Mike McColl Jones began writing comedy in the early 1960s, and for the next 40 years worked continuously at the epicentre of the Australian entertainment industry through the golden age of television.
She’s brilliant at acknowledging local culture and using colloquial phrases to connect with her audiences. And she nailed it with “yeah-nah”.
In the final episode of season eight, “What Happens Next?” explores the importance of civility in a digital age, reminding us to recognise the humanity behind screens.
Australian radio pays between just 10-27% of the commercial rates paid elsewhere in the world, meaning local artists are being considerably underpaid.
Studying and working in an English-speaking environment as a non-native speaker poses several communication challenges.
As the Voice to Parliament referendum draws closer, it’s worth noting the main regulations relating to matters such as advertising, authorisation, and financial disclosure.
Vegemite first hit Australian supermarket shelves in 1923, but it took a while to find its feet.
If implemented, the recommendations of Australia’s online gambling inquiry will advance regulation by several orders of magnitude.
No one can say Australian sport is worse off without tobacco ads. We can protect a new generation of young sports fans from harm by following other nations’ leads and phasing out gambling ads.
Despite the thalidomide experience, research into the effects of medication during pregnancy is inadequate, including in cases where pregnant women need to continue their medication.
More than 50% of drivers on Australian roads say they’ve engaged in some form of aggressive driving, but a new driving program is aiming to change this behaviour.
Like Britain recently, Australia has had more than its share of leadership excesses and upheavals over the past 15 years, but could that phase be passing?
It’s so quintessential that it has a habit of slipping into nearly every other phrase without a thought. Yep, it’s …
A new episode of Monash University's podcast, “What Happens Next?”, examines what the future will look like if we don’t consider the moral and ethical quandaries presented by new technologies on the battlefield.
Scott Morrison's remarks in response to a question about Will Smith’s Oscars’ slap risk being a dog whistle, fuelling and cultivating a culture of male violence.
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women has achieved a great deal in the past 40 years, but there remains more work to do in Australia.
A by-product of above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s is helping forensic scientists determine an unidentified person’s time-of-death.
An extensive study is underway to catalogue Australian slang, its origins, and why it’s such an important part of our language.
Two starkly different research projects at East Gippsland's Cloggs Cave, 50 years apart, show the importance of Indigenous perspectives in archaeology.
While we might not think of the 1950s housewife as taking an active interest in Cold War politics, a close reading of the Women's Weekly shows its female readers were encouraged to join the discussion.
It’s been described as feeling like your brain is on fire, and can be characterised by delusions and hallucinations. But those with autoimmune encephalitis aren’t crazy, they’re ill.
Memories of the 1919 Spanish Flu and 1968 Hong Kong Flu have shaped Indigenous' peoples response to the pandemic.
More women artists are stepping into cultural leadership, benefiting the arts and the wider community.
The June closure of AAP will further diminish media diversity in Australia.
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