Before we rush to rebuild after fires, we need to think about where and how
Mark Maund, PhD Candidate, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
A primary school in East Gippsland was burnt down in the current bushfire crisis. While Premier Daniel Andrews immediately committed to rebuilding the school as it was, media reported the local CFA captain didn’t want it rebuilt. Screen Shot from abc.net.au.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-...
Australian sea lions are declining. Using drones to check their health can help us understand why
Jarrod Hodgson, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide
Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) are one of the rarest pinnipeds in the world and they are declining.Jarrod Hodgson, CC BY-NDAustralian sea lions are in trouble. Their population has never recovered from the impact of the commercial sealing that occurred mainly in the 19th century.Low-lying r...
With costs approaching $100 billion, the fires are Australia's costliest natural disaster
Paul Read, Climate Criminologist & Senior Instructor/Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University
It’s hard to estimate the eventual economic cost of Australia’s 2019-20 megafires, partly because they are still underway, and partly because it is hard to know the cost to attribute to deaths and the decimation of species and habitats, but it is easy to get an idea of its significance &...
In cases of cardiac arrest, time is everything. Community responders can save lives
Bill Lord, Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
Cardiac arrest can occur with little or no warning in people who were previously healthy, including young people.From shutterstock.comEach year more than 24,000 Australians experience a sudden cardiac arrest. This means their heart unexpectedly stops beating. A cardiac arrest leads to loss of consci...
So the government gave sports grants to marginal seats. What happens now?
Maria O'Sullivan, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, and Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University
When Australians pay their income tax, they assume the money is going to areas of the community that need it, rather than being used by the government to shore up votes for the next election.This is why the findings of the Australian National Audit Office into the awarding of community sporting gran...
The Olympics have always been a platform for protest. Banning hand gestures and kneeling ignores their history
It is the year of the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee was quickly out of the blocks with new guidelines regarding athlete protests. The IOC is w…
Important 2020 SEO Trends You Need to Know
The landscape of SEO is evolving with each passing year, which is why, if your business depends on its online presence and search engine ranking, this is a topic thatâ…
how fraudsters take advantage of those in need
Australians were also cheated out of A$400,000 last year in charity scams.Dean Lewins/AAPThere’s been an overwhelming outpouring of love and support around the wor…
Catherine Hay Thomson, the Australian undercover journalist who went inside asylums and hospitals
Catherine Hay Thomson went undercover as an assistant nurse for her series on conditions at Melbourne Hospital. A. J. Campbell Collection/National Library of AustraliaIn…
the end of the checkout signals a dire future for those without the right skills
Shops checkouts are predicted to disappear this decade. Customers will be able to take what they want and walk out, with payment done automatically.www.shutterstock.com…
To improve firefighters' mental health, we can't wait for them to reach out – we need to 'reach in'
Many firefighters will by now be exhausted, having been on the front line of Australia’s bushfire crisis for weeks or months. This bushfire season has been unrelen…
'What subjects do I choose for my last years of school?'
Locking yourself into one career path too early may be risky.from shutterstock.comWe are being asked to do work experience this year, in a field we might like to work in…
Yes, native plants can flourish after bushfire. But there’s only so much hardship they can take
Bulbine lilies flowering and eucalypts resprouting after fire in the Victorian high country. Heidi ZimmerIn a fire-blackened landscape, signs of life are everywhere. A r…
Take care when examining the economic impact of fires. GDP doesn't tell the full story
It is possible to calculate the impact impact of fires, but not using GDP.Shutterstock/Andrew Brownbilll/AAPEstimates of the economic damage caused by the bushfires are …
