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Episode 98: What’s Behind the Gender-Based Violence Crisis?

One woman dies every nine days in Australia from domestic violence. In this “What Happens Next?” episode, leading experts examine the drivers behind this national emergency.

Podcast: What Happens Next?

COP29: IPCC kicks off Seventh Assessment Report with global expert collaboration

Ten Australian experts will attend a scoping meeting to prepare a draft outline of the contributions expected from three working groups to the Seventh Assessment Report, how they’ll be prepared, and a proposed timeline.

Business and economy

Episode 97: Can Good Stories Help Save the Planet?

See how storytelling, not statistics, can inspire climate action by highlighting resilience and innovation across the Indo-Pacific on a new episode of “What Happens Next?”

Podcast: What Happens Next?

COP29: Southeast Asia needs serious money to get to net zero

To achieve net zero emissions in Southeast Asia, addressing the significant financing gap is crucial, requiring bold targets and more international support.

Sustainability

Episode 96: Will Climate Change Wipe Out the Indo-Pacific?

Discover the urgent climate challenges facing the Indo-Pacific and the power of storytelling to drive meaningful climate action in this new “What Happens Next?” episode.

Podcast: What Happens Next?

COP29: Accelerating a just energy transition for a sustainable future

Enough time has been lost arguing “jobs versus climate” – the transition to renewable energy is now rightly understood as an economic opportunity, rather than a detrimental trade-off.

Sustainability

COP29: The untapped power of India’s self-help groups

Composed primarily of rural women, they’ve been a driving force behind social and economic empowerment, but could they transform from intuitive problem-solvers into organised, scalable forces for climate resilience?

Sustainability

Putting women front and centre in climate change reparations

Women from climate-vulnerable countries face devastating impacts and are disproportionately affected by disasters, which is why they must be included in the UN’s Loss and Damage Fund.

COP – The global forum for climate change

Ready for climate action – but how?

Undergraduate science students are anxious about climate change, but are concerned their education isn’t giving them the tools to take meaningful action.

Science

Deadly buzz: Global warming, population growth drive mosquito-borne disease surge

Climate change and the growing population in tropical and subtropical regions are accelerating the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, posing urgent public health challenges worldwide.

Medicine and health

COP29: Defining indicators for climate adaptation progress

At COP29, focus shifts to climate adaptation, balancing mitigation efforts with local resilience strategies.

COP – The global forum for climate change

The human health impact of climate change

The world has talked at great lengths about how climate change is an environmental crisis. But what about the human health effects that come from it?

Sustainability

The cruel inequality of climate change-induced disasters

People living with disability are disproportionally affected by climate change-induced disasters, which is why we need more disability-inclusive decision-making in climate adaptation plans.

Politics and society

Youth leading the charge: Transforming food systems for a sustainable future

Facing a triple-planetary crisis, our ecological systems need a shift to circular economies. Youth can drive sustainable food systems through mindful choices.

Business and economy

Flying without frying the planet

Sustainable aviation fuel, made from non-petroleum feedstocks, is the most promising path to reducing aviation’s carbon footprint, but it’s not without its challenges.

Engineering

COP29: Overcoming the biofuel roadblocks

Second-generation biofuels made from agricultural residues, wood and plant waste support the shift to sustainable energy, but processing them still has its challenges.

Engineering

Greenhushing: What is it, and why do companies do it?

Greenhushing is when companies keep their sustainability credentials secret. It’s becoming more widespread – and this is why that matters.

Business and economy

How do ecosystems collapse? Our study shows evolution plays a role – and can delay a disaster

It’s not easy to tell when a dynamic system, filled with life, might reach a point of no return.

Science

Rekindling an ancient practice

Cultural burning has enjoyed a strong resurgence in recent years. Now this cool burn technique is being used to ward off disastrous bushfires.

Sustainability

Gambling: A developing global disaster for public health

As the Australian government dithers on banning gambling ads, a new global gambling report highlights the immense pain and suffering wrought by the industry.

Medicine and health

Episode 94: Will AI Cut Us Off from Reality?

In the season nine premiere of Monash’s podcast, learn how AI, deepfakes and humanoid robots are transforming human interaction and our perception of reality.

Podcast: What Happens Next?

Southeast Asia’s energy security challenge

How can its energy systems transition to become climate-smart, to withstand extreme weather, while also protecting social and economic priorities?

Sustainability

The ‘What Happens Next?’ Podcast Is Back

Monash's award-winning podcast, “What Happens Next?”, returns for a ninth season that explores pressing global issues including reality in the digital age, climate change in the Indo-Pacific region and the ongoing struggle to eliminate gender-based violence.

Podcast: What Happens Next?

Hurricane Milton and climate change: A wake-up call ahead of COP29

The evidence is clear – without a concerted effort to mitigate climate change, the world will continue to face catastrophic weather events that threaten both lives and ecosystems.

Science

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Episode 98: What’s Behind the Gender-Based Violence Crisis?

COP29: IPCC kicks off Seventh Assessment Report with global expert collaboration

Episode 97: Can Good Stories Help Save the Planet?

COP29: Southeast Asia needs serious money to get to net zero

Episode 96: Will Climate Change Wipe Out the Indo-Pacific?

COP29: Accelerating a just energy transition for a sustainable future

COP29: The untapped power of India’s self-help groups

Putting women front and centre in climate change reparations

Ready for climate action – but how?

Deadly buzz: Global warming, population growth drive mosquito-borne disease surge

COP29: Defining indicators for climate adaptation progress

The human health impact of climate change

The cruel inequality of climate change-induced disasters

Youth leading the charge: Transforming food systems for a sustainable future

Flying without frying the planet

COP29: Overcoming the biofuel roadblocks

Greenhushing: What is it, and why do companies do it?

How do ecosystems collapse? Our study shows evolution plays a role – and can delay a disaster

Rekindling an ancient practice

Gambling: A developing global disaster for public health

Episode 94: Will AI Cut Us Off from Reality?

Southeast Asia’s energy security challenge

The ‘What Happens Next?’ Podcast Is Back

Hurricane Milton and climate change: A wake-up call ahead of COP29