The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Independent news from the sharpest academic minds.
Read: for free:

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

First published in 2000, Persepolis created a transformative shift in comics, memoir and political storytelling. Its Iranian–French creator has died, aged 56. @unimelb @Uni_Newcastle https://t.co/H8vMeBKj6Y

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

Yes, some people may try to qualify for a pension payment before selling an asset. But the loophole is far narrower and better defended than some headlines suggest. @UTAS_ https://t.co/wEbNrEvjB4

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

At a time when vehicle theft claims are falling across most of Australia, Victoria is heading in the opposite direction. @XantheMallett @CQU @Swinburne https://t.co/Avtwhi5eGU

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

Following news of Australia acquiring used Virginia-class submarines from the US, AUKUS has been in the headlines again, but how much of what you've heard is true? @uwanews @UNSW https://t.co/mZmcXJciNm

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

Australia’s bookshops are in trouble, and that's bad news for readers. But there are ideas we could borrow from Europe to help make our bookshops healthy again. @unimelb https://t.co/f9zm7xWXyp

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

Social media is spruiking the health benefits of 'lymphatic draining'. 2 lymphoedema experts explain what it is and whether it works. @Macquarie_Uni https://t.co/oAGtWocu4r

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

This year's World Cup will be the biggest ever – it also promises to be the most technologically advanced. @drpaulsalmon @DrScottMclean @usceduau https://t.co/9vZFRNMxUX

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

Democracies can either defend rights in the digital age, or drift into complicity as the architects of a new, global authoritarianism enabled by AI. @https://x.com/NMorieson @ihsanylmz @Deakin https://t.co/QbZKM29mt3

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

The AI era has fundamentally changed the risks associated with poor cybersecurity practices. @unimelb https://t.co/RkZDs7dXw4

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

As an overhauled rulebook for commercial forestry comes into force, there are concerns it could weaken safeguards as climate risks intensify. @LincolnUniNZ https://t.co/PXFzMPc5Hp

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

Borrowed from psychiatry, the term “ontological security” describes how nations understand themselves and their place in the world – and how it can break down. @1nrsmith @waikato https://t.co/0jTBOXMv0B

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

We are designed to smell each other – but the custom-made soulmates of AI are frictionless, and always available. What if we fall out of love with our own kind? https://t.co/gp6vHovTMX

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

For decades, TV has had a 'rape problem'. But Off Campus proves stories about sexual violence don't need to be graphic to be powerful. @Sydney_Uni https://t.co/yx1li1DgNO

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

Australia largely has enough off-street parking to do away with unsightly kerbside parking – and free up space for bikes, pedestrians and scooters. @UQ_News https://t.co/qY0XIlnwVK

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

Not all deceptions are equal. @Macquarie_Uni https://t.co/M5wxEDQsbh

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

There is no approved vaccine to curb the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. But new funding offers hope. @griffo762014 @UQ_News https://t.co/RqOLhG108a

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

Class has always mattered, and now labour parties around the world are finding out why. @PeetzDavid @Griffith_Uni https://t.co/oDiXBHoZPF

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

According to international assessments, Australian unis are 'struggling'. Closer to home, some academics are questioning whether a uni degree is even worth it. @OurANU https://t.co/3SAmQpletB

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

Debate around the budget rolls on as Pauline prepares herself for centerstage. @michellegrattan @UniCanberra https://t.co/S1y3tCCCIq

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

This drug is used to treat endometriosis and some breast cancers, but will soon be stripped from Australian shelves. @Macquarie_Uni https://t.co/qMUnamoEql