By Marcus Carter, Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
Taylor Hardwick, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Architecture, Planning and Design, University of Sydney
Australia is set to ban kids under 16 from social media. Depending on the definition, online games with social features could be in the firing line – which would be detrimental.
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By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill will likely die after it goes to select committee – or will it? A possible referendum on the issue would raise the stakes considerably.
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By Andrea Sharam, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
Debbie Faulkner, Senior Research Fellow, UniSA Business, University of South Australia
Australia is filled with both underutilised and overcrowded social housing. By allowing tenants to exchange homes to ones more suitable, we could get many more people into safe and affordable housing.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
While some have criticised the former prime minister for earlier posts attacking Donald Trump, Dennis Richardson says the government should hold firm.
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By Amnesty International
The Danish welfare authority, Udbetaling Danmark (UDK), risks discriminating against people with disabilities, low-income individuals, migrants, refugees, and marginalized racial groups through its use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to flag individuals for social benefits fraud investigations, Amnesty International said today in a new report. The report, Coded Injustice: Surveillance and Discrimination in Denmark’s Automated […] The post Denmark: AI-powered welfare system fuels mass surveillance and risks discriminating against marginalized groups – report appeared first on Amnesty…
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By Misha Ketchell, Editor & Executive Director, The Conversation
I can’t recall any journalist ever being accused of lacking a sense of self-importance, and I am as guilty as anyone. Here at The Conversation, we love to talk about how our work is vital for democracy, and how providing quality information can help people make better decisions and improve lives.
It’s all true, but Shakespeare was onto something when he raised suspicion about people who protest too much. The reason journalists like me spend so much time talking about why our work matters is that people seem increasingly willing to live without it.
According to the latest…
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By Pep Canadell, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
Corinne Le Quéré, Royal Society Research Professor of Climate Change Science, University of East Anglia
Glen Peters, Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
Judith Hauck, Helmholtz Young Investigator group leader and deputy head, Marine Biogeosciences section at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Universität Bremen
Julia Pongratz, Professor of Physical Geography and Land Use Systems, Department of Geography, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Pierre Friedlingstein, Chair, Mathematical Modelling of Climate, University of Exeter
Robbie Andrew, Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
As world leaders gather at COP29 to consider reducing emissions, the latest global carbon budget shows CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels are still going up, not down, despite some promising signs.
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By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, MBA Director & Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
In tough economic times, employees may accrue annual leave because they can’t afford to travel or simply to give themselves a financial buffer.
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By Syed M Nawazish Ali, Research Fellow in Transport Electrification, RMIT University
Your EV battery is much larger than a home battery. But until now, Australian drivers haven’t been able to run their homes off their cars – or sell power back to the grid. That’s about to change.
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By Francesca Teltscher Taylor, Research Associate and Teaching Associate in European Languages (German Studies), Monash University
Since World War II, Germany has been uniquely shaped by atoning for the Holocaust. This is reflected in its categorisation of criticism of Israel as antisemitic and its minimal national security.
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