La Trobe opinions
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09 Sep 2020‘Died from’ or ‘died with’ COVID-19?
Dr Marc Trabsky - Senior Lecturer, La Trobe Law School and Director, Centre for Health, Law and Society, La Trobe University & Courtney Hempton - Associate Research Fellow, Deakin University
01 Sep 2020Should I stop running if my knee hurts?
Christian Barton - Senior Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, MRFF Fellow, La Trobe University & Ewa M Roos - Professor of Muscle and Joint Health, University of Southern Denmark
01 Sep 2020The rights of people with disabilities
Professor Christine Bigby - Director of the Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
27 Aug 2020The complexity of the China-US rivalry
Nick Bisley - Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University, La Trobe University
21 Aug 2020How the dark gets in
Professor Clare Wright - La Trobe University
31 Jul 2020Rethink needed on flawed rugby research
Adam White, Joe Piggin, John Batten, Gary Turner, Alan Pearce, Rachael Bullingham, Eric Anderson
10 Jul 2020Who was William Shakespeare?
Stuart Kells - Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University's College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce
10 Jul 2020Death the Leveller
Stuart Kells - Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University's College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce
07 Jul 2020Airborne transmission and COVID-19
Hassan Vally - Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
24 Jun 2020Watching Hamilton today
Dennis Altman - Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University
23 Jun 2020We need a royal commission into robodebt
Darren O'Donovan - Senior Lecturer in Administrative Law, La Trobe University
23 Jun 2020Coronavirus and sex hormones
Jenny Graves - Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
22 Jun 2020Coal addiction comes at huge cost
Judith Brett - Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University
17 Jun 2020Deaths in custody, the law and police
Dr Laura Griffin - Lecturer in Law, La Trobe University
17 Jun 2020Committing to gender equity in pandemic
By Dr Tasha Weir, Project Manager of La Trobe’s SAGE Athena SWAN, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Industry Engagement)
16 Jun 2020How do you stay safe on the slopes?
Hassan Vally - Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
15 Jun 2020Better breastfeeding data needed
Lisa Amir - Professor in Breastfeeding Research, La Trobe University & Julie P. Smith - Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
12 Jun 2020Should I wear a mask on public transport?
Hassan Vally - Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
10 Jun 2020Cutting the ABC cuts public trust
Andrea Carson - Associate Professor, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
10 Jun 2020Attending G7 carries diplomatic risks
Tony Walker - Vice-Chancellor's Fellow & Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
02 Jun 2020Navigating public transport safely
Hassan Vally - Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
02 Jun 2020Leadbeater’s possum has its day in court
Dr Julia Dehm - Lecturer, La Trobe University Law School
01 Jun 2020Lab experiments moved online or mailed
Brian Abbey - Professor of Physics, La Trobe University & David Hoxley - Senior Lecturer, Physics, La Trobe University
24 May 2020Beware the ‘cauldron of paranoia’
Tony Walker - Vice-Chancellor's Fellow & Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
22 May 2020Socialising safely as restrictions ease
Hassan Vally - Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
21 May 2020Is taking hydroxychloroquine wise?
Dr Teresa G. Carvalho - Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, La Trobe University
14 May 2020Aus-China relationship is in a hole
Tony Walker - Vice-Chancellor's Fellow & Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
12 May 2020COVID hurting abortion access nationwide
Dr Erica Millar - Lecturer in Crime, Justice and Legal Studies, La Trobe University
12 May 2020COVID throws fuel on US-China relations
Nick Bisley - Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University
07 May 2020How George Pell failed sex abuse victims
Timothy Jones, Senior Lecturer in History
01 May 2020Reflecting on death and ageism
Chris Mackie - Professor of Classics, La Trobe University
30 Apr 2020Why Singapore’s COVID-19 cases growing
Lecturer Sallie Yea - Interdisciplinary Studies, La Trobe University
30 Apr 2020Universities more important than ever
La Trobe Vice-Chancellor Professor John Dewar AO
29 Apr 2020Private health insurance during COVID-19
Professor Karen Willis - Allied Health Research, Melbourne Health, La Trobe University, Senior Research Fellow Sophie Lewis - Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW
28 Apr 2020COVID-19: China and Australia relations
Adjunct Professor Tony Walker - School of Communications, La Trobe University
28 Apr 2020Violence at work: the new normal?
Senior Lecturer Dr Evelien Spelten - Public Health, La Trobe University
24 Apr 2020COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America
Vice - Chancellors Fellow Professor Dennis Altman, La Trobe University, Professor Juan Carlos Valarezo - International Relations, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
21 Apr 2020COVID-19: how Australia should prepare
Senior Lecturer Dr Deborah Gleeson - Public Health, La Trobe University, Emeritus scholar Dr David Legge - School of Public Health & Human Biosciences, La Trobe University
20 Apr 2020Why do we need quality health reporting?
Associate Professor Andrea Carson - Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University, Associate Professor (Clinical)Andrew Brett, University of Melbourne, Senior Manager Timothy B. Gravelle - Research and Data Insights, The University of Queensland
20 Apr 2020High rates of COVID-19 deaths in men
Vice Chancellor's Fellow & Distinguished Professor Jenny Graves - School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University
17 Apr 2020Can sex in isolation be fulfilling?
ARC DECRA Research fellow Andrea Waling, La Trobe University, Senior Research Fellow Jennifer Power - Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
16 Apr 2020Reconstructing fossils
Jesse Martin - Graduate Researcher, Archaeology, La Trobe University
14 Apr 2020COVID-19 and long-term drinking habits
Dr Sarah Callinan and Dr Michael Livingston - Senior Research Fellows at La Trobe University’s Centre for Alcohol Policy Research
13 Apr 2020Great time to start a vegetable garden
Phd candidate Rachel Goldlust - Environmental History, La Trobe University
11 Apr 2020Should we relax COVID-19 restrictions?
Associate Professor Hassan Vally - Public Health, La Trobe Univeristy
