Media Highlights - November 2021

Australia’s performance at the Glasgow COP26 Summit, fake vaccine certificates, the transition to a cashless society and the potential discovery of a third Egyptian Sun Temple… see where the Faculty of Arts has been making headlines in November.

Associate Professor Ben Spies-Butcher from the School of Social Sciences was featured in Starts At 60 regarding Universal Basic Income in Australia.

Dr Sarah Keith from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature was interviewed on 2SER about Ego4D a research project by Meta.

Dr John De Nobile from the School of Education was featured in The Educator Australia regarding the importance of leadership in regional and remote schools.

Dr Madeline Taylor from the Macquarie Law School contributed an article to The Age titled ‘Come clean on hydrogen’s superpowers’.

Dr Peter Edwell from the Department of History and Archaeology was interviewed on ABC Radio Nightlife about the history of maps.

Dr Shireen Morris from the Macquarie Law School contributed the article, ‘Reform solutions will come from the radical centre’ to The Australian.

Dr Roger Lee Huang from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology provided comment to Sky News Australia about China’s actions towards celebrities.

Dr Intan Paramaditha from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature was interviewed on ABC News about travel fiction.

Associate Professor Robert Sinnerbrink from the Department of Philosophy was featured on Agedcare101 regarding why people lie. This story was originally published on The Lighthouse.

Vincent Hurley from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology provided comment to Daily Mail regarding fake vaccine certificates.

Dr Mark Hearn from the Department of History and Archaeology was interviewed on ABC News about the 1894 Bridge Street Affray after which police started carrying guns.

Professor Bronwyn Carlson from the Department of Indigenous Studies contributed the article, ‘Preppers is a deep reading of colonial violence – and a hilarious, must-watch Aussie TV comedy’ to The Conversation.

Dr Jonathan Symons from the School of Social Sciences provided comment to The Daily Telegraph on Australia’s performance at the Glasgow COP26 Summit.

Dr Lavina Lee from the School of Social Sciences was featured in The Sydney Morning Herald regarding her comments on the Q+A program regarding Paul Keating's comments on China.

Dr Lavina Lee from the School of Social Sciences was featured in a panel discussion on ABC News about Australia's international relations.

Professor Naren Chitty from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Languages and Literature was interviewed on 2SER about soft power and its place in international relations.

Dr Karin Sowada from the Department of History and Archaeology was interviewed on 7 NEWS about the potential discovery of a third Egyptian Sun Temple.

Dr Chris Vasantkumar from the School of Social Sciences was interviewed on SBS about the transition to a cashless society.

Dr Julian Droogan from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology provided comment to The Sydney Morning Herald about far-right groups in anti-government protests.

Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature was interviewed on ABC News about fan letters that were sent to two well-known ABC shows in the 80s and 90s.

Dr Lavina Lee from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences was featured on ABC’s The Drum discussing Australia's Quad partnership with India, Japan and the United States.

Dr Roger Lee Huang from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology was interviewed on 2SM about the Australian Government's rhetoric on Taiwan.

Associate Professor Donna Houston from the School of Social Sciences was interviewed on Channel 7 Sydney about the role of 'quiet activism' in addressing climate change. This story was originally published on The Lighthouse.

Honorary Postdoctoral Associate Dr Elenie Poulos from the School of Social Sciences was interviewed on 2SER, ABC News Radio and Lifehacker Australia about the debate over religious freedom.

Honorary Postdoctoral Associate Dr Elenie Poulos from the School of Social Sciences contributed the article, The debate about religious discrimination is back, so why do we keep hearing about religious ‘freedom’? to The Conversation.

Professor Bronwyn Carlson and Madi Day from the Department of Indigenous Studies contributed the article, White supremacist and far right ideology underpin anti-vax movements to The Conversation.

Professor Bates Gill from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology was interviewed on ABC News about growing partisanship on Australia's relations with China.

Professor Bates Gill from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology provided comment to El Confidencial about the Chinese Communist Party 'rewriting' its official history.

Professor Naren Chitty from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Languages and Literature provided comment to Bloomberg about China's handling of its star tennis player Peng Shuai's disappearance from public view.

Professor Bronwyn Carlson from the Department of Indigenous Studies provided commentary to The Age around 'blackfishing' on social media in regards to the spreading of misinformation.

Dr Shireen Morris from the Macquarie Law School contributed the article, Ending online anonymity won’t make social media less toxic to The Conversation.

Dr Alex Simpson from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology was interviewed on ABC Radio National about a recent case study on tax fraud.

Professor Louise D'Arcens from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, Professor Wendy Rogers from the Department of Philosophy and Associate Professor Trevor Evans from the Department of History and Archaeology were announced in Campus Morning Mail as Australian Academy of the Humanities 2021 Fellows.

Dr Shireen Morris from the Macquarie Law School was interviewed on ABC 24 about online anonymity on social media.

Dr Alex Simpson from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology provided comment to MSN – Australia about a recent case study on tax fraud.

Dr Thomas Baudinette from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature provided comment to Forkast News about innovations in the K-pop industry.

Associate Professor Daniel Ghezelbash from the Macquarie Law School was interviewed on ABC News the use of AI technology making the law more accessible for disabled people.

Professor Bronwyn Carlson from the Department of Indigenous Studies was mentioned on ABC’s The Drum around a recent essay she penned on 'blackfishing' on social media and the spreading of misinformation.