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The news media is not typically a joyful thing to read and watch. We consume it for a whole host of important reasons, but rarely to cheer ourselves up (that’s what Bridgerton and leftover Easter eggs are for).
But lately, many Australians — women in particular — have been finding the news cycle particularly depressing and distressing. Each day seems to bring new tales of assault, abuse and harassment. It is undoubtedly a positive thing these are coming to light. But you could be forgiven for feeling like it’s just bad news heaped upon more bad news and nothing is changing.
Australian National University political scientist Blair Williams is a researcher with the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership. She was also one of the organisers of the March 4 Justice in Canberra last month.
Today, she presents nine Australians who are fighting for change and making a difference on gender equality. Some are household names, others are less well-known.
Williams writes, “there is hope”.
“As an organiser of the recent March 4 Justice rally […] I saw firsthand the collective anger and frustration directed at federal parliament and wider society and the thirst for change.”
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Judith Ireland
Deputy Editor, Politics + Society
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Blair Williams, Australian National University
Brittany Higgins, Christine Holgate, that awful desk thing at parliament. It is easy think it is all bad news and nothing is changing. But these Australians show there is hope.
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Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute; Anika Stobart, Grattan Institute
In a new report, we outline four important steps the government must take to achieve real change in Australia's aged-care system.
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Peter Gahan, The University of Melbourne; Jesse E. Olsen, The University of Melbourne
The Morrison government's decision to drop vaccination targets goes against decades of research and evidence on the importance of goal-setting.
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Chris O'Neill, Monash University; Gavin JD Smith, Australian National University; Mark Andrejevic, Monash University; Neil Selwyn, Monash University; Xin Gu, Monash University
Interviews with students, tutors, tech workers and university administrators reveal the problems with online exam monitoring systems — but also show they're unlikely to go away.
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Caitlyn Forster, University of Sydney
Science and comic books have been cross-pollinating each other for some time (think Spider-Man). But kids can learn a lot of valuable science information from comics books too.
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Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University; Boris Leroy, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN); Camille Bernery, Université Paris-Saclay; Christophe Diagne, Université Paris-Saclay; Franck Courchamp, Université Paris-Saclay
Invasive species have been invading foreign territories for centuries. By quantifying the mammoth economic impacts, we hope political leaders will start to take notice.
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Arts + Culture
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Nick Prescott, Flinders University
Beautifully directed, powerfully acted, Peter Weir's Gallipoli still captures the devastating emotional toll of war, 40 years after it first premiered.
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Politics + Society
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Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue might be the most important security alliance you've never heard of – and New Zealand needs to start taking it seriously.
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Ian Hancock, Australian National University
For so long the 'coming man' of Australian political life, Peacock's many natural gifts always seemed better used beyond politics than within it.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Director of the Institute for Governance & Policy Analysis, Dr Lain Dare discuss the week in politics.
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Bronwyn Carlson, Macquarie University
There is an urgent need to address the high rates of violence against Indigenous women and children. Australia has been silent on these issues for too long.
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Hayden Crosby, University of Auckland
Calls to ban far-right groups should be treated with caution. Anything that drives extremism further underground risks making the situation worse.
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Health + Medicine
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Brett Mitchell, University of Newcastle; Philip Russo, Monash University
A deep clean involves cleaning objects or surfaces that may not be routinely cleaned, such as walls, ventilation ducts, curtains, carpets, and hard-to-reach places.
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Rajib Dasgupta, Jawaharlal Nehru University
After a massive reduction in COVID case numbers and optimism about the vaccine rollout, India has seen a huge second wave of infections.
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Dougal Sutherland, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Two years ago an inquiry called for major reform of New Zealand's mental health services, but since then, things got worse rather than better.
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Science + Technology
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Michael Keane, Queensland University of Technology
It would be useful for China's big tech firms to toe the party line. But the once mutually-beneficial relationship between these companies and the government is becoming increasingly strained.
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Environment + Energy
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Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo, Deakin University
Rare-earth metals are currently mined or recovered via e-waste recycling — methods with drawbacks including high cost, environmental damage, and risks to human safety. This is where we come in.
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