From plant-based beef to the evolution of shopping centres and the legality of squatting, see where Faculty of Arts academics made headlines this month.

Professor Peter Greste, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was in conversation with ABC NewsRadio about Israel's decision to ban Al Jazeera from broadcasting.

Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was interviewed on Racing & Sport 927AM about Guglielmo Marconi, credited as the inventor of the radio.

Vincent Hurley, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was interviewed on ABC Online about the origin of cocaine washing up on Sydney beaches.

Vincent Hurley, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, appeared in The Guardian about the origin of cocaine washing up on Sydney beaches.

Dr Chris Vasantkumar, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, provided comment to The New Daily on the transition to a cashless society with an example from Zimbabwe.

Associate Professor Matthew Bailey, from the Department of History and Archaeology, provided comment to The Sun-Herald on the evolution of shopping centres.

Associate Professor Matthew Bailey, from the Department of History and Archaeology, provided comment to WAtoday.com.au on the evolution of shopping centres. This article also appeared in The Age, Brisbane Times, The Sydney Morning Herald.

Associate Professor Matthew Bailey, from the Department of History and Archaeology, discussed Australia's changing shopping centre landscape, from John Farnham performing in the 1960s to today's high vacancy rates, predicting Australian malls will be more resilient than those in the US. This article was covered in WAtoday.com.au

Vincent Hurley, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was interviewed in Time Out Magazine about the origin of cocaine washing up on Sydney beaches.

Ryosuke Hanada, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was interviewed on ABC Online about why Japan could soon be joining Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States as part of AUKUS' military technology cooperation.

Professor Ronika Power, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was in conversation with the ABC about an ancient mummy held in the University of Sydney collection. This event was presented by the Australian Museum as part of the Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaoh's exhibition.

Dr Sarah Keith, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, provided comment to The Chainsaw on K-Pop agencies allowing fans to get involved with creating virtual groups in the Metaverse.

Professor Andrew McGregor, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences and Associate Professor Seema Mihrshahi, from the Department of Health Sciences, were featured in What’s New in Food Technology & Manufacturing about their research showing plant-based beef produces 90 per cent less greenhouse emissions however has varying nutritional value. This story was originally published on The Lighthouse.

Dr Lavina Lee, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, provided comment to Breaking Defense on the Australian Government's communication to the public about the 'threat of China'.

Professor Cathy Sherry, from the Macquarie Law School, contributed an article to The Conversation about 'squatters' rights'.

Professor Ronika Power, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was interviewed on ABC Radio National about the wooden sarcophagus of Mer-Neith-It Es and the insights it can give into a 2,500-year old society.

Professor Cathy Sherry, from the Macquarie Law School, appeared on 702 ABC Sydney and challenged the idea that investors provide a social service through rentals and said when landlords exit the market, rental properties become available to first-home buyers.

Dr Lavina Lee, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, contributed an article to The Australian about the strategy of 'elite capture' used by China to increase its regional influence by directly targeting Pacific leaders with payments and projects.

Dr Sung-Ae Lee, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was mentioned in The Age about the social commentary aspect of K-zombie content.

Ryosuke Hanada, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was quoted in South China Morning Post about potential hurdles to Japan's potential participation in AUKUS.

Dr Melanie Brand, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, wrote an article for The Conversation about the defection of Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov in 1954 and the Australian media's framing of the narrative as a familiar spy drama.

Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was mentioned on ABC NewsRadio about Iran's recent attacks on Israel, and said most Iranians opposed the regime's dangerous actions.

Dr Emma Burns, from the Macquarie School of Education, contributed an article to The Conversation about research showing high school students who ate an unhealthy breakfast performed similarly poorly on measures of motivation and academic achievement as those who skipped breakfast entirely.

Honorary Associate Professor Daniel Ghezelbash, from the Macquarie Law School, outlined concerns to SBS TV that the proposed Australian Migration Amendment Bill's fast-track asylum assessment process will limit applicants' ability to present their case and could lead to unfair deportations of those with legitimate protection claims.

Dr Melanie Brand, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was in conversation with 2CC Talking Canberra about the Petrov affair.

Professor Cathy Sherry, from the Macquarie Law School, was interviewed by 926 ABC Hobart Drive about the legality of squatting.

Associate Professor Julian Droogan, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was interviewed on ABC NewsRadio about a terrorist attack at a Sydney church.

Dr Mariam Farida, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, provided comment to SBS TV on calls for Australia to declare the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation.

Dr Keith Rathbone, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was in conversation with 612 ABC Brisbane about the Olympic torch relay.

Dr Keagan Brewer, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was featured in the Daily Mail regarding new interpretations of the Voynich manuscript suggesting it contains information about reproductive health and gynaecology.

Professor Cathy Sherry, from the Macquarie Law School, was interviewed in ABC Online about laws around squatting.

Associate Professor Julian Droogan, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, provided comment to ABC Online about what defined an attack at a Sydney church as terrorism.

Dr Madeline Taylor, from the Macquarie Law School, contributed an article to The Conversation about the Government's plan to boost local manufacturing of clean energy products.

Dr Mariam Farida, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, provided comment to The Daily Aus about how terror attacks are defined.

Associate Professor Julian Droogan, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, provided comment to The Weekend Australian on extremism following the stabbing at a church.

Dr Keagan Brewer, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, provided comment to Pravda on his research into the Voynich manuscript, considered the 'Holy Grail' of cryptography.

Dr Lavina Lee, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was in conversation with the ABC about the geopolitical situation in South East Asia and Australia's strategic future.

Dr Julien Cooper, from the Department of History and Archaeology, contributed an article to The Conversation about new discoveries of 4000 year old rock art in Eastern Sudan.

Emeritus Professor Murray Goot, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, provided comment to The Saturday Paper on first-term governments.

Dr Rachael Gunn, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Languages and Literature, was mentioned in Mumbrella as one of five Australian athletes to feature in a new campaign by online fashion retailer The Iconic.

Professor Chris Dixon, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, provided comment to Careers360 on the dual degree program, MA in Public Policy and International Relations, launched by Macquarie University and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad.

Dr Vincent Hurley, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, provided comment to ABC 1 Melbourne on the issue of domestic violence in Australia.