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Politics And Society

Rebecca Wickes Associate professor and deputy director of the Centre of Social and Population Research

Settling migrants in regional areas will need more than a visa to succeed

E⁠n⁠c⁠o⁠u⁠r⁠a⁠g⁠i⁠n⁠g⁠ ⁠m⁠i⁠g⁠r⁠a⁠n⁠t⁠s⁠ ⁠t⁠o⁠ ⁠m⁠o⁠v⁠e⁠ ⁠t⁠o⁠ regional areas could be a 'win-win' scenario,⁠ as long as policymakers pay attention to five key factors.

E⁠n⁠c⁠o⁠u⁠r⁠a⁠g⁠i⁠n⁠g⁠ ⁠m⁠i⁠g⁠r⁠a⁠n⁠t⁠s⁠ ⁠t⁠o⁠ ⁠m⁠o⁠v⁠e⁠ ⁠t⁠o⁠ regional areas could be a 'win-win' scenario,⁠ as long as policymakers pay attention to five key factors.

Paul Satur

Paul Satur Lecturer, Water Sensitive Cities, Monash Sustainable Development Institute

Water management: tapping into a new way of thinking to benefit everyone

Safe and clean access to water and sanitation is still not a right afforded to everyone, even in Australia.

Safe and clean access to water and sanitation is still not a right afforded to everyone, even in Australia.

Martijn Van Der Kamp

Martijn Van Der Kamp Teaching Fellow, Monash Business School

Christchurch mosque shooting attacks: reaching out across the divide

Some leaders build walls to keep others out and gain by pushing others down, while there are leaders who invite others in, such as NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Some leaders build walls to keep others out and gain by pushing others down, while there are leaders who invite others in, such as NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Politics And Society

Alan Gamlen Associate Professor of Human Geography and Editor-in-Chief of Migration Studies

Politicians increasingly stoking fears by replaying the immigration card

Around the world, populist-nationalist politicians are stoking anti-immigration sentiment through scaremongering.

Around the world, populist-nationalist politicians are stoking anti-immigration sentiment through scaremongering.

Politics And Society

Sarah Joseph Professor, Law Resources

Hakeem Al-Araibi's case is a test of world soccer's human rights credentials. Here's why

FIFA can act quickly and decisively for its sponsors. Now it must act for the human rights of one of its footballers.

FIFA can act quickly and decisively for its sponsors. Now it must act for the human rights of one of its footballers.

A Different Lens

Australian identity: What does it mean to you?

Australia once identified itself as the “lucky country”, a place where the “Aussie battler” was given a fair go, but can it still lay claim to this?

Luke Beck Associate Professor, Law Resources

Australia once identified itself as the “lucky country”, a place where the “Aussie battler” was given a fair go, but can it still lay claim to this?

Aisha Reynolds Project Officer – International Program, Monash Sustainable Development Institute

SMART: supporting Pacific Islands to lead the way in climate action and leadership

ClimateWorks Australia has developed a tool to help Pacific Island countries design pathways for the future through sustainable, climate-resilient, net-zero-emissions development.

ClimateWorks Australia has developed a tool to help Pacific Island countries design pathways for the future through sustainable, climate-resilient, net-zero-emissions development.

Andrew Markus Professor, School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

Scanlon Foundation survey results: return to White Australia policy not favoured

The calls for bans on Muslim and, more recently, African immigration aren't supported by the majority of Australians.

The calls for bans on Muslim and, more recently, African immigration aren't supported by the majority of Australians.

Design and architecture

Design And Architecture

Design and architecture

Making monuments: Buckley's chimney, and uncovering hidden histories

Tom Nicholson's art is intended to initiate deeper conversations about Australia's past.

Tom Nicholson Senior Lecturer in Drawing, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

Tom Nicholson's art is intended to initiate deeper conversations about Australia's past.

Eleanor Gordon Lecturer, politics and international relations, School of Social Sciences

Listening to adolescent girls in times of ongoing crisis

Researchers have given voice to the often overlooked adolescents languishing in a vast Bangladesh refugee camp.

Researchers have given voice to the often overlooked adolescents languishing in a vast Bangladesh refugee camp.

Science

San Thang AC Professor, School of Chemistry

Science

Professor San Thang AC: from a leaky boat to the RAFT

San Thang fled Vietnam in 1979, encountering pirates on the way to Australia. Now, the chemistry innovator and his colleagues are being touted to win the Nobel Prize.

San Thang fled Vietnam in 1979, encountering pirates on the way to Australia. Now, the chemistry innovator and his colleagues are being touted to win the Nobel Prize.

Mervi Kaukko Lecturer, Faculty of Education

Refugee Week 2018: Migrant and refugee students: support is the precondition to learning

A Melbourne primary school's focus on ensuring its migrant students feel that they belong has resulted in a valuable learning tool.

A Melbourne primary school's focus on ensuring its migrant students feel that they belong has resulted in a valuable learning tool.