As climate change makes smog and bushfires more common, people will die from air pollution at increasingly high rates – especially in densely-populated cities.
Recently, more than 150 first-year Monash University students travelled to Fiji for two weeks of deep cultural immersion and learning.
What does the future hold for the millions of women left to work in Asia’s agriculture sector battling a climate in collapse?
Gender equality, in the workforce and at home, took a backward step during the pandemic, with the patriarchy taking advantage of the virus. It’s not just up to women to fight back.
Medical faculties globally have been slow to recognise the training needs of the next generation of doctors regarding the health consequences of a heating planet.
In assessing Scott Morrison’s prime ministership, several factors need to be taken into account. On many of them, his record is poor.
As Indonesia’s election looms, young people want action on climate change, but research shows the country’s political class isn’t listening.
Domestic violence can increase amid bushfires, but Australia has a poor track record of responding to it. With a hot summer ahead, authorities are warned to prepare.
Politicians have cynically used metaphor to imply meaning through language.
Discover how music, fiction and other creative works can offer solace and foster empathy amid the complexities of climate change.
The artform’s multi-dimensional nature, combined with concepts of abstraction, can provide a powerful way to think differently about the complex problems affecting us today.
New research shows if we know more about what groups of people think, real science can be communicated in better ways, and more will accept the facts.
Fijian youth are combining modern science with traditional knowledge to develop innovative responses to the immediate threat posed by climate change.
To advance action on climate change, we need to acknowledge, listen to, and elevate the voices of those on the frontline of its impact.
Greater action on climate change at COP27 this year has the potential to reignite youth passion for climate action, and provide hope for future generations.
A Different Lens: While it’s easy to dwell on the darker elements of contemporary global politics, we should all remember that positive change is also afoot.
Many young people are bleak about what the future holds – and this is having an impact on their plans to have children.
How is the way we currently consume fashion pressuring the environment and supply chains? Where will we find ourselves in 50 years if our behaviours don’t change? And importantly … what will we wear?
Violence is never acceptable, but there are sometimes instances where incivility and impoliteness tied to the common good can help promote positive change.
Research suggests one of the greatest assets following a disaster is the people who experience them. But this asset is hugely under-utilised.
A new UNESCO report aims to start a global conversation about vital issues that need to be discussed by educators and political leaders.
Girls and women experience climate change in unique ways. This includes being vulnerable to gender-based violence as climate change brings about forced migration, loss of housing and income.
To address climate change, we need to apply the same urgent large-scale response we have to COVID-19, and the key to achieving that is to listen more closely to the fury of youth.
Dummy text