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Expert opinion and analysis on government, power, policy and people and how it shapes our world.

  1. 20 October 2020 – Donald Trump, International Relations, Joe Biden, US Presidential Elections, United States

    Will the next president restore American leadership in Asia?

    Under Trump’s presidency, perceptions of the US in Asia have sunk to historic lows. A University of Melbourne expert asks if the US election could reverse this?

  2. 1 October 2020 – COVID-19, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, US President, US Presidential Elections

    Dodging disease and death in the first US presidential debate

    A University of Melbourne expert says the first US presidential debate didn’t have a winner but was a testimony to dire political discourse without compassion.

  3. 15 September 2020 – Democracy, Donald Trump, Elections, US Presidential Elections, United States

    As the US elections near, global democracy is at stake

    A University of Melbourne expert says the result of the US Elections will not just shape US democracy, but could diminish the very idea of democracy globally.

  4. 9 September 2020 – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Constitutional, Dungala Kaiela Oration, Indigenous, Murray-Darling River Basin

    Is Our Story respected and valued?

    Dr Lois Peeler AM explores how respect for Indigenous knowledge could change Australia in the annual Dungala Kaiela Oration with the University of Melbourne.

  5. 31 August 2020 – COVID-19, Food Security, Indonesia, Jakarta, Women

    Women reorganising local food networks with technology in Jakarta

    Research involving the University of Melbourne finds Women in Jakarta are using online technology to develop local food networks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  6. 25 August 2020 – Australia, International Relations, Racism, Sport and Culture, Sports

    Sports can show Australia’s better face

    From the AFL’s Indigenous round to taking the knee, sportspeople can show the better face of Australia to the world, say University of Melbourne experts.

  7. 12 July 2020 – Australian Politics, Gladys Berejiklian, Leadership, McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership, Sally Capp

    Two leaders with the right stuff

    Gladys Berejiklian and Sally Capp, winners of the 2019 McKinnon Political Prize for Political Leadership, have successfully mixed strength with empathy

  8. 24 June 2020 – Australia, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Foreign Aid, Pacific

    Is Australia doing enough to support the Pacific?

    A University of Melbourne expert says the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis are being felt by our Pacific neighbours, and it’s in Australia interests to help.

  9. 19 June 2020 – Australia, Britain, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Identity

    How COVID-19 made me more Australian

    For a University of Melbourne academic, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK has brought the issue of national identity into sharp relief.

  10. 19 May 2020 – COVID-19, Centrelink, Coronavirus, Welfare

    Time for a Universal Basic Income?

    The socio-economic crisis brought by COVID-19 reveals cracks in social welfare and the need for radical transformation says a University of Melbourne expert.