By Dr Julia Bowes Published on June 27, 2022 Protests continue after the United States Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade case, which protected a woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy as a fundamental liberty under the US Constitution. But this decision is just the latest to highlight a tale of two modern activist Americas. The landmark decision in Roe grew out of the women’s liberation movement in the 1970s.
By Associate Professor Sally Treloyn Published on June 23, 2022 Customary warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and information about deceased persons. In 2011, the UNESCO-backed International Council for Traditional Music issued a stark warning about Indigenous Australian music. “These traditions are among the oldest and most endangered in the world,” they said in a statement. “Australia’s traditions of Indigenous music and dance are in crisis.
By Professor Alison Duxbury Published on June 23, 2022 This month, the Commonwealth commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s reign, including her role as Head of the institution. This week, Commonwealth leaders will come together for the first time in four years, at the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Rwanda. But what should have been another celebration, has been marred by concern over the host’s human rights record, as well as media attention on the controversial agreement struck by the British government to send asylum seekers for off-shore processing in Rwanda.
By Dr Joanne Birch Published on June 22, 2022 There is so much we still don’t know about native species in Australia and New Zealand. Best estimates suggest that we have yet to discover and name some 70 per cent of the life living around us. The picture for plant life is probably the most complete – we think we’ve found and described 90 per cent of vascular plants (e.
By Dr Adelene Wong Published on June 20, 2022 Imagine having the knowledge to prevent a catastrophic event from occurring ahead of time. In horse racing, this could be a possibility. Our new research investigated whether the same systems used to help punters pick a winning racehorse could provide the data needed to protect that same racehorse from injury. Injuries in racehorses are largely a result of bone damage and have a gradual onset.
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