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Kylie King Senior Research Fellow, Psychology

Mate, we need to talk

As we (hopefully) start to move out of the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, there's a variety of issues we need to retain in our conversations with, and about, men’s health.

As we (hopefully) start to move out of the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, there's a variety of issues we need to retain in our conversations with, and about, men’s health.

Kerry O'Brien Professor of Behavioural Sciences

Booze-soaked sports broadcasting

Footy returns this week, and with it will come an avalanche of alcohol advertising, with little protection for children.

Footy returns this week, and with it will come an avalanche of alcohol advertising, with little protection for children.

Diane Kraal Senior Lecturer, Business Law and Taxation

Hidden household energy poverty

Many more households face financial hardship and discomfort at home this winter, as we physically self-isolate from work, family and friends due to COVID-19.

Many more households face financial hardship and discomfort at home this winter, as we physically self-isolate from work, family and friends due to COVID-19.

Engineering

Technology And Engineering

Engineering

Supercharging solar panel recycling

It's expected that more than 100,000 tonnes of solar panels will enter Australia’s waste stream by 2035 – but there's a way to change that.

Mahdokht Shaibani Research Fellow, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

It's expected that more than 100,000 tonnes of solar panels will enter Australia’s waste stream by 2035 – but there's a way to change that.

Jacqui True Professor of International Relations and Director, of the Gender, Peace and Security Centre

Giving voice to human rights defenders

Agencies working to protect vulnerable women and children, often in fragile and conflict-affected countries, are coming under increasing pressure in delivering their services during the COVID-19 global crisis.

Agencies working to protect vulnerable women and children, often in fragile and conflict-affected countries, are coming under increasing pressure in delivering their services during the COVID-19 global crisis.

John Bradley Associate Professor, Monash Indigenous Studies Centre

Listening to, and living with, the land

John Bradley was just a teenager when his eyes and ears were opened to kincentric ecology and Indigenous knowledge.

John Bradley was just a teenager when his eyes and ears were opened to kincentric ecology and Indigenous knowledge.

Featured

Amandine Denis-Ryan Head of National Programs, ClimateWorks

Rewriting the climate story

Coronavirus and stimulus spending creates a golden opportunity for low-carbon transition.

Coronavirus and stimulus spending creates a golden opportunity for low-carbon transition.

Joseph Cheer Adjunct Research Fellow, Faculty of Arts

Not drowning, waving – for now

COVID-19 has highlighted the cruise sector's lack of scrutiny, and questions remain whether it can regain the trust of the travelling public.

COVID-19 has highlighted the cruise sector's lack of scrutiny, and questions remain whether it can regain the trust of the travelling public.

Education futures

Education

Education futures

The bigger question beyond the ATAR

The coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharper focus what we want from our education system.

Deborah Corrigan Director, Education Futures, and Professor, Faculty of Education

The coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharper focus what we want from our education system.

Environment

Jenni Downes Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, MSDI

Four play: What's in the extra bin?

By 2030, no matter where Victorians live or visit, they'll have a consistent kerbside bin system.

By 2030, no matter where Victorians live or visit, they'll have a consistent kerbside bin system.

Science

Future food for thought

There's much more to that 'pond scum' than meets the eye – and we may end up eating it.

Foo Su Chern Lecturer, School of Science, Monash University Malaysia

There's much more to that 'pond scum' than meets the eye – and we may end up eating it.

Shrinking your slavery footprint

The pervasiveness of modern slavery might feel at times overwhelming, but our experts have the solutions.

The pervasiveness of modern slavery might feel at times overwhelming, but our experts have the solutions.

Podcast: Modern slavery

What Happens Next? Podcast

Podcast: Modern slavery

Episode 6: How Many Slaves Work for You?

We can all take action to help curb modern slavery. Find out the dos and don’ts when it comes to shrinking your slavery footprint in the latest episode of ‘What Happens Next?’.

We can all take action to help curb modern slavery. Find out the dos and don’ts when it comes to shrinking your slavery footprint in the latest episode of ‘What Happens Next?’.

Environment

Turning up the heat on climate-speak

The surging popularity of more emotive language regarding climate change is indicative of public sentiment, but context must play its part.

Gitanjali Bedi Lecturer and Senior Learning Coordinator, Sustainable Development Education, MSDI

Environment

Mark Boulet Research Fellow with BehaviourWorks Australia, MSDI

How to reduce your festive footprint

Plastic packaging, damaged decorations, gift wrapping, food waste – trailing the Christmas celebrations is a mountain of rubbish. What can we do to limit it?

Plastic packaging, damaged decorations, gift wrapping, food waste – trailing the Christmas celebrations is a mountain of rubbish. What can we do to limit it?

What Happens Next? Podcast

Episode 3: The Mess We're In

We’re not going to recycle our way out of this one. It takes awareness and education to change our behaviours surrounding waste. Find out what you can do.

We’re not going to recycle our way out of this one. It takes awareness and education to change our behaviours surrounding waste. Find out what you can do.

What Happens Next? Podcast

Episode 2: No Time to Waste

In this episode we talk to a campaigner who forced a major supermarket to better consider sustainability in its promotions and discover how marketing research can help organisations do it better.