By Dr Hannah Murray Published on June 12, 2024 A prom queen drenched in pig’s blood. A crazed husband smashing through a bathroom door. A demonic clown lurking in a sewer. Whether encountered on page or screen, Stephen King has created some of the most enduring horror images of the twentieth century. Since the publication of Carrie in 1974, the bestselling author has terrified readers and viewers for fifty years.
By Dr Lucinda O'Brien Published on June 12, 2024 In late 2022, a Sydney court heard about a pawnbroker called Hock-A-Car Pty Ltd. The company had lent $AU2,000 to a woman living in outer-western Sydney, the loan secured against her Toyota Corolla. The woman had agreed to pay fees of $AU400 per month, an effective annual interest rate of 240 per cent. It's the most vulnerable people who are more likely to take out a pawnbroker loan.
By Anna Edwards Published on June 12, 2024 The night time is in Melbourne’s DNA. From laneway arts and a world-famous twilight event and culture scene, to right back to its Indigenous origins, the city is deeply intertwined with activity after dark. Increasingly, cities around the world are recognising the importance of the night-time economy (NTE) to their vitality and growth. More than eighty cities worldwide have appointed ‘night mayors’, ‘night czars’ and ‘night managers’ to oversee their NTEs, enhancing the social and economic vibrancy of city nightlife, while ensuring public safety.
By Rohan Byrne Published on June 12, 2024 My student's brow is furrowed. "But that can't be right." I'm a planetologist at the University of Melbourne. Every year, I teach a first-year course on introductory climate science – which is mandatory for all science undergraduates. Fossil fuels care causing irreversible damage to the planet. Picture: Getty ImagesIt's grim subject matter. The overwhelming consensus of the expert community has us headed for a two-degree rise in global temperatures – at the least.
By Dr Andrew Jamieson Published on June 12, 2024 For Andrew Jamieson, the conflict unfolding in Syria is a catastrophe on multiple levels – professionally and personally. By day (or more correctly, semester) Dr Jamieson is a senior lecturer and celebrated teacher of Classics and Archaeology in the University of Melbourne’s School of Historical and Philosophical Studies. During sabbatical and non-teaching periods, he heads for archaeological sites – either within Australia or overseas to Egypt, Lebanon and Syria – to conduct fieldwork and research.
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