock.comWith few exceptions, the various Democratic plans for public education share a common theme: more funding, less priv…
Urban unrest propels global wave of protests
Chilean police clash with anti-government demonstrators during a protest in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 12, 2019. Santiago is one of a dozen cities worldwide to see mass unrest in recent months.AP Photo/Est…
Is it ethical to keep pets and other animals? It depends on where you keep them
Cats can be happy in apartments, but the space needs features that enable their natural desire to climb, jump, hide and scratch.www.shuterstock.comNew York City’s comprehensive new code for anim…
Curious Kids: Why do people look into space with telescopes but not binoculars?
Two lenses might be better than one.AstroStar/Shutterstock.comCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@t…
Why telling people with diabetes to use Walmart insulin can be dangerous advice
A vial of insulin. Prices for the drug, crucial for those with diabetes, have soared in recent years.Oleksandr Nagaiets/Shutterstock.comAbout 7.4 million people in the U.S. require manufactured insuli…
All You Need To Know About Hardy’s Inhaler Controversy
Gregory McKarl hardy is a Mixed Martial Artist and a former American football player, hardy was born on July 28,1988, he made his MMA debut in 2017 and has an MMA record of (5-1-1). He made his profes…
How To Get Your Business Green For 2020
As we get ready to enter to 2020, you would have had to be hiding under a rock not to realize that people are far more aware than ever about the planet and the damage that we humans have done and ar…
Impeachment: Two quotes that defined the first day of public hearings
Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, left, and Foreign Service officer George Kent are sworn in before the House Intelligence Committee during the first public impeachment hearing.AP/Jim Lo Sc…