Faculty of Arts in the Media

Rallies against Aboriginal deaths in custody, Myanmar's military coup, conspiracies about COVID vaccines and the death of a prince… see where the Faculty of Arts has been making headlines this month.

Dr Margie Borschke from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature was interviewed on ABC Evening News regarding whether CDs will become a collectible item like vinyl records.

Dr Lavina Lee from the School of Social Sciences was quoted in The Age regarding the Quad's effectiveness in dealing with China.

Kawsar Ali from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature contributed the article 'The Christchurch massacre continues to haunt Muslims across the world - online and offline' to The Guardian.

Adjunct Professor George Newhouse from Macquarie University Law School was profiled on an episode of ABC Compass titled The Accidental Advocate about his legal work fighting for the rights of refugees and the nation’s first people for decades, in particular for the family of David Dungay Jr.

Professor Michelle Arrow from the Department of History and Archaeology was interviewed on 6PR 882 News Talk about the 1970s.

Professor Mary Ryan from the School of Education provided comment to The Educator Australia regarding quality of initial teacher education.

Professor Marion Maddox from the School of Social Sciences contributed the article ‘Scott Morrison is not the first Australian prime minister with religious beliefs. What is different this time?’ to The Guardian.

Dr Georgia McWhinney from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology contributed an article to The Conversation titled ‘Endless itching: how Anzacs treated lice in the trenches with poetry and their own brand of medicine’.

Professor Ray Laurence from the Department of History and Archaeology was interviewed on ABC News regarding life in ancient Rome.

Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature was interviewed on Mamamia Extraordinary Stories: Magazine Queens about the history of Cleo magazine.

Professor Bates Gill from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology was featured on 3AW, Smooth FM and syndicated stations about Victoria's Belt and Road agreement with China which was cancelled.

Professor Michael Fine from the Department of Sociology contributed the article 'When too much is barely enough' to Aged Care Insite.

Adjunct Professor George Newhouse from the Macquarie Law School was featured in The Australian regarding a class action lawsuit against Service NSW after a data breach.

Associate Professor Mark Alfano from the Department of Philosophy was featured on Yahoo News regarding conspiracies about COVID vaccines.

Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature was interviewed on ABC Radio Sydney Drive about the 190th anniversary of the Sydney Morning Herald. 

Associate Professor Shirleene Robinson from the Department of History and Archaeology was featured in the Sydney Morning Herald regarding changing attitudes to same-sex parenthood.

Professor Bronwyn Carlson from the Department of Indigenous Studies contributed the article 'No public outrage, no vigils: Australia’s silence at violence against Indigenous women' to The Conversation.

Dr Karin Sowada from the Department of History and Archaeology was featured on ABC Radio Darwin about the discovery of a previously unknown type of Egyptian mummification using a mud carapace. This story was originally published on The Lighthouse.

Dr Karin Sowada from the Department of History and Archeology was interviewed on ABC Radio Sydney Drive regarding the discovery of a 'lost golden city' in Egypt.

Amy Thunig from the School of Education was featured on ABC The Drum discussing rallies against Aboriginal deaths in custody, the vaccine rollout and the death of Prince Philip.

Dr Anthony Lambert from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature was featured in the Sunday Telegraph regarding how Game of Thrones changed television.

Dr Roger Huang from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology was interviewed on 2SER about the escalating use of force in Myanmar's military coup.

Professor Michelle Arrow from the Department of History and Archaeology provided comment to the Sydney Morning Herald regarding the government's new taskforce for women.

Professor Ben Schreer from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology provided comment to South China Morning Post about China and the United States sailing aircraft carriers into ­contentious waters in the East and South China seas.

Associate Professor Lisa Wynn from the School of Social Sciences was interviewed on ABC Radio Brisbane about her research into people's knowledge and beliefs about COVID-19.

Associate Professor Tiffany Jones from the School of Education contributed the article 'New research documents the severity of LGBTQA+ conversion practices — and why faith matters in recovery' to The Conversation.

Dr Rebecca Sheehan from the School of Social Sciences provided comment to the Sydney Morning Herald about the government's plan to crack down on workplace sexual harassment.

Dr Sarah Keith from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature was featured in Vogue regarding K-pop star Blackpink's Rosé who featured on the cover of the magazine.

Dr Leigh Boucher from the Department of History and Archaeology was featured in Australian Book Review regarding his chapter in a book about the British Association for the Advancement of Science's trip to Australia in 1914 to study Indigenous culture.