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.
When Monash’s Associate Professor Jun Yang started investigating a little-known but sometimes fatal condition, she could never have imagined the very personal way it would enter her life.
Parents wanting to migrate to Australia to join their children face ludicrous delays, and if opting for a paid contributory visa, exorbitant fees.
Existing research evidence suggests the hegemony of neoliberal measures within Australian welfare policy has resulted in higher, not lower, levels of social and economic injustice.
The budget’s back in surplus after 15 years, briefly, and there are measures to ease cost-of-living pressures, but can it tame inflation?
Missing in the discussion about low writing achievement among students is the impact of writing disabilities such as dysgraphia.
The new season of ‘What Happens Next?’ kicks off with a hard look at hustle culture. What happens to our brains, bodies, and social lives if we keep measuring ourselves by our output? Are we hustling ourselves to death?
New research highlights how school leaders’ work was impacted by the drastic changes brought on by COVID-19 in 2020.
Sport keeps hitting the headlines for what happens off the field. Experts in sport, gender and media Brett Hutchins and Ruth Jeanes explain why we idolise sporting legends, and why we’re often let down.
A study has exposed the yawning gaps in our society due to the removal of face-to-face interactions in schools, and the intense pressure on their leaders.
In this episode of What Happens Next? podcast on space, we'll learn about what space can teach us about life on Earth, and how to make a better future for all of us.
There’s been a limited focus on understanding and safeguarding the mental wellbeing of educators who work in the early childhood sector.
The emotional pressures working parents face will ramp up as another phase of remote learning looms.
In this episode Dr Susan Carland finds out how Monash experts are harnessing the strengths of social media platforms to make a positive impact on mental health.
The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing many families back together for dinner, but for others it's harder than ever to put food on the table.
Australian schools are failing to foster a sense of belonging among their students.
Despite its illegality, 'gatekeeping' remains a barrier to inclusive education. But parents can find that knowledge is power in combating the practice.
Technology is threatening the role of the highly trained teacher, but the lack of human connection means machines will never replace them.
Victoria has been allocated almost $7.8 billion for public transport infrastructure in the federal budget. But what are the long-term solutions?
The anger at the sacking of the deputy headmaster at Melbourne's Trinity Grammar is less about the haircut and more about ATAR rankings.
Evidence tells us they should always be placed to sleep on their back, never on their side or stomach.
Parents should ask their teens to show them how they use social media so they can discuss and reduce the risks.
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