La Trobe opinions
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07 Jul 2022Peer support tackles teacher burnout
Dr Anne Southall, Dr Lindy Baxter and Associate Professor Fiona Gardner, La Trobe University
06 Jul 2022What it means to identify as Indigenous
Professor Julie Andrews, Indigenous Research & Convenor of Aboriginal Studies at La Trobe University, and Research Fellow Francis Markham, ANU
23 Jun 2022More First Nations midwives needed
Pamela McCalman, La Trobe PhD candidate, Professor Catherine Chamberlain and Machellee Kosiak
04 May 2022Children helping our aged care crisis
Darren Midgley, Graduate Researcher at La Trobe University’s John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research
23 Mar 2022Russia's long history of neo-Nazis
Dr Robert Horvath, Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University
15 Mar 2022Unequal access to vaccines harm recovery
Associate Professor Deborah Gleeson, La Trobe University
04 Mar 2022Fact-checking can harm trust in media
Associate Professor Andrea Carson, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
11 Feb 2022Coalition plays up China fears
Tony Walker, Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
10 Jan 2022Young people drinking less
Associate Professor Sarah J MacLean, Research Fellow Amy Pennay, PhD Research Officer Gabriel Caluzzi
20 Dec 2021Embracing positivity in 2022
Ros Ben-Moshe
30 Nov 2021Omicron shows the cost of greed
Professor Deborah Gleeson
23 Nov 2021Broaden your understanding of paramedics
Associate Professor Evelien Spelten, researcher in the La Trobe Rural Health School
09 Nov 2021How to ask someone if they're vaccinated
Professor Vijaya Sundararajan, Public Health
26 Oct 2021How the pandemic made phishing worse
Dr Jabed Chowdhury, Lecturer in Cybersecurity at La Trobe University
07 Oct 2021Revealing the colour of cancer cells
Professor Brian Abbey, Physics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science and Associate Professor Belinda Parker, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
05 Oct 2021World Teacher's Day 2021
Professor Bernadette Walker-Gibbs
28 Sep 2021The Auslan interpreter is not just the side show
Ramunas McRae, Australian Sign Language (Auslan) Lecturer at La Trobe University
08 Sep 2021Asking R U Really OK?
Dr Kirstie McKenzie-McHarg, Associate Professor Psychology Practice at La Trobe University
31 Aug 2021Breaking down stigma of FASD
Dr Kerryn Bagley - FASD researcher at the Living with Disability Research Centre (LIDs), La Trobe University
29 Jul 2021Olympic skating reveals lurking misogyny
Dr Brigid McCarthy - Lecturer in Journalism
17 Jun 2021Student revenue fall a blow to research
La Trobe Vice-Chancellor Professor John Dewar AO
02 Jun 2021Would I let my kids play football?
Alan Pearce - Associate Professor at La Trobe University, and research manager at the Australian Sports Brain Bank (Victoria)
28 May 2021Shakespeare, Trump and tyranny
Stuart Kells - Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University's College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce
12 May 2021Celebrating International Nurses Day
Professor Lisa McKenna, Dean and Head, School of Nursing and Midwifery
14 Apr 2021Health benefits of laughter are no joke
Ros Ben-Moshe - Adjunct Lecturer in Public Health, La Trobe University
31 Mar 2021Chronic conditions and loneliness
Karen Willis - Professor in Allied Health Research, La Trobe University
05 Mar 2021Why is vaccine supply so limited?
Deborah Gleeson - Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
04 Mar 2021A woman of her time
Kacey Sinclair - PhD student at La Trobe University
17 Feb 2021Why COVID vaccinations can be trusted
Dr Priscilla Robinson - Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Public Health, La Trobe University
03 Feb 2021Schools can support youth mental health
Dr Anne Southall - School of Education, La Trobe University
02 Feb 2021How will we remember 2020?
Katie Holmes - Professor of History, La Trobe University
09 Dec 2020How COVID-safe Santa can save Christmas
Hassan Vally - Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University & Nathan Grills - University of Melbourne
30 Nov 2020Online learning brings greater choice
Professor John Dewar AO - Vice Chancellor, La Trobe University
11 Nov 2020Joe Biden and the US-China relationship
Nick Bisley - Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University, La Trobe University
05 Nov 2020Does Victoria need a COVID hospital?
Hassan Vally - Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
05 Nov 2020The challenge of leading a divided USA
Dennis Altman - Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University
27 Oct 2020How would Biden presidency impact Aus?
Tony Walker - Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
26 Oct 2020Old freedoms return to Victoria
Hassan Vally - Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
22 Oct 2020WHO is right about lockdowns
Hassan Vally - Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
22 Oct 2020Apple 5G iPhones not yet in Australia
Dr Stanley Shanapinda - Research Fellow, La Trobe University
06 Oct 2020La Trobe committed to kickstart Victoria
Professor John Dewar AO - Vice Chancellor, La Trobe University
02 Oct 2020La Trobe committed to a regional future
Professor John Dewar AO - Vice Chancellor, La Trobe University
02 Oct 2020NZ opens travel bubble with some states
Hassan Vally - Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
02 Oct 2020Public naming practices: The gender gap
Clare Wright - Professor of History, La Trobe University
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
