''We only get the daylight hours'': Gender, fear and 'freedom' in urban Papua...
Traditional discussions of security are state-centric and ignore individual experience. Presenting a counter-perspective, this article extends existing literature about violence and insecurity by...
View ArticleTurning negatives into positives: the life and work of Naomi Yupae
This article explores the life story of Naomi Yupae, one of the founders and the first executive director of Eastern Highlands Family Voice (EHFV), an organization based in Goroka, Papua New Guinea...
View Article'Working out what to wear in Papua New Guinea': the politics of fashion in...
In this article I discuss Stella, a new women's magazine in Papua New Guinea. Noting that Stella provides a context for celebrating new Pacific femininities, I argue that the magazine's representations...
View ArticleHumble beginnings: from Lalaura to the board rooms of Papua New Guinea - the...
This article explores the life and professional achievements of Dr Evelyn Lavu, the Director of the Central Public Health Laboratory at Port Moresby General Hospital in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The...
View ArticleAn oceanic revolution? Stella and the construction of new femininities in...
In August 2012, a new magazine for women was released in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Entitled Stella, the magazine provides an ideal opportunity to analyse shifting constructions of gender among educated,...
View ArticleGains and losses: African Australian women and higher education
This article argues that African women migrants in Australia are increasingly enrolling in and successfully completing tertiary study, usually at high emotional and financial cost. While this...
View Article(In Press) Controlling core/shell formation of nanocubic p-Cu2O/n-ZnO toward...
p-Type Cu2O/n-type ZnO core/shell photocatalysts has been demonstrated to be an efficient photocatalyst as a result of their interfacial structure tendency to reduce the recombination rate of...
View ArticleNanocarbon-coated porous anodic alumina for bionic devices
A highly-stable and biocompatible nanoporous electrode is demonstrated herein. The electrode is based on a porous anodic alumina which is conformally coated with an ultra-thin layer of diamond-like...
View ArticleLocation-dependent disclosure risk based decision support framework for...
In pervasive computing applications (e.g. electronic health records), the amount of information permissible to be shared or accessed by mobile users results in high disclosure risks. Obfuscation...
View ArticleTowards an improved understanding of knowledge dynamics in integrated coastal...
Integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) is a complex undertaking that draws on a range of biophysical and social science disciplines, and involves a wide range of stakeholders operating through...
View ArticleThe pharmaceutical industry and natural products: historical status and new...
Owing to the high diversity of terrestrial and marine organisms, natural products (secondary metabolites) are some of the most successful source of drug leads for the treatment of many diseases and...
View ArticleWhat are the policy priorities for sustaining ecological processes? A case...
Developments in ecological theory indicate that ecological processes have major implications for sustaining biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services. Consequently, conservation actions that...
View ArticleThe politics of coastal policy, planning and governance in Canada and...
Canada and Australia are countries with substantial coastal zones which provide significant economic, social and environmental benefits and opportunities. The coastal zones of Canada and Australia also...
View ArticleTapping fresh currents: Fostering early-career researchers in...
Water governance is an important, yet complex and contested field. A central challenge for researchers is to engage with multiple understandings and perspectives that can shape water governance, and to...
View ArticleEnhancing the knowledge-governance interface: Coasts, climate and collaboration
Conventional systems of government have not been very successful in resolving coastal management problems. This lack of progress is partially attributable to inadequate representation in governance...
View ArticleAnother opportunity lost? Victorian Labor's enactment of sustainability,...
'Sustainability' provides the dominant frame for environmental policy debate, even though there is considerable debate to as to what sustainability is, why is it needed, and how can it be progressed....
View ArticleHow neoliberalism and ecological modernization shaped environmental policy in...
'Sustainability' provides the dominant frame within which environmental policy debate occurs, notwithstanding its divergent meanings. However, how different discourses combine to shape understanding of...
View ArticleAnalysis of operating environments: A diagnostic model for linking science,...
Through analysis of the dynamics between science and decision-making, we argue that diagnosing fit-for purpose approaches to linking science and decision-making may be possible. Such diagnosis should...
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