From conspiracy theories during the pandemic to the 1944 Archibald prize scandal and Netflix’s latest series Wednesday, see where the Faculty of Arts has been making headlines recently.
Professor Shawn Ross from the Department of History and Archaeology provided comment to India Education Diary on the new app created by Macquarie University’s Field Acquired Information Management Systems (FAIMS) researchers.
Professor Jeffrey Foster, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, provided comment to The New Daily on the cyber security policies of the Australian government.
Professor Peter Greste offers his insight on news, including the protests in Iran and Brittany Griner's release, to ABC1 Perth.
Dr Intan Paramaditha, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, provided comment to tekdeeps.com on the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's changes to its Indonesian travel advice.
Dr Amy Thunig, from the School of Education, was featured in Brisbane Times on the expectation to do, and pressure of unpaid work on Indigenous staff.
Professor Sandy O’Sullivan, from the Department of Indigenous Studies, provided comment to The Guardian on the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum.
Professor Michelle Arrow, Department of History and Archaeology, was featured in Women’s Agenda on the impact of Gough Whitlam's tenure as Australia's Prime Minister.
Dr Peter Edwell, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was interviewed by The Examiner on his book, The Case That Stopped The Nation.
Dr Miriam Williams, School of Social Sciences, contributed an article to The Conversation.
Dr Sarah Keith, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, provided comment to newsexplorer on the impact of Jin from BTS, a world-famous K-pop group, starting his military service.
Professor Cathy Sherry from Macquarie Law School was interviewed by 936 ABC Hobart on strata law regarding pets and apartment living.
Professor Tina Soliman Hunter, Macquarie Law School, contributed an article to Energy on the global reserves of critical minerals and the impact these reserves will have on Australia’s ability to decarbonise.
Professor Julian Droogan, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was interviewed by 702 ABC Sydney regarding how the pandemic acted as a trigger for many who were already disengaging from politics to turn to conspiracy theories.
Professor Julian Droogan, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was featured in ABC Online regarding how conspiracy theories and anti-government sentiment has flourished online during the pandemic.
Dr Shireen Morris, Macquarie Law School, provided comment to The Australian on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament and the need for a bipartisan approach.
Lise Waldek, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, provided comment to Toys Matrix on the opportunistic nature of extreme organisations in this story about the Wieambilla shooting.
Professor Michelle Arrow, Department of History and Archaeology, provided comment to Australian Financial Review speculating on former prime minister Scott Morrison's next career move.
Dr Kirstin Mills, Faculty of Arts, was featured in The National Tribune regarding the Netflix series Wednesday and what makes the retelling of this Gothic family so popular. This story was originally published in The Lighthouse.
Dr Shireen Morris, Macquarie Law School, was featured in The Weekend Australian regarding how liberal democracies around the world recognise indigenous peoples in their constitutional arrangements.
Professor Michelle Arrow, Department of History and Archaeology, provided comment to Bendigo Advertiser on the lack of funding for Australia's cultural institutions, such as libraries and archives.
Professor Matthew Bailey, Department of History and Archaeology, was featured on Channel 9 News regarding the future of traditional shopping centres.
Professor Jane Messer, Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, provided comment to Yahoo News Australia on the history and privilege of swimming.
Professor Dean Dudley, Macquarie School of Education, was featured in The Sunday Age regarding how participation in traditional swimming lessons does not provide skills to be safe while swimming at a beach, river or dam.
Professor Dean Dudley, Macquarie School of Education, provided comment to WA Today on how participation in traditional swimming lessons does not provide skills to be safe while swimming at a beach, river or dam.
Dr Saba Vasefi, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was interviewed by ABC Radio National about the current political climate in Iran.
Professor Cathy Sherry, Macquarie Law School, appeared on 891 ABC Adelaide to discuss the rights of pet owners under strata title law.
Professor George Newhouse, Macquarie Law School, was interviewed by Law Society Journal on his career path.
Professor Shaun Wilson, School of Social Sciences, contributed an article to The Conversation.
Dr Peter Edwell, Department of History and Archaeology, in conversation on 774 ABC Melbourne about his book, The Case That Stopped a Nation, which tells the story of the 1944 Archibald prize scandal.
Professor Jeffrey Foster, Department of Security Studies and Criminology, in conversation on 2SER FM about online security following the recent high-profile data leaks.
Professor Michelle Arrow, Department of History and Archaeology, in conversation with journalist Deborah Knight on 2GB about the importance of Trove, the National Library of Australia’s digital resource that is set to lose its Federal Government funding.
Professor Matt Bower, School of Education, provided comment to Education Today on the impact of ChatGPT and the need for educators to rethink the purpose of education and their teaching strategies.
Professor Bronwyn Carlson, Department of Indigenous Studies, was featured in InnovationAus.com regarding a new advisory group created by the federal government to work towards closing the digital inclusion gap for First Nations Australians by 2026.
Professor Michelle Arrow, Department of History and Archaeology, was interviewed on 666 ABC Canberra about Australia's arts institutions off the back of the Prime Minister's comments that these spaces are being starved of funds.
Professor Sheila Degotardi, Macquarie School of Education, was featured in The Sector regarding new research that found a breakdown in effective communication during COVID-19 stunted the potential of the early childhood education sector.
Professor Sandy O’Sullivan, Department of Indigenous Studies, provided comment to Huck on the complexities and challenges of government documents for trans people.
Professor Michelle Arrow, Department of History and Archaeology, providing comment to The Australian regarding former Prime Minister Scott Morrison's next career move.
Professor Matt Bower, School of Education, was featured in West Australian regarding the need to rethink teaching and assessment strategies to address the rise of AI essay-writing technology.
Professor Jeffrey Foster, Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was featured in The Australian regarding the recent Medibank data breach.
Professor Matt Bower, Macquarie School of Education, provided comment to The Australian regarding the need for long-term solutions to recognise the new reality of AI technologies.
Professor Madeline Taylor, Macquarie Law School, offers insight to 7.30 on the importance of offshore wind farms.
Prof Bronwyn Carlson, Department of Indigenous Studies, contributed an article to The Conversation.
Prof Bronwyn Carlson, Department of Indigenous Studies, contributed an article to The Conversation.
Dr Keith Rathbone, Department of History and Archaeology, provided comment to 774 ABC Melbourne regarding plans to allow Russian and Belarussian athletes to compete at next year's Olympic Games in Paris
Dr Keith Rathbone, Department of History and Archaeology, was featured in ABC Online regarding plans to allow Russian and Belarussian athletes to compete at next year's Olympic Games in Paris.
Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley, Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, provided comment to Cosmos Magazine on the importance of Trove, an online archive set to run out of funding in June.
Dr Michael Mitchelmore OAM, Honorary Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts, was featured in Coast Community News regarding his recognition for his contribution to mathematics education.
Professor Bronwyn Carlson, Department of Indigenous Studies, was featured in The Weekend Australian regarding the case for taking Australia’s colonial statues down.