By Jane Andrew, Professor, Head of the Discipline of Accounting, Governance and Regulation, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney
Dr Penelope Bowyer-Pont, Researcher, University of Sydney
Max Baker, Associate professor, University of Sydney
Clearer laws and better enforcement could make us all less vulnerable to data breaches. But organisations also need to be more transparent when they happen and get security basics right.
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By Cathrynne Henshall, Post-doctoral Fellow, School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University
It’s the time of year when shiny horses and colourful clothing fill our screens – the Spring Racing Carnival, which includes high profile races like The Everest, Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate.
It’s also the time of year when questions are asked about the welfare of racehorses that compete in the so-called “sport…
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By Madeline Taylor, Lecturer, School of Design, Queensland University of Technology
Paige Street, Senior Research Assistant, School of Design, Queensland University of Technology
Many Australians are involved in Buy Nothing groups that allow locals to ask for and give away unwanted stuff for free. They bring circular economy principles to life, but depend heavily on women.
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By Marya T. Mtshali, Lecturer in Studies in Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Harvard University
Donald Trump’s attacks on Kamala Harris expose a worldview that defends whiteness as imbued with dominance over other racial groups.
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By Sarah Elizabeth Wolfe, Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability, Royal Roads University
Terror management theory explains how we deal with fears of death. When those fears are subconscious, they can lead to troubling tendencies that authoritarian figures often exploit to their benefit.
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By Hari Har Jnawali, Instructor, Global Governance, Wilfrid Laurier University
Population resettlement has become a part of South Asia’s post-colonialism playbook. The practice causes real harms to ethnic cohesion, solidarity and collective rights.
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By Dominique Charron, Visiting Scholar in One Health, University of Guelph
Cate Dewey, Director, One Health Institute, Assistant Dean, and Professor of Epidemiology and Swine Health Management, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Without a national One Health plan, Canada is vulnerable to threats from worsening climate change, accelerating biodiversity loss, pandemics and superbugs.
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By Delphine Raucher-Chéné, Professeur adjointe en Psychiatrie, McGill University
Human interactions are complex and come with their share of disappointments. This can be the case, for instance, when a loved one doesn’t react to our distress or joy the way we wish they had. Communication accidents happen!
Psychiatry teaches us, however, that if these mishaps occur over and over with the same person, it might not be because the person lacks good intentions. It could be the result of a change in their social cognition.
A growing number of studies are establishing a link between social cognition and different psychiatric conditions. Reactions that are normal…
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By Andrew Norton, Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
Australians with student debt would undoubtedly benefit from the proposed changes. But they come with a hefty price tag and some disadvantages.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Qantas upgrades affair has turned from a missile targeted at Anthony Albanese to a cluster bomb hitting MPs on all sides.
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