{"results":[{"title":"Richard Flanagan's essays have a ferocious moral force","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation_flanagan_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/richard-flanagans-essays-have-a-ferocious-moral-force","publisheddate":"2026-09-01","summary":"
Richard Flanagan’s latest book Heresies is a collection of 24 occasional pieces published between 2009 and 2025. They cover a range of topics dear to the author’s heart but also display the deep thinking and reading of one of Australia’s leading writers.","sxaTags":[{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Would Michelangelo's David pass a looksmaxxing audit?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation_looksmaxxing_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/would-michelangelos-david-pass-a-looksmaxxing-audit","publisheddate":"2026-08-31","summary":"
If you’ve ever ventured into the fitness corners of social media, you may have come across influencers peddling the ideal of a “Greek god” physique.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"How ancient Greeks and Romans tried to treat sick birds","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-ancient-bird-flu_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/how-ancient-greeks-and-romans-tried-to-treat-sick-birds","publisheddate":"2026-08-27","summary":"
The science being used to tackle H5N1 bird flu is modern but some of the practical questions about dealing with sick birds are surprisingly old.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"The ancients also worried about the risks of gambling","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-ancient-gambling_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/the-ancients-also-worried-about-the-risks-of-gambling","publisheddate":"2026-08-20","summary":"
Australia is once again debating how gambling should be regulated, particularly the reach of online betting and gambling advertising. The arguments may sound modern, but the problem is not. Ancient Greeks and Romans also gambled enthusiastically, worried about people who gambled too much, and tried different ways of keeping the habit under control.","sxaTags":[{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Why Australian stages keep returning to Death of a Salesman","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/theatre-stage-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/why-australian-stages-keep-returning-to-death-of-a-salesman","publisheddate":"2026-08-18","summary":"
There have been more than 30 professional productions of Salesman since it first appeared in Australia in 1953, and a revival production has opened in Melbourne, ahead of a tour to Brisbane and Adelaide.","sxaTags":[{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"The ancient Mediterranean diet leaned heavily on bread","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-mediterranean-diet_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/the-ancient-mediterranean-diet-leaned-heavily-on-bread","publisheddate":"2026-08-11","summary":"
The Roman emperor Julian (332–363 CE) called bread the food that “among us is thought to be the most nourishing”. Bread and other cereal-based foods were indeed central to ancient Mediterranean diets. This was supplemented by pulses, oil, wine and whatever seasonal produce people could obtain.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Generational conflict has been around forever – just ask the ancients","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-ancient-intergenerational-conflict_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/generational-conflict-has-been-around-forever-just-ask-the-ancients","publisheddate":"2026-06-25","summary":"
In the ancient world, there were many different views about the relationship between younger and older generations. Greek and Roman texts reveal that, just like today, generational conflict was rife.","sxaTags":[{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Complex history of 'pride', from shame and sin to symbol of protest and power","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/pride-march-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/complex-history-of-pride-from-shame-and-sin-to-symbol-of-protest-and-power","publisheddate":"2026-06-02","summary":"
Pride is primarily a social emotion. It is about position, confidence, and power. This is why, for the LGBTQIA+ community, collective pride is adopted as the primary emotion to fuel unity and belonging.","sxaTags":[{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"}]},{"title":"ARC grants for clean energy, truth-telling and eye health projects","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/arc-grants_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/arc-grants-for-clean-energy-truth-telling-and-eye-health-projects","publisheddate":"2026-05-25","summary":"
Researchers working with industry and community partners have received Federal Government funding to advance projects exploring clean energy solutions, truth-telling and the biophysics behind vision problems.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"In Journey to the End of Time Alex Miller contemplates the mysterious gift of story","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-alex-miller_card-2.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/in-journey-to-the-end-of-time-alex-miller-contemplates-the-mysterious-gift-of-story","publisheddate":"2026-04-28","summary":"
Alex Miller is one of Australia’s most distinguished writers. He is the author of 14 novels and the winner of many literary prizes, including two Miles Franklin awards and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, though he has never gained the high public profile of, for example, Tom Keneally or Kate Grenville.","sxaTags":[{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]}]}