Leon Paroissien, who died last week, was one of the great enablers of Australian art. He imagined a better future, then made it happen.
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Jamie Oliver’s novel has been withdrawn due to its ‘damaging and disrespectful’ portrayal of First Nations people. Here is how non-Indigenous writers need to approach it: First Nations people first.
Past research has looked at the objectification of women and violence against them. Our new study makes it personal.
With a federal election due in the first half of 2025, the Coalition is gaining on Labor.
Get ready for an alarming future, where truth and science no longer matter.
Where once Democrats could rely on the votes of Hispanic Americans, Trump has swung them across to the Republicans in big numbers.
The former president is set to return to the White House with a comfortable Electoral College win.
To prepare for more intense floods supercharged by climate change, we have to build infrastructure able to tolerate new extremes
Some private health insurers are offering their members easier access to GP telehealth services, sometimes for free.
The roles of health professionals such as nurses, physiotherapists and psychologists have been frozen for decades. A new review shows how this can change.
Wiping debt will help students and graduates but the changes are not as good as they should be. Particularly if you have a HELP debt and a family to support.
As the US election comes to a head, polls still show a close race.
In a new review, we explored the impact of physical activity on type 2 diabetes among First Nations Australians. But there wasn’t much data to be found.
There’s plenty of new shows and films to stream as we near the end of 2024.
Trump has a wafer-thin lead in polling averages in Pennsylvania, which will be all-important in deciding the next US president.
Alarmingly, Earth’s climate will change for many centuries to come. But we must still push to reach net-zero emissions as quickly as possible.
By failing to investigate Robodebt, the National Anti-Corruption Commission forgot its purpose. Now it’s reconsidering its decision.
Have you heard the gruesome tale of flesh-eating fungus known as Cordyceps? It’s a real-life story of ghosts, mummies and zombies that springs to mind every Halloween.
Entre o quinto e o terceiro século a.C., as tribos gaulesas da Europa Central estavam entre os guerreiros mais temíveis do continente. Em 387 a.C., os invasores gauleses saquearam e humilharam profundamente Roma.
From the fifth to third centuries BCE, the Gallic tribes of central Europe were among the continent’s most fearsome warriors. And in 387 BCE, Gallic raiders sacked and profoundly humiliated Rome.
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Guest Research Fellow, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sociology of Law and Deviance, Università di Bologna; University of Essex; The University of Melbourne
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McKenzie Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Paleontologist, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in World Literature (including Australian literature), The University of Melbourne
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global, Culture and Engagement), The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus professor, History, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and Head, Behavioural Neuropharmacology Laboratory, The University of Melbourne