精东传媒app of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) researchers and academics are regular contributors to , publishing timely, research-led analysis on major national and global issues.
Drawing directly on their expertise and research, these articles cut through the noise to explain what matters, why it matters, and what it means for the community.
This page is updated regularly as new UniSQ commentary is published. Check back each month for the latest articles and insights.
January
- Professor Nick Lomb l A red Moon, a blue Moon, a supermoon and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2026.
- Professor Jessica Gildersleeve l Kate Mildenhall’s fast-paced thriller The Hiding Place skewers middle-class pretensions.
- Natasha Heap l How do airlines set bag and weight limits? An ex-pilot explains new changes on the way.
- Dr Kit Prendergast l Native pollinators need more support than honeybees in Australia – here’s why.
February
- Professor Jonti Horner l A new comet was just discovered. Will it be visible in broad daylight?
March
- Dr Wendy Hargreaves l How to whistle: the art and history of our shrillest skill.
- Natasha Heap l Booked to travel through the Middle East? Here’s why you shouldn’t cancel your flight.
- Professor Jessica Gildersleeve l Stories of beauty, mourning and ‘moments of being’ inspire in Claire Thomas’ On Not Climbing Mountains.
- Dr Kate Cantrell l ‘My prey, my prize, my Vladimir’: flipping the gender script on predatory professors.
April
- Dr Wendy Hargreaves l Easter has a soundtrack just like Christmas, so why do we never hear it?
- Dr Kit Prendergast l Want to be a citizen scientist? Here are 5 ways to get involved.
- Dr Kate Cantrell l Half His Age: Jennette McCurdy’s novel is an uncomfortable take on a new genre – literary abuse.
- Dr Jess Carniel l Is Shaddap You Face Australia’s best ever novelty song, or a poor ethnic stereotype?
- Dr Kate Cantrell and Professor Jessica Gildersleeve l Chernobyl at 40: the lies, the loss and why we can’t let go.
- Professor Jessica Gildersleeve l Alphabet Lane is an unsettling new drama that rejects the myth of the idyllic country life.
May
- Associate Professor Tania Leach l Choosing a high school can seem enormous. How do you know if one is right for your child?
- Associate Professor Jess Carniel l Eurovision 2026: A win for Bulgaria, fourth for Australia and continued controversy for broadcasters.
- Dr Kate Cantrell l Much to be angry about: PMDD may be a ‘life curse’, but this memoir reveals its stigma as the real horror.
- Professor Jonti Horner l A meteor exploded in the sky above New South Wales. An astronomer explains where it might have come from.
June
- Professor Toni Brackin l Payday super is coming on July 1. Workers will be thousands of dollars better off long term.
- Dr Aaron Teo l What does it mean to be ‘Wasian’ – and is it OK to celebrate it?
- Professor Jonti Horner l 12 billion years old, this interstellar comet is older than our Solar System.
- Bonnie Hart l What people with intersex traits want you to know.
- Professor Marcus Harmes l Doctor Who is on its most uneven footing in 20 years: what’s next for the beloved series?
