By Michael Joseph Dominic Roberts, Associate Dean & Associate Professor, Faculty of Business and Communications Studies, Mount Royal University
Etayankara Muralidharan, Associate Professor, Department of International Business, Marketing, Strategy & Law, MacEwan University
Asia has emerged as an attractive alternative for Canadian businesses looking to diversify away from the U.S., but there are challenges they will need to overcome.
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By Cassandra Burke Robertson, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University
The current case focused on the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants raises concerns about whether the president will continue to respect the country’s legal system.
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By Joshua Black, Visitor, School of History, Australian National University
At the turn of the 21st century, Australia put on a show for the world, but for all the talk of the future, we still had one foot in the past.
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By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
The rise of the information economy has been one of the biggest transformations of the Australian economic landscape since the start of the millennium.
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By Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
Shoshana Rapley, Research Assistant, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
Tayla Lawrie, Project Manager, Threatened Species Index, The University of Queensland
For the fourth year running, the condition of Australia’s environment has been relatively good overall. Our national environment scorecard released today gives 2024 a mark of 7.7 out of 10.
You might wonder how this can be. After all, climate change is intensifying and threatened species are still in decline.
The main reason: good rainfall partly offset the impact of global warming. In many parts of Australia, rainfall, soil water and river flows were well above average, there were fewer large bushfires, and vegetation…
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By Aaron Camens, Lecturer in Palaeontology, Flinders University
Amy Tschirn, PhD Candidate in Vertebrate Palaeontology, Flinders University
Peter Bishop, Postdoctoral research fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
Musky rat-kangaroos look a bit like a potoroo – but they have a unique trait not shared with any other roos.
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By Nic Rawlence, Associate Professor in Ancient DNA, University of Otago
Mark de Bruyn, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Ecology, Griffith University
Michael Knapp, Associate Professor in Biological Anthropology, University of Otago
Protecting remaining strongholds and minimising human impacts on food sources will be crucial to avoiding further population decline of this remarkable creature.
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By Thomas Moran, Lecturer in the Department of English, Creative Writing and Film, University of Adelaide
If you peruse the philosophy section of your local bookshop, you’ll probably find a number of books on Stoicism – an ancient philosophy enjoying a renaissance today. But where are the Epicureans?
Both philosophical schools were popular in the ancient world. However, while stoic works such as Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and Seneca’s letters still fill the shelves, alongside contemporary takes such as The…
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By Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia
Some advice for staying healthy may sound familiar. But other recommendations – such as a fig-only diet for athletes – may raise eyebrows.
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By Georgia Pike-Rowney, Friends' Lecturer in Classics and Curator, ANU Classics Museum, Australian National University
Around the world, museums are grappling with the question of what to do with human remains. This includes lifelike copies of those who may have died traumatically.
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