Politics & Society
Analysis
New business models could help save Australia from its housing crisis
With housing affordability at a record low, new business models could offer a unique solution. But we need to rethink the way we own and build homes
Opinion
‘What version of the past is promoted and what’s obscured?’
As the Yoorrook Walk for Truth travels through western Victoria, we reflect on the colonial pastoralists from that area who dispossessed Indigenous people while enriching our university
Research
What 174 years of bushfire records teach us about emergency management
Over the course of almost two centuries of settler fire history, a clear pattern has emerged – Victoria learns from fire
Book extract
Remembering the BUMIDOM
A new book explores BUMIDOM, the controversial mass migration program from the Caribbean to France from 1963-1982, and the creative works keeping this memory alive
Opinion
Why we are Walking for Truth
By partnering with the Yoorrook Justice Commission on the Walk for Truth, the University of Melbourne is re-affirming its commitment to ongoing truth-telling and justice for First Peoples in Victoria
Analysis
Labor’s historic election victory continues to reshape Australian politics (and its opposition)
For the first time in almost forty years, Australia’s National Party will not form a coalition agreement with the Liberal Party
Analysis
The one-two punch threatening to knock out the Australian film industry
A 100 per cent tariff on films and a streaming market saturated with overseas content threatens not only Australia’s film industry, but also our unique film culture
Research
Discrimination by recruitment algorithms is a real problem
As the use by employers of AI to screen job applicants grows, there are serious risks of discrimination against women, older applicants and minority groups. Should it be banned until it is regulated?
Analysis
Will the 2025 election result spark a realignment of climate politics in Australia?
The second-term Albanese government will be under strong international and domestic pressures to step up its efforts to decarbonise the economy. It has the numbers, so will it happen?