The Latest Breaking News from the University of Melbourne

A campaign by the activist group Fight Transphobia UniMelb against feminist philosopher Holly Lawford-Smith escalated recently. There have been calls to boycott her course on feminism at the University of Melbourne. Posters and stickers around the campus and its environs have declared “Our demands: Transphobes and Nazis off campus” and…

". . . coffee farmers who restore patches of forest across their properties can nearly double their profits . . ."

Many Russian students in Australia have been wary of speaking publicly since the invasion of Ukraine but those who are willing to talk say Moscow's decision has had many consequences.

Professor Marcia Langton holds the Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne, and was co-author (with Professor Tom Calma) of the Indigenous Voice Co-design Process report to the Morrison government. She has been a fighter for rights and progress for Indigenous Australians for decades, and she’s…

Of course it would be better for Andrews to take some media. But would they do a good job, or would it be all ‘Chairman Dan’ and local political bullshit?

A survey of Afghan refugees who fled the country after the fall of Kabul in 2021 finds they feel welcome and supported in Australia, but are struggling with the cost of living.

Australian workers are in poorer physical and mental health since the pandemic. And prime-aged workers are reporting the greatest burnout.