King hits: young men, masculinity and violence
By Raewyn Connell, University of Sydney
The recent outcry in Sydney about “alcohol-fuelled violence” has many people asking whether young men are out of control,...
End of Tasmania’s forest peace deal heralds more uncertainty
By Russell Warman, University of Tasmania
Tasmania’s parliament yesterday passed new forestry laws to undo the state’s forest “peace” deal. The laws are the most...
Victorian forestry is definitely not ecologically sustainable
By David Lindenmayer, Australian National University
By any scientific yardstick, forestry operations in Victoria cannot be regarded as ecologically sustainable. Much of the attention of...
Artificial photosynthesis could extend rights to nature
By Thomas Faunce, Australian National University
Should ecosystems have legally enforceable rights? It might sound like a ridiculous idea, but a global debate on this...
Careful who you chat with: it could turn you into a criminal
By Luke McNamara, University of Wollongong
Next time you strike up a conversation at your local coffee shop, have a chat in the pub after...
Dollars for Dudes: Almost No Women Among Medical Industry’s Top-Paid Speakers, Consultants
by Charles Ornstein ProPublica, Oct. 8, 2014, 11 a.m.
This story was co-published with The New York Times' The Upshot.
Few women are on the list...
Private Donors Supply Spy Gear to Cops
by Ali Winston and Darwin Bond Graham, Special to ProPublica, Oct. 13, 2014, 8 a.m.
In 2007, as it pushed to build a state-of-the-art surveillance...
Deadly Force, in Black and White
by Ryan Gabrielson, Ryann Grochowski Jones and Eric Sagara ProPublica, Oct. 10, 2014, 11:07 a.m.
Young black males in recent years were at a far...
