Media Highlights - July 2025

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Media Highlights - July 2025

From deep-sea mining to the scents of ancient Rome and child memory development, see where the Faculty of Arts made headlines in July.

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Professor Tina Soliman Hunter, from the Macquarie Law School, provided comment to Daily Mail regarding deep-sea mining.

Thomas Derrick, from the School of Humanities, was interviewed on 936 ABC Hobart regarding the scents of ancient Rome. This interview was broadcast statewide in Tasmania.

Emeritus Professor Gabrielle Meagher, from the School of Communication, Society and Culture, provided comment to ABC Online regarding the childcare industry and differences between for-profit and not-for-profit centres.

Associate Professor Kathleen Tait, from the Macquarie School of Education, provided comment to The Australian Financial Review regarding the increase in the number of Australian schools claiming disability support.

Thomas Derrick, from the School of Humanities, contributed an article to The Conversation regarding the scents of ancient Rome. This article was widely republished under a Creative Commons licence.

Associate Professor Ben Spies-Butcher, from the School of Communication, Society and Culture, provided comment to The Monthly regarding the findings of a review into the RBA.

Mary-Ann De Mestre, from the Macquarie Law School, provided comment to The Australian Financial Review regarding succession law.

Dr Vincent Hurley, from the School of International Studies, provided comment to ABC Radio National regarding a series of attacks allegedly linked to a drug trafficking syndicate.

Emeritus Professor Gabrielle Meagher, from the School of Communication, Society and Culture, provided comment to ABC Online regarding CCTV monitoring at childcare centres.

Professor Michelle Arrow, from the School of Humanities, provided comment to The Sydney Morning Herald regarding the state of the academic discipline of history.

Dr Alistair Sisson, from the School of Communication, Society and Culture, provided comment to The Australian Financial Review Weekend regarding the YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) movement, which supports greater-density housing.

Associate Professor Matthew Bailey, from the School of Humanities, provided comment to The Sydney Morning Herald regarding the development of mega shopping centres in western Sydney.

Professor Fay Hadley, from the Macquarie School of Education, provided comment to Law Society Journal regarding the state of childcare in NSW and Australia.

Emeritus Professor Gabrielle Meagher, from the School of Communication, Society and Culture, provided comment to ABC Online regarding the importance of transparency after the Victorian government failed to meet a deadline to publish details of enforcement action taken against childcare operators.

Associate Professor Eve Vincent, from the School of Communication, Society and Culture, was in conversation with 2SER FM regarding the impact of class during long-term relationships.

Professor Michelle Arrow, from the School of Humanities, was in conversation with ABC Shepparton regarding public interest in history versus the state of the academic discipline of history. This segment was broadcast across the Victorian ABC Radio network.

Associate Professor Matthew Bailey, from the School of Humanities, was interviewed on 2GB Radio regarding the development of mega shopping centres and their role in Australian society.

Associate Professor Matthew Bailey, from the School of Humanities, provided comment to Nine Sydney regarding the development of mega shopping centres and their role in Australian society.

Professor Mark Alfano, from the School of Humanities, was interviewed on 2SER FM about how a sense of humour can be considered a moral virtue. This story was originally published on The Lighthouse.

Dr Toby Davidson, from the School of Humanities, was interviewed on 2SER FM regarding the 100th anniversary of the birth of North Sydney poet, Francis Webb. This was originally published on The Lighthouse.

Associate Professor Trevor Evans, from the School of Humanities, contributed an article in The Conversation about a new machine learning system that can help decipher Latin inscriptions.

Associate Professor Penny Van Bergen, from the Macquarie School of Education, co-contributed an article in The Conversation about memory development in children.

Emeritus Professor Gabrielle Meagher, from the School of Communication, Society and Culture, co-wrote an article in The Conversation about a proposed government bill to strip funding from childcare centre if they are unsafe.

Dr Dalbir Ahlawat, from the School of International Studies, was interviewed on 2SER FM about the recent ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia.

Dr Jane Simon, from the School of Communication, Society and Culture, contributed a book review of Ying Ang’s Fruiting Bodies to 1000 Words Magazine.