by MAC | Sep 17, 2021 | Article, Culture, Events
During WWII, 28th of October 1940, at 4 a.m., the Italian ambassador to Greece, (Emanuele Grazzi), presented an ultimatum from the fascist dictator of Italy (Benito Mussolini), to the Prime Minister of Greece (Ioannis Metaxas), demanding the Italian troops be allowed...
by MAC | Feb 1, 2021 | Article
Shuterstock Matthew Grant, Monash University From today (February 1), when you receive a prescription in Australia, it will list the name of the medication’s active ingredient rather than the brand name. So, for example, instead of receiving a prescription for...
by MAC | Jan 22, 2021 | Article, Australian history, Culture, Music
GettyImages Kate Stevens, University of Waikato In a year of surprises, one of the more pleasant was the recent runaway viral popularity of 19th century sea shanties on TikTok. A collaborative global response to pandemic isolation, it saw singers and musicians...
by MAC | Jan 8, 2021 | Article, Australian history, Culture, Indigenous culture
The main chamber of Cloggs Cave. Monash University archaeologist Joe Crouch is standing in the 1970s excavation pit, digging a new area in the wall of the old excavation. Bruno David, Author provided Bruno David, Monash University; Chris Urwin, Monash University;...
by MAC | Jan 3, 2021 | Article, Cuisine, Culture, Food and culture
Andy Hay/Unsplash Frieda Moran, University of Tasmania In a new series, our writers explore how food shaped Australian history – and who we are today. Curry occupies a grey area in Australia: sometimes exotic and other, sometimes ordinary, often a bit of both....
by MAC | Oct 23, 2020 | Article
Shutterstock Angelique Chan, National University of Singapore This article is part of our series on aged care. You can read the other articles in the series here. Unlike in Western countries like Australia, traditional Asian cultures place a heavy emphasis on filial...
