By Glen Pyle, Member, IMPART (Inflammation & Metabolism, Physical Ability, & Research Translation) Network, Dalhousie University
Olivia Peters, PhD Candidate in Sociology, University of Guelph
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global gendered epidemic that inordinately impacts females. Worldwide, 25-50 per cent of women report abuse in a personal relationship and two out of three victims of IPV are female.
Although both women and men experience abuse at the hands of their partners, women disproportionately…
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By Jane Kelsey, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The US and others have been shifting the rules of the global free trade system for years. New Zealand can’t ignore the risks much longer.
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By Emmanuelle Bernheim, Professeure titulaire, Faculté de droit, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en santé mentale et accès à la justice | Full Professor, Faculty of Law, Canada Research Chair on Mental Health and Access to Justice, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
The housing crisis is pushing more and more people onto the streets. More than one in 10 Canadians report experiencing some form of homelessness in their lifetime.
Forced to camp out, homeless people are increasingly victims of the not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) phenomenon. Governments are dismantling…
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By David Parkinson, Research Scientist in Astrophysics, The University of Queensland
Jeffrey Hodgson, Assistant Professor in Astrophysics, Sejong University
Black holes don’t have many identifying features. They come in one colour (black) and one shape (spherical).
The main difference between black holes is mass: some weigh about as much as a star like our Sun, while others weigh around a million times more. Stellar-mass black holes can be found anywhere in a galaxy, but the really big ones (known as supermassive black holes) are found in the cores of galaxies.
These supermassive behemoths are still quite tiny when seen in cosmic perspective, typically containing only around 1% of their host galaxy’s mass and extending only…
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By Clare M. Cooper, Lecturer in the School of Architecture, Design & Planning, University of Sydney
Rohingya activists, advocates and health organisations in Australia have been frustrated by the lack of support provided to displaced Rohingya people.
This ethnic minority group called Myanmar home for centuries before being made stateless by the government in 1982, persecuted due to both their race and majority Muslim religion.
While a few hundred Rohinhya refugees have resettled in Australia since 2008, at least a million continue to live in desperate circumstances…
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By Luke Munn, Research Fellow, Digital Cultures & Societies, The University of Queensland
It’s claimed that more information can solve our crises, from climate change to Gaza. But the world today shows how this vision of reason has tipped over into unreason, anger, and barbarism.
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By Sarah Sasson, Scientia Senior Lecturer in Medicine (Immunology), UNSW Sydney
Sean Seeho, Associate Professor, Joint Head, Specialty of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, Sydney Medical School - Northern, University of Sydney
Pregnancy complicates a cancer diagnosis in many ways. So cancer treatment may need to be adjusted. Here’s what we know so far.
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By Ellen Larsen, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland
Mia O'Brien, Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland
Pupil-free or student-free days may seem like an extra holiday for students and an inconvenience for parents, who are juggling work and family.
This week, some parents in New South Wales expressed frustration about the “burden” of these days.
It may even seem like they are “easy” days for teachers without classrooms to run and regular teaching duties.
The name, unfortunately, suggests students are…
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By Mark Lintermans, Adjunct associate in freshwater fisheries ecology and management, University of Canberra
Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
Nick Whiterod, Science Program Manager, Goyder Institute for Water Research CLLMM Research Centre, University of Adelaide
New research reveals a third of Australia’s freshwater fishes are at risk of extinction. That means 35 species should be added to the national list of 63 threatened species, bringing the total to 98.
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By Scott French, Senior Lecturer in Economics, UNSW Sydney
We may have to get used to hearing a whole lot more of Donald Trump’s favourite word. So how exactly do tariffs work – and who pays them?
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