From the history of radio in Australia to the current rental crisis and offshore wind farms, see where Faculty of Arts academics made headlines this month.
For those who wish to better understand the Israel-Palestine conflict, Dr Jumana Bayeh, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, recommends The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonial Conquest & Resistance, 1917–2017, as reported in MiNDFOOD Australia.
Associate Professor Matthew Bailey, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was interviewed on 891 ABC Adelaide on the history of shopping centres.
Dr Peter Edwell, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was in conversation on 774 ABC Melbourne about the history of the Silk Road.
Professor Michelle Arrow, from the Department of History and Archaeology, appeared as a panellist on The Drum. The panel discuss a new domestic debate on nuclear power and 'The Rest is History' podcast.
Dr Virginia Madsen, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was interviewed about the history of radio in Australia on ABC.
Dr Susan Silveira, from the Macquarie School of Education, was mentioned in Insight about the important role of eyecare providers and the NDIS for children with vision impairment and their families.
Professor Michelle Arrow, from the Department of History and Archaeology, provided comment to ABC Online on depictions of mental ill health on screen.
Professor Michelle Arrow, from the Department of History and Archaeology, contributed an article to The Conversation regarding the new television series Strife.
Dr Steve Collins, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, appeared on 2SER FM regarding the potential trickle-down effects of Spotify's latest job cuts.
This story was first published on The Lighthouse. Associate Professor Stephanie Russo, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, contributed an article about the intentional use of anachronisms in pop culture.
Vincent Hurley, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, provided comment to SBS TV on the impact of immigration detention of detainees.
Khuram Iqbal, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was mentioned in Firstpost regarding the significance of the Karakoram Highway to Pakistan-China relations.
Dr Lavina Lee, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, provided comment to Taipei Times on Taiwan’s upcoming presidential election.
Professor Surya Deva, from the Macquarie Law School, who is the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the right to development, provided comment to Báo Quốc Tế regarding his visit to Vietnam.
Dr Virginia Madsen, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was interviewed on 720 ABC Perth on the history of radio in Australia.
Dr Keith Rathbone, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was in conversation with sports journalist and author David Steele about activism in sport on Player FM.
The Data Governance in Australia 2023 report, a partnership between the Governance Institute and Macquarie University’s DataX Research Centre, found that two-thirds of organisations believe their boards lack sufficient understanding of data governance challenges, as reported in Lexology.
Dr Alistair Sisson, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, was interviewed on ABC Sydney regarding the Australian housing market.
Dr Rachael Gunn, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, provided comment to nine.com.au on the distribution of government funding ahead of the Paris Olympic Games. Breaking was allocated one of the lowest amounts.
Professor Peter Greste, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, provided comment to ABC NewsRadio on the trial of activist publisher Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong.
Professor Michelle Arrow, from the Department of History and Archaeology, contributed an article to The Conversation about Alvin Purple, the first blockbuster film of the Australian new wave, which hit Australian cinemas 50 years ago.
Professor Michelle Arrow, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was interviewed on the ABC about the appointment 50 years ago of the world's first Women's Adviser to a national government. Originally broadcast on 13 April 2023.
Dr Steve Collins, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, provided comment to ABC NewsRadio on the recent entry of the original Mickey Mouse design into the public domain.
Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was interviewed on 702 ABC Sydney on the evolution of the voices of Australian newsreaders.
Dr Mariam Farida, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, provided comment to 702 ABC Sydney on Australia's strategic alliance regarding the ongoing conflict in Israel.
Associate Professor Rita Matulionyte, from the Macquarie Law School, was mentioned in The Weekend Australian regarding the issue of copyright breaches and AI.
Adjunct Fellow Dylan Sullivan, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, contributed an article in The Conversation about new data suggesting that widely accepted poverty trends in China could be inaccurate.
Dr Mariam Farida, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was mentioned in The Herald Sun regarding the ongoing conflict in Israel.
Dr Tom Baudinette, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was quoted in The Star Online regarding the Boys’ Love (BL) genre in Asia.
Professor Matt Bower, from the Macquarie School of Education, was quoted in Los Angeles Times about working with, not against, AI.
Dr Steve Collins, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, provided comment to 6PR on the recent entry of the original Mickey Mouse design into the public domain.
Dr Mariam Farida, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was mentioned in ABC Online regarding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and associated danger of Australians being radicalised.
Honorary Associate Professor Khuram Iqbal, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, provided comment to The Express Tribune on the Afghan Taliban’s inaction against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Dr Alistair Sisson, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, contributed an article to The Conversation about his research into rent controls and how such regulations would work in Australia.
Dr Alistair Sisson, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, was interviewed on 2CC about rent controls and how such regulations would work in Australia.
Dr Douglas McConnell, from the Department of Philosophy, contributed an article to BMJ Blogs about the year-long industrial action by National Health Service (NHS) doctors in England.
Dr Madeline Taylor, from the Macquarie Law School, provided comment to ABC Online on best practice approaches regarding offshore wind farms.
Dr Michelle Hamadache from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature contributed an article to The Conversation about the poetry of Sara M. Saleh.
A 2023 Macquarie University report, commissioned by Shelter NSW and the Tenants’ Union, was mentioned in a story about the NSW rental crisis in The Guardian.
Dr Alistair Sisson, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, was in conversation with ABC News Radio about increasing rents and potential solutions.
A story on former political prisoner Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who has recently joined Macquarie University in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was featured in The Saturday Paper.
Dr Roger Lee Huang, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was in conversation with ivoox about Taiwan's recent election and the country's push to remain a self-governing democracy.
Dr Alistair Sisson, from the School of Social Sciences, wrote an article for The Conversation about YIMBYism which focuses on increasing housing supply as the solution to housing affordability.
Dr Dalbir Ahlawat, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was interviewed on ABC about Pakistan launching retaliatory air strikes against Iran.
Macquarie University was featured in a review by The Australian of the History Museum and an exhibition in collaboration with the museum Artifactual Fictions.
Vincent Hurley, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, offered insight to ABC Online on why cocaine has been washing up on NSW beaches.
Professor Michelle Arrow, from the Department of History and Archaeology, provided comment to The Age on the impact that television program E Street had on its Balmain location. This article also appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times, WAtoday.com.au
Professor Peter Greste, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, contributed an article to The Conversation about Israel's position as a leading jailer of journalists.
Dr Patricia Koromvokis, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, contributed an article to Neos Kosmos about how to protect and strengthen Greek studies in the diaspora.
Professor Michelle Arrow, from the Department of History and Archaeology, provided comment to The Sydney Morning Herald on the role of E Street in Australian television history.
Vincent Hurley, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, offered insight to ABC 702 Sydney on why cocaine has been washing up on NSW beaches.
Professor Peter Greste, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was in in conversation with ABC NewsRadio about Israel's position as a leading jailer of journalists.
Dr Alistair Sisson, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, provided comment to news.com.au on the YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) movement and its increasing prominence in Australia.
Dr Dalbir Ahlawat, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, contributed an article to The National Interest about the pro-China stance of Maldives’ president Mohamed Muizzu.
Dr Alistair Sisson, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, was in conversation with 702 ABC Sydney about how long affordable housing should remain affordable.