La Trobe opinions
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23 Jan 2020Adam Smith, kidnapped
Stuart Kells - Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University's College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce
20 Jan 2020Habitat up in smoke
Dr Jim Radford - Principal Research Fellow, Research Centre for Future Landscapes, La Trobe University , and others
10 Jan 2020The women of the League of Nations
Dr Yves Rees - David Myers Research Fellow, La Trobe University
09 Jan 2020Raising regional educational aspirations
Associate Professor Carol McKinstry - Head, Rural Department of Allied Health, La Trobe University Rural Health School
05 Dec 2019Is fingerprint login really secure?
Dr Nalin Asanka Gamagedara Arachchilage - Senior Research Fellow in Cyber Security, La Trobe University
05 Dec 2019Can ethics/arts stop a tech apocalypse?
Dr Sara James - Senior Lecturer, Sociology, La Trobe University & Dr Sarah Midford - Senior Lecturer, Classics and Ancient History and Director of Teaching and Learning (ugrad), School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University
29 Nov 2019Launch of Sydney Rare Book Week
Stuart Kells - Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University's College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce
20 Nov 2019The wild west of pulp advertising
Stuart Kells - Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University's College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce
14 Nov 2019When literature was a weapon
Robert Manne - Emeritus Professor of Politics and Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at La Trobe University
13 Nov 2019Victims of abuse still face barriers
Dr Laura Griffin - Lecturer in Law, La Trobe University.
13 Nov 2019Bushfire preparation: black spots
Dr Stanley Shanapinda - Research Fellow in Computer Science and Information Technology, La Trobe University
22 Oct 2019Culture helps heal Aboriginal survivors
Carlina Black - PhD candidate, La Trobe University, Margarita Frederico - Professor, Social Work & Social Policy, La Trobe University, Muriel Bamblett - Adjunct Professor, Social Work & Social Policy, La Trobe University
11 Oct 2019Rugby World Cup: Do bonus schemes work?
Liam Lenten - Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Finance, La Trobe University
10 Oct 2019Is this study legit?
Hassan Vally - Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
08 Oct 2019Trump: withdrawing troops from Syria
Tony Walker - Vice-Chancellor's Fellow & Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
04 Oct 2019Trump: the impeachment inquiry
Dennis Altman - Vice-Chancellor's Fellow & Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University
03 Oct 2019What’s fuelling interest in veganism?
Matthew Ruby - Lecturer in Psychology, La Trobe University & Tani Khara - PhD student in Sustainability, University of Technology Sydney
02 Oct 2019The myth of the white Aussie bloke
Andrea Waling - Research fellow, La Trobe University
02 Oct 2019Philip K. Dick: Pulp author and prophet
Stuart Kells - Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University's College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce
26 Sep 2019Everyday sexism & women's mental health
Beatrice Alba - Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre for Sex Health and Society, La Trobe University
25 Sep 2019Protecting young social media users
Susan J Paxton - Emeritus Professor, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University & Hiba Jebeile - PhD candidate/Research Dietitian, University of Sydney
24 Sep 2019Aus Pulp Fiction: Romances and Funnies
Stuart Kells - Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University's College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce
23 Sep 2019Status counts in the Brownlow Medal
Dr Liam Lenten - Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Finance, La Trobe University
17 Sep 2019Australia's limited leverage in Iran
Tony Walker - Adjunct Professor, School of Communication, La Trobe University
11 Sep 2019The Golden Era: Australian Pulp Fiction
Stuart Kells - Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University's College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce
14 Aug 2019Difference of genes for male and females
Professor Jenny Graves - Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
13 Aug 2019Thin understandings of Chinese Communism
Dr Euan Graham - Executive Director, La Trobe Asia, La Trobe University
01 Aug 2019Herd immunity preventing infection
Dr Hassan Vally - Senior Lecturer, Public Health, La Trobe University
24 Jul 2019Deportation hurting AUS-NZ relations
Research Professor Patrick Keyzer - Latrobe University and Dave Martin - PhD Candidate, La Trobe University
24 Jul 2019Time to act on China's cultural genocide
Associate Professor James Leibold - La Trobe University
22 Jul 2019Indonesian policy protects disabilities
Dr Dina Afrianty - Research Fellow, La Trobe Law School, La Trobe University
22 Jul 2019Tit-for-tat ships raise Iran-US conflict
Tony Walker - Adjunct Professor, School of Communication, La Trobe University
18 Jul 2019Bad timing for Australia-China relations
Tony Walker - Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
17 Jul 2019Early autism treatment boosts language
Professor Andrew Whitehouse, University of Western Australia; Kandice Varcin, Telethon Kids Institute, and Dr Kristelle Hudry, La Trobe University
12 Jul 2019Australian pioneers of self-sufficiency
Rachel Goldlust - Graduate Researcher, History, La Trobe University
11 Jul 2019Reintroduction of Siamese crocodiles
Dr Paul McInerney - Macro-invertebrate Project Coordinator, La Trobe University
05 Jul 2019Emojis substituting gestures
Lauren Gawne - David Myers Research Fellow, La Trobe University
03 Jul 2019No common ground between Trump and Kim
Benjamin Habib - Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, La Trobe University
21 Jun 2019Donor-conceived families left guessing
Hannah Robert - Lecturer in Law, La Trobe University and Professor Fiona Kelly - Law Melbourne, La Trobe University
19 Jun 2019Conspiracy in sport
Mathew Marques - Lecturer in Social Psychology, La Trobe University
14 Jun 2019Cyber attack hampers protesters
Stanley Shanapinda - Research Fellow, La Trobe University
13 Jun 2019Dire reality for Hong Kong crisis
Tony Waker - Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
11 Jun 2019Young people more sexually responsible
Christopher M Fisher - Associate Profressor in Young Peoples Sexual Health & Sex Education, La Trobe University
05 Jun 2019The Penguin Paperback
Stuart Kells - Adjunct Professor Business School Operations, La Trobe University's College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce
31 May 2019The library – now a tourism hotspot
Stuart Kells - Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University's College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce
