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The Conversation Australiaby Susan Watson, Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau23d ago
The Scottish historian William Dalrymple recently argued that Big Tech has become the 21st-century equivalent of Britain’s famous East India Company.
The Conversation Australiaby Shane Ingrey, Postdoctoral research fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures (CIEHF) and Gujaga Foundation, UNSW23d ago
Content warning: This article discusses mass death, epidemics, frontier violence, and the structural violence experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra23d ago
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett has called for a national “conversation” about the link between Australians’ use of illicit drugs and organised crime violence.
The Conversation Australiaby Cameron Logan, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney24d ago
Half a decade ago, Australian universities were thrust into an international experiment in online learning and working. Suddenly, bricks and mortar campuses seemed redundant.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra24d ago
Pauline Hanson has expressed “regret” for describing Australia’s Indigenous people as “the most primitive race on earth”, saying it “wasn’t my intention to hurt people”.
The Conversation Australiaby Alex Burchmore, Senior Lecturer, Art History and Curatorial Studies, Australian National University24d ago
I first fell under the spell of David Hockney’s prints as a student of printmaking and life drawing.
The Conversation Australiaby Dr Elliott Flowers, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Women and Girls in Sport), Victoria University24d ago
Australian sport has a participation problem, especially when it comes to girls and women. In fact, Australian girls and women are dropping out of organised sports at concerning rates.
The Conversation Australiaby Susan Kelly, Honorary Postdoctoral Associate, Egyptology, Macquarie University24d ago
More than 5,000 years ago, a royal woman called Meretneith (also written as Merneith), lived in ancient Egypt.
The Conversation Australiaby Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne24d ago
It is difficult to read Paul Barry’s The Big Steal without a mounting sense of outrage, not just at the British businessman Sanjeev Gupta, rightly described as a silver-tongued scoundrel, but at...
The Conversation Australiaby Vivienne Lewis, Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Canberra24d ago
Sydney Sweeney’s sports advertisement has been widely criticised by women athletes as sexualising athletes’ bodies.
The Conversation Australiaby Joshua Black, Lecturer in Australian Political Studies, University of Canberra24d ago
Not that long ago, Australians owned many public enterprises and lived behind high tariff walls. The country ran on cheap coal-fired power.
The Conversation Australiaby Peter Banks, Professor of Conservation Biology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney24d ago
Have you ever found your lawn riddled with holes or heard a little sneeze from your backyard bushes? Those are signs you might have a resident bandicoot.
The Conversation Australiaby Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne24d ago
Two and a half months before the November 28 Victorian state election, a Resolve poll has the Coalition retaining a clear lead over Labor.
The Conversation Australiaby Karen Scott, Professor in Law, University of Canterbury24d ago
The New Zealand government has so far declined to join the United Kingdom and announce sanctions on goods produced in illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
The Conversation Australiaby Sommer Kapitan, Associate Professor of Marketing, Auckland University of Technology24d ago
The way a product is labelled can change how consumers think about it. “No added sugar” or “99% fat free” can make food sound healthier than it really is.
The Conversation Australiaby Ann Vickery, Professor in Writing and Literature, Deakin University24d ago
In a world of doomscrolling and the prescriptive responses of AI, young people are increasingly turning to poetry: a form that is raw, honest and authentic.
The Conversation Australiaby Rob Brooks, Scientia Professor of Evolution, UNSW24d ago
Across parts of the internet where young men trade tips on self-improvement, the latest project is scent. Deodorant is out and washing less is in.
The Conversation Australiaby Lucas Walsh, Professor of Education Policy and Practice, Youth Studies, Monash University24d ago
Last week, the peak body for Australian universities called on the federal government to introduce concession cards and further discounts to all domestic uni students.
The Conversation Australiaby Andrew B. Watkins, Adjunct Professor (Practice) in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University24d ago
Today marks one year since the Australian government released its National Climate Risk Assessment and the National Adaptation Plan.
The Conversation Australiaby Duygu Yengin, Associate Professor of Economics, Adelaide University24d ago
Some of Australia’s most powerful policy institutions are now being led by female economists. Between 2023 and 2026 came a remarkable run of firsts.
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