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.
In less than two years, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has gone from clear choice to fighting for majority support in the polls. What happened?
A group of mostly white academics applauding the statement “I hate rap” diminishes the historical and socio-cultural contexts surrounding the form.
COP28 will include the first dedicated “Health Day”. It’s due recognition that a health crisis is inextricably linked to the climate crisis.
Gender-based violence is a national crisis, one the university sector is not immune from, and we need to step up now.
The federal government’s announcement of $3.5 million to fund a healthy masculinities project trial is promising, but lacks detail on precisely how the funds will be used, and what will inform the programs.
Struggling with climate anxiety? You’re not alone. Experts unpack this unprecedented and growing mental health crisis.
Monash's award-winning podcast, “What Happens Next?”, returns for an eighth season that explores pressing global issues.
Despite a national plan to end violence against women and children, there’s no demonstrable evidence of a change of pace, or the emergency interventions needed, to achieve it.
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.
Capping the wholesale gas price is a poor attempt to decouple the domestic market from the volatile international market. The only sure way forward is a domestic reservation policy for the east coast.
A four-year study of households has shown how the increasing focus on our homes as sites of work, rest and play can increase energy use despite soaring prices.
Households and businesses are set for more hip-pocket pain after regulators flagged hefty electricity price rises in four Australian states.
As the death toll mounts from the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, research is underway to utilise facial recognition technology to identify victims in future catastrophes.
This week on Monash University's “What Happens Next?” podcast, meet the change-makers on the front lines of food.
Authority and governability on both sides has become a central factor feeding the escalation that might reach new heights very soon.
The battle lines being drawn between Israel’s judiciary and government has potential long-range implications on the country’s very essence as a Jewish and democratic state.
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.
Love him or hate him – and there are plenty in each camp – Daniel Andrews has become one of the most significant state premiers in modern history. This month, he may win yet another term.
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?
Scapegoating Netball Australia players is an effective diversionary tactic for sport and corporate powerbrokers when they enter into ill-advised partnerships.
The first Labor budget in nine years, delivered against a grim economic backdrop, contains few surprises as it charts Australia's way through uncertain times and high-cost hazards.
Rishi Sunak is the first person of colour to take the top post, but he faces a host of problems at home – as well as a Conservative Party tearing itself apart.
Australia’s enormous renewable energy resources could be the perfect match to meet the relative dearth of renewable energy and zero-carbon power fuels in the boreal winter.
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