Life insurance companies can legally use the results of genetic tests to decline coverage or increase premiums. MPs have called for legislation that bans this practice.
Play has the power to boost focus, innovation and wellbeing. A new “What Happens Next?” episode offers expert insights into its transformative effects.
New research shows Indigenous women experiencing intimate partner violence had engaged with police to help them. However, many didn’t receive the support that potentially could have saved their lives.
We should celebrate the fact this bill is passing through parliament. It shows the government has responded to insistent calls for change to protect families. However, there are two key concerns.
On a new episode of Monash University’s “What Happens Next?” podcast, meet the healthcare providers and advocates working tirelessly to ensure that we don't lose ground in the global fight for reproductive rights.
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.
This week on Monash University’s ‘What Happens Next?’ podcast, a live panel of experts in Australian politics and gender discuss the issues around gender equality and women's safety.
PhD student Aish Ravi was racially vilified in a recent football game, but her pleas for action have gone largely unheard.
For Dr Faezeh Marzbanrad, engineering a solution for more intuitive foetal heart monitoring was born out of personal experience.
Monash Education celebrates the stories of five people nominated by senior leadership for their work in #breakingthebias both at work and home.
New research shows a stark difference between popular ideas about the social media platform and how OnlyFans seeks to present itself.
There are about 50 sexual assaults in Australian aged care homes every week, but staff are expected to assess the severity and impact of incidents without training.
Before Rosie Batty bravely spoke out about her son’s murder, family violence was rarely publicly discussed. We need to continue to build on her legacy.
With so much recent focus on how women are treated, we need to look first at how we use language. And for a long time, it’s been used to belittle and silence women.
For this year's International Women’s Day, we celebrate Monash Education's leading women researchers, highlighting the challenges they faced in reaching the top of their fields.
We’re kicking off Series 4 of What Happens Next by looking back, way back. This time we’ll ponder what happens if we stop exploring natural history – what would we lose?
Recent studies suggest that motherhood physically and functionally reshapes neurological function for a lifetime, and is potentially beneficial for the ageing maternal brain.
Dr Erica Tandori, a legally blind artist, is working with biomedical researchers to scale up microscopic life and place it, literally, into people’s hands.
Despite the rise in citizen journalism exposing police violence and discrimination, we're yet to see changes to the practices that perpetuate racism and deny transparency in policing.
Racism shapes the war on drugs, and we can't make black lives truly matter without major law reforms.
Until we tackle the perception that some minority groups are a threat to society, they'll continue to be subjected to intensive over-policing, leading to a fear of those serving to protect.
The dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975 is our story, and we have a right to know it in full.
Our post-coronavirus pandemic future will be very different to the one we anticipated, as it reshapes relationships, governments, business, and broader society.
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