Faculty of Arts in the media

The funding crisis at the National Archives of Australia, the incredible work of the National Justice Project, budget commentary, the rise of grey divorce and our partnership with Parramatta Council doing 3D scanning of local artefacts…see where the Faculty of Arts has been making headlines in May.

Professor Michelle Arrow from the Department of History and Archaeology contributed an article to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Guardian about the need for funding for the National Archives of Australia.

Associate Professor Penny Van Bergen from the School of Education was interviewed on 702 ABC Sydney about how children recount memories. This story was originally published on The Lighthouse.

Dr Jennifer Hunt from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology was interviewed on ABC NewsRadio about the Biden administration's policy agenda.

Effy Alexakis from the Department of History and Archaeology was featured in the Greek City Times regarding the photo exhibition Greek Australians: In Their Own Image.

Zara Bending from the Macquarie Law School provided comment to ABC News about how online trends may be driving the exotic animal trade.

Professor Michelle Arrow from the Department of History and Archaeology was interviewed on 666 ABC Canberra, 2SER, 2GB, 702 ABC Sydney, 6PR 882 News Talk and 2CC Talking Canberra about the need for funding for the National Archives.

Professor Ray Laurence from the Department of History and Archaeology was interviewed on ABC News about plans to build a new floor in the Colosseum.

Adjunct Professor George Newhouse from the Macquarie Law School was featured on ABC Compass regarding his work founding the National Justice Project.

Professor Bates Gill from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology was interviewed on ABC’s The Signal about the idea of a war with China.

Dr Mei-fen Kuo from MCCALL was featured on ABC Chinese regarding attitudes of the Australian Taiwanese community towards the situation in the Taiwan Strait.

Emeritus Professor Rafiqul Islam from the Macquarie Law School and Dr Zaman Khorseduzzaman from the Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance contributed an article to the Bangladesh Daily Star about TRIPS patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines.

Professor Rebecca Bull and Associate Professor Sandie Wong from the School of Education contributed an article to The Conversation about how budget funding for childcare may help families but educators are still being paid pennies.

Associate Professor Penny Van Bergen from the School of Education was interviewed on 891 ABC Adelaide about memory.

Associate Professor Kristian Ruming from the School of Social Sciences contributed an article to The Conversation about how soaring housing costs are pushing retirees into areas where disaster risks are high.

Minami Uchida from the School of Education was interviewed by Teacher Magazine about the experiences of casual teachers.

Dr Henry Kha from the Macquarie Law School was interviewed on The ABC about growing numbers of older couples divorcing and the negative financial implications for women.

Dr Anthony Lambert from MCCALL provided comment to The Courier Mail about the growing trend of female-led superhero films.

Georgia Turnham, Faculty of Arts alumni, was featured in the The Australian Financial Review regarding the growing number of humanities graduates working in cyber security.

Professor Mary Ryan from the School of Education provided comment to Education Review about a call for a review into the quality of teacher education.

Adjunct Professor George Newhouse from the Macquarie Law School contributed a book review title ‘Geoffrey Robertson makes the case for naming and shaming human rights abusers’ to The Conversation.

Professor Matt Bower from the School of Education provided comment to The Australian regarding the federal government’s axing of the Australian Awards for University Teaching in the budget.


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and students from the Faculty of Arts were featured on Nine News Sydney regarding a partnership with Parramatta Council doing 3D scanning of local artefacts.

Dr Nina Marković-Khaze from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology provided comment to Emerging Europe about China’s economic influence in Central and Eastern Europe.

Amy Thunig from the School of Education was featured on ABC1 Melbourne – The Drum discussing a range of issues including consent law, foster care and companies repaying Jobkeeper payments.

Dr Sheryn Lee from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology was interviewed on ABC Radio National about joint military facilities in Australia.

Dr Julian Droogan from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology was interviewed on 2SER about the German far-right movement.