From The Australian War Memorial’s recognition of the Frontier Wars to marking the 25th anniversary of the Waterfront Dispute and the current housing crisis in Australia, see where Faculty of Arts academics have been making headlines this month.
Dr Roger Lee Huang, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was featured on ABC Online regarding the political ramifications of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to America and former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's trip through China.
Dr Roger Lee Huang, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was quoted in Taiwan News Online regarding Taiwan’s international influence.
Fearmongering about endless litigation arising from establishing an Indigenous Voice to Parliament has no basis now that the explanatory memorandum has helped clarify its scope, according to Dr Shireen Morris, from Macquarie Law School, who was quoted in The Mandarin.
The education department in New South Wales has warned Instagram 'teacher influencers' that filming in classrooms and selling learning resources for educators may breach their terms of employment. Dr Janet Dutton, from the School of Education, provided comment to The Sun Herald advising while teachers need to be aware of their legal and ethical responsibilities, they can also appreciate the power of social media. This article also appeared on Stuff NZ.
First published by Crikey, this analysis of the AUKUS deal covers Nine's recent 'Red Alert' series and mentioned links between Dr Lavina Lee, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington and the US Studies Centre.
Dr Shireen Morris, from Macquarie Law School, offered commentary to 666 ABC Canberra on Peter Dutton's opposition to the constitutional recognition of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Emeritus Professor Murray Goot, from the School of Social Sciences, offered commentary to The New Daily on Peter Dutton's opposition to the constitutional recognition of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Honorary Professor Jane Messer, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, contributed an article to The Conversation.
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland have launched a new report into online safety for Indigenous children. The report is based heavily on the research of Professor Bronwyn Carlson, Head of the Department of Indigenous Studies. Featured in Koori Mail, the report shows that First Nations youth face a greater risk of exposure to a range of harmful content and are nearly three times more likely to report experiencing hate speech.
Professor Michelle Arrow, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was interviewed on ABC Radio National about the role of apologies when it comes to historic wrongs.
Professor Michelle Arrow, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was featured on ABC Online about the role of apologies when it comes to historic wrongs.
Professor Surya Deva, Macquarie Law School, was featured in India Education Diary following his recent appointment by the Human Rights Council as the second Special Rapporteur on the right to development.
More than 1.5 million children across the country are set to benefit from a series of updates to Australia’s national early childhood learning frameworks, the result of a two-year review by a national consortium led by Macquarie University, QUT and Edith Cowan University. Associate Professor Fay Hadley, Macquarie School of Education, who was part of the research team, was featured in India Education Diary and advised the updates will ensure educators are provided with relevant and contemporary guiding principles.
Passing the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is about fixing the discrimination of the past and a “moral question” of who Australia is as a country and what the people want it to be in the future, advised constitutional law expert Dr Shireen Morris, from Macquarie Law School, to The Epoch Times.
Dr Shireen Morris, from Macquarie Law School, was interviewed on 666 ABC Canberra and advised to have real impact, the Voice to Parliament needs to advise on policy, not just proposed laws.
Culture, sustainability and leadership are key themes of the recent updates to Australia’s national early childhood learning frameworks, which are the result of a two-year review led by Macquarie University. Associate Professor Fay Hadley, from Macquarie School of Education, who was part of the research team, was featured in The Sector.
Professor Surya Deva, from Macquarie Law School, was featured in Australian Lawyer following his appointment as the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development by the UN Human Rights Council.
This month marks the 25th anniversary of Australia's waterfront dispute, better known as the Patrick's dispute. Dr Geraldine Fela, from the Department of History and Archaeology, who is writing a book on the dispute, featured on ABC to discuss the history of the conflict, and what it has meant for Australian industrial relations and workplace law.
Emeritus professor Murray Goot, from the School of Social Sciences, offered insight to The Guardian on recent activity of resources minister, Madeleine King.
Marking 50 years since Gough Whitlam appointed the world's first Women's Adviser to a national government, Professor Michelle Arrow, from the Department of History and Archaeology and editor of 'Women and Whitlam: Revisiting the Revolution', joined a conversation on ABC Radio National about the significance of this move.
Marking 50 years since Gough Whitlam appointed the world's first Women's Adviser to a national government, Professor Michelle Arrow, Department of History and Archaeology and editor of 'Women and Whitlam: Revisiting the Revolution', joined ABC Online in a conversation about the significance of this move.
Dr Shireen Morris, from Macquarie Law School, was interviewed on ABC Radio National regarding the Voice to Parliament.
Alistair Sisson, from Macquarie School of Social Sciences, contributed an article to The Guardian regarding how increasing private housing supply alone is not an adequate response to the urgent problem of rising rents, calling for more public housing.
Professor Wendy Lipworth, from the Department of Philosophy, provided comment to AFR Weekend on the ethics of superannuation schemes that support egg freezing.
Dr Shireen Morris, from Macquarie Law School, was featured in ABC Online regarding the Voice to Parliament.
Alistair Sisson, from Macquarie School of Social Sciences, was featured in 7news regarding how social housing is a more cost-effective and lasting way of ensuring low-income households have affordable and secure housing.
New research from Monash University and the Macquarie University Law School confirms Prosecco is a grape variety name. Australia’s Prosecco producers are fighting EU attempts to make Prosecco a geographical indication (GI) product, as featured in The Shout. This story also appeared in Italy24.
Dr Emlyn Dodd, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was featured in IFL Science regarding recent excavations at the Villa of the Quintilii, which uncovered the remains of a unique winery just outside Rome.
Professor Lise Barry, Dean of Macquarie Law School, was featured in Lawyer’s Weekly regarding the 30 under 30 Awards, in which Macquarie Law School had 29 finalists, more than any other university in Australia.
Professor Peter Greste, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was interviewed on 720 ABC Perth regarding the defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems.
Professor Peter Greste, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was interviewed on ABC Radio National regarding the defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems.
Dr Shireen Morris, from Macquarie Law School, provided comment to The Canberra Times advising Indigenous Australians have already compromised on the Voice to Parliament.
Professor Peter Greste, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, offered insight to ABC Online on the out-of-court settlement in the defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems.
Dr Dalbir Ahlawat, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was featured in ABC Online, advising Air India's purchase of 470 new planes from Boeing and Airbus shows that the airline and the country have a serious focus on the Indo-Pacific region.
In an op-ed in Australian Institute of International Affairs, Dr Mariam Farida, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, discussed the connection between the growth in regional terrorism in Africa and the ecological crisis.
Dr Madeline Taylor, from Macquarie Law School, was interviewed on ABC NewsRadio regarding the closure of the Liddell Power Station.
Analyst suggests some of Australia’s aged care providers are misleading the public about their financial position to demand higher fees. Emeritus Professor Gabrielle Meagher, from Macquarie School of Social Sciences, was featured in The Guardian and advised the report only captured 30 per cent of the residential care sector.
Dr Madeline Taylor, from Macquarie Law School, was interviewed on 702 ABC Sydney and advised the closure of the Liddell Power Station won't impact supply or energy prices.
An effort by the European Union to restrict the use of the name prosecco has been labelled by legal academics from Monash and Macquarie universities as the "dodgiest claim" to a geographical indicator, as featured in ABC Online.
Professor Michelle Arrow, from the Department of History and Archaeology, contributed an article to The Conversation.
Associate Professor Adam Lockyer, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, contributed an article to The Conversation.
Five out of five experts interviewed believe AI will one day reach artificial general intelligence. Simplified, artificial general intelligence (AGI) is the point at which AI acquires human-like generalised cognitive capabilities. Professor Paul Formosa, Head of the Department of Philosophy, was quoted in Australian Geographic and advised "the rise of AI suggests we can have intelligence without consciousness."
Dr Peter Edwell, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was interviewed on 774 ABC Melbourne regarding ancient Rome and the parallels with modern life.