La Trobe opinions
La Trobe Opinions are the views of La Trobe academics and are not official University policy.
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17 Mar 2023Is China becoming a peacemaker?
Professor Nick Bisley, La Trobe Asia
14 Mar 2023South Asian students need support to find jobs
Dr Jasvir Kaur Nachatar Singh, Professor Hannah Holmes, Dr Sabrina Gupta
10 Mar 2023Royal commission exposes Robodebt
Dr Darren O'Donovan, La Trobe Law School
08 Mar 2023Crocodiles are protected against fungal infections
Scott Williams PhD Candidate and Professor Mark Hulett, Head of Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry
08 Mar 2023International Women’s Day 2023 - Cracking the Code
La Trobe University
03 Mar 2023Gen F-d: policies favour rich, older people
Alison Pennington, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
27 Feb 2023Southeast Asian movies are having their moment
Dr Nasya Bahfen, Department of Media and Communication
23 Feb 2023Chronic fatigue informing long Covid treatment
Dr Sarah Annesley, Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cell and Molecular Biology, Dr Elisha Josev Senior Research Officer and Paediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist at Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Dr Michelle Tavoletti Adjunct Research Officer, La Trobe University
14 Feb 2023Government not yet shown foreign policy know-how
Emeritus Professor Joseph Camilleri
06 Feb 2023Nurse practitioners could help rescue rural health
Professor Jane Mills, Dr Fiona Burgermeister and Associate Professor Leesa Hooker
31 Jan 2023How to learn to work with AI and not avoid it
Associate Professor Daswin De Silva, Deputy Director of the Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition
30 Jan 202320 minute neighbourhoods are more than proximity
Dr Hulya Gilbert Lecturer in Planning and Human Geography at La Trobe University, and Dr Ian Woodcock, University of Sydney
27 Jan 2023The 1881 Maloga petition
Professor Julie Andrews and Emeritus Professor Richard Broome
24 Jan 2023Fantasy football highs and lows of IRL players
Dr Luke Wilkins, Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science
23 Jan 2023How to talk to someone about conspiracy theories
Dr Mathew Marques, La Trobe University, Professor Karen Douglas, University of Kent and Assistant Professor Daniel Jolley, University of Nottingham
23 Jan 2023Hearing the Voice over the noise
Dr Dominic Kelly, Honorary Research Fellow Politics
19 Jan 2023The history of the word 'queer'
Associate Professor Timothy W. Jones, history
18 Jan 2023New housing models could prevent shocking abuse
Adjunct Associate Professor Di Winkler
13 Jan 2023Archivists' tough calls have consequences
Adjunct Professor Stuart Kells, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce
09 Jan 2023‘Masking’ and ‘camouflaging’ autism and ADHD
Beth Radulski, PhD Candidate and Neurodiversity Project Manager
22 Dec 2022Pubs tiled because patrons would pee? Not exactly.
Tanja Luckins Historian, Department of Archaeology and History
15 Dec 2022Snakes have a clitoris
Dr Jenna Crowe-Riddell, Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroecology
13 Dec 2022Is it ok for journalists to lie to get a story?
Professor Andrea Carson, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University and Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
07 Dec 2022From marriage equality to the Voice
Professor Dennis Altman, VC Fellow - Emeritus Professor Vice Chancellors Office
06 Dec 2022Men are slowly losing their Y chromosome
Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow
01 Dec 2022The Angels back in the spotlight
Janelle K Johnstone, PhD Candidate
28 Nov 2022Tourism campaigns often perpetuate stereotypes
Senior Lecturer Dr John Taylor, Anthropology La Trobe University; Senior Lecturer Dr Tarryn Phillips, Crime, Justice and Legal Studies La Trobe University; PhD Candidate Edward Narain, RMIT University and Research Fellow Philippa Chandler, University of Melbourne
25 Nov 2022Nick Cave overture to 2026 Comm Games
Paul Strickland, Lecturer - Tourism, Hospitality and Events
23 Nov 2022Invertebrates: our ecosystem's backbone
Peter Contos and Heloise Gibb, La Trobe University
23 Nov 2022Captive lyrebirds lose their culture
Alex Maisey, Postdoctoral research fellow, Research Centre for Future Landscapes
22 Nov 2022COVID IP waiver should be expanded
Deborah Gleeson, Dianne Nicol, James Scheibner
21 Nov 2022Discussing autism diagnosis with kids
Josephine Barbaro, Marie Camin
21 Nov 2022APEC winds up, ‘summit season’ successes
Nick Bisley, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations
16 Nov 2022Growing food on the moon
Kim Johnson, Harvey Millar, Matthew Gilliham
11 Nov 2022North Korea's missile tests raise alarm
Dr Ben Habib, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
09 Nov 2022Would co-CEOs be best for every company?
Professor Suzanne Young, La Trobe Business School
07 Nov 2022Australians must learn from Robodebt
Dr Darren O'Donovan, La Trobe Law School
07 Nov 2022Engineers wanted: sport depends on them
Professor Chris Stoltz, Professor of Practice, Engineering, La Trobe University
04 Nov 2022We asked NDIS participants how to fix it
Adjunct Associate Professor Di Walker and Dr Mark Brown
01 Nov 2022Domestic violence and the Melbourne Cup
Dr Kirsty Forsdike, Dr Anne-Marie Laslett, Associate Professor Leesa Hooker
25 Oct 2022Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death
Ruth Gamble, historian of the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalaya
24 Oct 2022Xi cements power, exposed on economy
Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor's fellow
18 Oct 2022Food's an issue to chew over
Tony Bacic, Director of the La Trobe Institute for Agriculture & Food (LIAF)
17 Oct 2022People are shivering in cold and mouldy homes – how did that happen?
Adjunct Research Fellow Rachel Goldlust, Archaeology and Heritage La Trobe University
17 Oct 2022A World Heritage system reform catalyst?
Associate Professor Anita Smith, Archaeology and Heritage La Trobe University, and Helen Marsh, Emeritus Professor, Environmental Science, James Cook University
