La Trobe opinions
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26 Sep 2023What previous energy transitions can tell us
Dr Liz Conor, ARC Future Fellow, La Trobe University
12 Sep 2023‘No’ campaign is dominating TikTok - here's why
Professor Andrea Carson, Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University, Director, La Trobe Asia and Associate Professor, La Trobe University and Professor Simon Jackman, University of Sydney
05 Sep 2023The true damage of invasive alien species
Dr Andy Sheppard Chief Research Scientist CSIRO, Professor Melodie McGeoch, La Trobe University, Distinguished Professor Philip Hulme, Lincoln University, Associate Professor Phill Cassey Australian Research Council Industry Laureate Fellow, University of Adelaide
31 Aug 2023The best of streaming this September
Professor Dennis Altman, Ari Mattes, Erin Harrington, Jessica Ford, Jodi McAlister, Professor Michelle Arrow and Stuart Richards
30 Aug 2023Voice referendum: is ‘yes’ or ‘no’ winining?
Professor Andrea Carson, Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University, Dr Max Grömping Senior Lecturer, Griffith University and Professor Simon Jackman, University of Sydney
30 Aug 2023Study: brain trauma risks for young athlete
Alan Pearce Professor, College of Science, Health, Engineering, La Trobe University, Stephen Townsend Lecturer, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland and Kathleen Bachynski Assistant Professor, Public Health, Muhlenberg College
28 Aug 2023Re-imagining the Care Economy will improve lives
Professor Irene Blackberry, director of the Care Economy Research Institute
23 Aug 2023Marriage equality lessons for the Voice referendum
Dennis Altman, Emeritus Professor Vice Chancellors Office
23 Aug 2023Sports infrastructure funding won’t change issues
Dr Alana Thomson Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, La Trobe University and Dr Meghan Casey Senior Lecturer, Exercise Sport Sciences, Federation University Australia
22 Aug 2023Why do we make violent art?
Professor Jacqueline Millner, Visual Arts, La Trobe University
21 Aug 2023Commonwealth Games sporting legacies for Bendigo
Dr Alana Thomson, La Trobe University, Dr Millicent Kennelly, Griffith University, and Dr Ashleigh-Jane Thompson, La Trobe University
18 Aug 2023Snapchat’s ‘creepy’ AI - chatbots aren’t people
Associate Professor Daswin De Silva, Deputy Director of the Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition
17 Aug 2023Victorian government’s bail reforms fall short
Dr Emma Russell , Justice & Legal Studies, La Trobe University, Andreea Lachsz PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney and Sarah Schwartz, The University of Melbourne
15 Aug 2023Urban sprawl is ‘not a dirty word’?
Dr Hulya Gilbert Lecturer in Planning and Human Geography, La Trobe University, and Dr Ian Woodcock Senior Lecturer in Urbanism, University of Sydney
11 Aug 2023The Yirrkala Bark Petitions
Professor Clare Wright OAM
09 Aug 2023Tracing the fall from grace of Ben Roberts-Smith
Professor Andrea Carson
19 Jul 2023The Fairley La Trobe Lecture: Alan Finkel
Alan Finkel AC
18 Jul 2023Women soccer players more likely to tear their ACL
Dr Brooke Patterson, Dr Andrea Bruder and Dr Sallie Cowan, La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre
14 Jul 2023Australia’s new approach to tackling fake news
Professor Andrea Carson, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy
13 Jul 2023Making banks pay for scam losses
Dr Muhammad Al Mamun, Senior Lecturer Finance
12 Jul 2023Gold Diggers on ABC TV
Dr Katrina Dernelley, Adjunct Research Fellow Deputy Vice-Chancellor
11 Jul 2023Sports organisations failure to protect women
Professor Holly Thorpe and Dr Kirsty Forsdike
07 Jul 2023Victims were right about robodebt all along
Dr Darren O'Donovan, Senior Lecturer in Administrative Law
06 Jul 2023‘Clean girl’ and ‘old money’ aesthetics on TikTok
Averyl Gaylor, PhD Candidate in History
05 Jul 2023Expectations: Robodebt Royal Commission report
Dr Darren O'Donovan, Senior Lecturer in Administrative Law
04 Jul 2023Turtles could delay Western Sydney Airport flights
Ricky Spencer, Western Sydney University, Deborah Bower, University of New England, Michael B. Thompson, University of Sydney, James Van Dyke, La Trobe University, Richard Thomas, Western Sydney University
04 Jul 2023World's first CTE diagnosis in a female athlete
Professor Alan Pearce - College of Science, Health, Engineering, La Trobe University, Dr Stephen Townsend - Lecturer, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Dr Rebecca Olive - Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
01 Jul 2023Is ‘goggle time’ the new ‘screen time’?
Professor Therese Keane, STEM education and associate dean of research and industry engagement in the School of Education
26 Jun 2023Scientist set out to sing the story of our origins
Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow
26 Jun 2023The rise of Yevgeny Prigozhin
Dr Robert Horvath and PhD candidate Isabella Currie, La Trobe University
21 Jun 2023New institute a model for avoiding dystopia
Vice Chancellor John Dewar AO, La Trobe University, and Vice Chancellor Sir Chris Husbands, Sheffield Hallam University
14 Jun 2023Sore joints in winter? Staying active can help
Dr Matthew King, Lecturer, Research Fellow, and Physiotherapist, La Trobe University, Charlotte Ganderton, Senior Lecturer (Physiotherapy), RMIT University, and Inge Gnatt, Lecturer (Psychology), Provisional Psychologist, Swinburne University of Technology,
08 Jun 2023Add stronger health warning labels to alcohol
Professor Emmanuel Kuntsche, Director of the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University, Associate Professor Paula O'Brien, Faculty of Law, The University of Melbourne, Professor Robin Room, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
23 May 2023Sumner Redstone: the other media baron
Dr Nick Richardson, Adjunct Professor of Journalism
22 May 2023Early intervention value for infant autism signs
Dr Cathy Bent, Alexandra Aulich, Christos Constantine, Dr Kristelle Hudry, La Trobe University
18 May 2023$7.3 million to get young people out of aged-care
Adjunct Associate Professor Di Winkler
03 May 2023History and future of Australia's botanic gardens
Emeritus Professor Susan K Martin
21 Apr 2023What are dead hangs? and how do I do them safely?
Sarah Warby and Charlotte Ganderton
20 Apr 2023The ‘disastrous’ Morrison government dissected
Professor Dennis Altman
20 Apr 2023Genetic 'master switch' determines animals sex
Professor Jenny Graves
19 Apr 2023Electric vehicle revolution revives an industry
Professor Timothy Minchin
13 Apr 2023Growing gap of LGBTQ+ rights between countries
Emeritus Professor Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellors Office
12 Apr 2023Relying on predictions to guide conservation
Andrew Bennett, Adjunct Professor in Ecology and Angie Haslem, Research Fellow at La Trobe University, co-written with Jim Thomson, Senior Scientist and Tracey Hollings, Associate Research Scientist, Ecological Modelling at Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research.
27 Mar 2023How species become officially vulnerable
Emily Scicluna, PhD candidate & Dr Jim Radford, Research Centre for Future Landscapes
24 Mar 2023Easy $400? Ditch your gas heater for electric
Rachel Goldlust, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Archaeology and History
