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.
The PR industry is being rebadged, but the history it tells omits the key role women have played, and many of its milestones and missteps.
The naming, for the first time, of specific companies, not just industries, and what they pay their male and female workers, is set to pressure employers to take action.
The world’s most advanced artificial heart, including a pipeline of transformative, next-generation cardiac technologies, are set to be developed and commercialised by a Monash University-led consortium.
As Closing the Gap policy failures are laid bare in the Productivity Commission’s latest report, a new study aims to quantify the gap in Indigenous mental health and economic insecurity.
School-leavers want flexibility and gig work offers it. But how will that affect the economy?
Discover how escapism, from TV to games, offers a vital break from daily life and fuels hope.
Research reveals the majority of teachers in Australia experience moderate to high levels of secondary trauma, characterised by symptoms of acute stress, feelings of helplessness, disturbed sleep, and intrusive thoughts.
There’s little that can be done to make Qantas more responsive to its customers while it dominates the domestic aviation market.
Put bluntly, Australian businesses as a whole appear to have become slow to adopt world best practice. But if we want to lift productivity, we need to act on a wider suite of solutions.
In a new book, Melissa Castan and Professor Lynette Russell write that the proposed Voice to Parliament will enhance, not damage, our democratic institutions.
The “What Happens Next?” season premiere explores play’s profound impact on creativity, wellbeing, and learning. Experts unravel how play shapes our lives.
Parents wanting to migrate to Australia to join their children face ludicrous delays, and if opting for a paid contributory visa, exorbitant fees.
Without innovation in all five building phases, the industry won’t have the capacity to meet market demands or to deliver the social and affordable housing the government is promising.
Studying and working in an English-speaking environment as a non-native speaker poses several communication challenges.
Australia has moved from a laggard to a global leader in leaving care policy and practice, but further work is required to broadly address three major areas.
Can genetically-modified cell therapies correct the immune system’s mistaken attack of healthy cells and tissues?
The pandemic has impacted people from all walks of life, but academics, early-career researchers, and PhD students have been particularly hard-hit.
A new research project is helping train up to 28,000 teachers in drama and theatrical production to help stimulate growth of the kingdom’s cultural and entertainment institutions.
This week on Monash University's “What Happens Next?” podcast, meet the change-makers on the front lines of food.
Research shows higher noise levels are detrimental to learning and productivity, while a calm environment can provide students with uninterrupted learning time that also supports their spiritual wellbeing.
The October 2022 budget marks a departure from the “blokier” budgets of recent years, centring gender equality and the care economy rather than high-vis and hard hats.
Entrepreneurs are an engine of economic growth, but it can only move into top gear when there are more women involved.
New research shows Victoria’s COVID-19 lockdowns exacerbated existing loneliness among older people, leading to emotional suffering, and feelings of rejection.
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