Reimagining the mummification process
Words by Ben Nour
In what has been considered by scholars worldwide as groundbreaking work, Dr Jana Jones, a Macquarie University Research Fellow, and her...
Captain’s Call: Tony Abbott’s Paid Parental Leave Scheme
WORDS by Anna Glen
Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s controversial $5.5 billion Paid Parental Leave Scheme (PPLS) has been put on the backburner, with the legislation...
The question of pre-natal tests for Down syndrome
Words by Amelia van der Rijt
We all remember the story of baby Gammy, born with Down syndrome to a surrogate mother and then allegedly...
The Silk Routes: Cultural Exchanges
WORDS | Claire Catacouzinos
Commonly known as the Silk Roads, these famous routes linked east Afro-Eurasia with the Mediterranean world. They connected merchants, traders, pilgrims,...