The United States was designed according to ‘the science of politics’ (Federalist Papers No. 9). Founders like James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were among history’s greatest political scientists.

The world is moving closer to the brink of instability, according to United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres. “…our world is heading off the rails — and we need tough decisions to get ...

Archives are strange things. On one hand, they are repositories of the past and the people that came before us. On the other, they are partial snapshots that do not adequately capture diverse cultural ...

Each year over 368 million tonnes of plastics are produced with over 13 million tonnes of it ending up in the soil where it can be toxic to wildlife. Our research team is particularly worried about ...

There is growing evidence that mindfulness-based training programs may support teacher wellbeing and resilience. This clearly sounds like a good idea, in the current context of alarmingly high rates ...

Many readers will know the concept of legal professional privilege from US TV shows and movies like the Tom Cruise hit film The Firm, an adaptation of the John Grisham novel of the same name. In the ...

Associate Professor Ecotoxicology, School of BioSciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne ...

From movies to TV and parental anecdotes, teenagers are often characterised as risk-taking and impulsive with poor decision-making skills. In most of popular depictions, these qualities of teen ...

Technology is often seen as a threat to democracy, with the surge in AI capabilities the latest big concern. This historic year of elections has put the complex relationship between technology and ...

Australia’s modern history of multiculturalism, especially after the Second World War, has been held up as one of the success stories of Australia’s democracy but in recent times it appears to be ...

The combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and location intelligence has given rise to a revolutionary technology known as geospatial artificial intelligence or GeoAI. The technology brings ...

The Australian Government wants to ban kids from social media – but will it work and is it a good idea? Teaching children to use technology appropriately is not a new challenge for parenting. However, ...