Why art matters for a place most Australians will never see
As Antarctica undergoes rapid environmental change, artists are playing a critical role in how its impacts are understood beyond scientific data. RMIT experts highlight why funding for programs that support creative practice, such as the Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship, is essential to sustaining a cultural record of the continent at a moment of profound transformation.
Updated car parking rules could streamline developments and improve urban outcomes
Urban planning and transport experts from RMIT University weigh in on the Victorian government’s move to replace blanket minimum car parking requirements with a system that varies by public transport accessibility.
Tech companies face reckoning over addictive design as Zuckerberg appears in court
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has testified in a landmark Los Angeles trial examining whether major social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook, were deliberately designed to be addictive for children and teens. An RMIT expert explains.
Truth-telling must underpin Victoria’s landmark anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes inquiry
Victoria has established a landmark parliamentary inquiry into anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes, extremist recruitment and online harms. An RMIT expert says the inquiry presents a rare opportunity not only to respond to rising hate, but to confront the institutional histories that shape it.
