Helping children return to school post-lockdown, the world’s first professional acrobats and the growing appetite for Australian books overseas… see where the Faculty of Arts has been making headlines in October.

Dr Rachael Gunn from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature provided comment to LADbible regarding calls for schools to lift bans on breakdancing now it has been recognised as an Olympic sport.

Dr Anthony Lambert from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature provided comment to The Australian about ‘cancel culture’.

Dr Miriam Williams from the School of Social Sciences was featured in The Sydney Morning Herald regarding a study of high-rise dwellers’ experiences of loneliness during COVID-19 lockdowns. This story was originally published on The Lighthouse.

Dr Stephen Collins from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature was interviewed on 2SER about university students’ experiences of online learning.

Dr Sung-Ae Lee from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature provided comment to The Australian, Triple J Radio, Radio New Zealand, KBS World Radio, La Tercera, Les Echos, Voice of America Chinese, SBS News, ABC News, ABC (American Broadcasting Company) News, The Quicky Mamamia Podcasts and SBS Korean about the new Korean series Squid Game.

Dr Chavalin Svetanant from the Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural Studies was interviewed on SBS Thai Radio Podcast regarding the comparative assessment of the pandemic responses in Australia and Thailand.

Dr Chavalin Svetanant from the Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural Studies contributed the article ‘When Voice is Power: COVID Management through the Power of Communication’ to The Standard.

Macquarie University was mentioned in The Australian Financial Review regarding a study of high-rise dwellers’ experiences of loneliness during COVID-19 lockdowns. This story was originally published on The Lighthouse.

Professor Michelle Arrow from the Department of History and Archaeology was interviewed on Radio New Zealand about Kath & Kim's place in Australian culture.

Professor Tina Soliman Hunter from the Macquarie Law School provided comment to The Guardian about legislation for off-shore wind energy infrastructure.

Dr Michelle Lim from the Macquarie Law School provided comment to ABC News regarding the Kunming Declaration and Framework for biodiversity.

Dr Tom Baudinette from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature provided comment to ABC News about controversy surrounding Japan's Princess Mako's planned wedding to Kei Komuro.

Karim Pourhamzavi from the School of Social Sciences was interviewed on 2SER about the United Nations Human Rights Council probe in Libya which has revealed widespread criminal activity in the country since 2016.

Vincent Hurley from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology contributed the article ‘Why police should not be responsible for enforcing COVID vaccine certificates’ an to The Conversation.

Dr Alex Simpson from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology contributed the article, ‘The Pandora Papers show the line between tax avoidance and tax evasion has become so blurred we need to act against both’ to The Conversation.

Professor Bronwyn Carlson and Madi Day from the Department of Indigenous Studies contributed the article, ‘OPINION: Sam Frost knows nothing about segregation, white settlers co-opting terms used to oppress’ to SBS Online.

Professor Matt Bower from the School of Education was featured in The Sydney Morning Herald and on 2GB Radio regarding a study of how parents managed children learning from home during lockdown.

Professor Javier Alvarez-Mon and Dr Yasmina Wicks from the Department of History and Archaeology contributed the article, ‘The world’s first professional acrobats were flipping through the Middle East 4,000 years ago’ to The Conversation.

Professor Matt Bower, Dr Jennifer Lai, Associate Professor Penny Van Bergen, Lucie Hobson and Rebecca Stephens from the School of Education were featured in The Educator Australia regarding parents’ experiences of helping children learn from home during lockdown.

Associate Professor Penny Van Bergen from the School of Education contributed the article ‘5 ways parents can help children adjust to being at school after months in lockdown’ to The Conversation.

Associate Professor Penny Van Bergen from the School of Education was interviewed on 666 ABC Canberra, 702 ABC Sydney and provided comment to The Australian Financial Review and Brisbane Times about helping children adjust to returning to school.

Adjunct Professor Stuart Clark from the Macquarie Law School contributed the article, ‘Game is up for litigation funders’ to The Australian Financial Review.

Professor Michelle Arrow from the Department of History and Archaeology provided comment to The Canberra Times about Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge's rhetoric on free speech.

Dr Dalbir Ahlawat from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology contributed the article, ‘Can India and Pakistan Cooperate with the Taliban?’ to The National Interest.

Honorary Professor Michael Fine from the School of Social Sciences contributed the article, ‘First of the 5 pillars: the government’s plans to improve the provision of aged care’ to Aged Care Insite.

Dr Robert Norton from the School of Social Sciences contributed the article, ‘Opinion: A.D.Patel’s significance in Fiji’s political history’ to The Fiji Times.

Professor Bronwyn Carlson from the Department of Indigenous Studies contributed the article, ‘There is a long history of racist and predatory advertising in Australia. This is why targeted ads could be a problem’ to The Conversation.

Associate Professor Kathleen Tait from the School of Education provided comment to The Sydney Morning Herald and ABC National Radio about children adjusting to the return to school.

Dr Shireen Morris from the Macquarie Law School was interviewed on 2SER about the deportation of Aboriginal people.

Dr Jan Zwar from the Faculty of Arts and Dr Paul Crosby from the Department of Economics in the Macquarie Business School contributed the article, ‘New research finds a growing appetite for Australian books overseas, with increased demand in China’ to The Conversation.

Dr Jan Zwar from the Faculty of Arts and Dr Paul Crosby from the Department of Economics in the Macquarie Business School were featured in The Sydney Morning Herald and on 774 ABC Melbourne regarding their study of international rights sales of Australian books.

Dr Jessica Kirkness from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature was interviewed on 666 ABC Canberra about the representation of the deaf community in media.

Associate Professor Ben Spies-Butcher from the School of Social Sciences was featured in Rolling Stone Australia regarding Universal Basic Income in Australia.

Professor Wendy Rogers from the Department of Philosophy provided comment to the Daily Mail regarding universities’ role in ensuring ethical organ donation systems are used in research.

Professor Sheila Degotardi, Associate Professor Sandie Wong and Associate Professor Fay Hadley from the School of Education were featured in The Sector regarding the new Centre for Early Childhood Education Research.

Dr Janet Dutton from the School of Education contributed the article, ‘Write what you know: the COVID experience is a rich resource for year 12 English exams’ to The Conversation.

Professor Matt Bower from the School of Education was mentioned in The Sydney Morning Herald regarding his research into working parents’ experiences helping children learn from home during lockdown.

Dr Jonathan Symons from the School of Social Sciences provided comment to ABC News about the Australian Government's net zero announcement.

Professor Mary Ryan Dean of Macquarie’s School of Education provided comment to The Educator Australia about Education Minister Alan Tudge's priorities for teacher education reform.

Dr Tom Baudinette from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature was interviewed on ABC News and Player FM about Japan's Princess Mako's wedding to Kei Komuro.

Dr Sabina Rahman from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature contributed the article, ‘The Green Knight review: a wonderfully unsettling cinematic reimagining of the medieval story of Sir Gawain’ to The Conversation.

Adjunct Professor George Newhouse from the Macquarie Law School contributed the article, ‘If governments fail to act, can the courts save our planet?’ to The Conversation.