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Fascism and racism: does it really matter what Sunderland’s Paolo Di Canio thinks?
4 April 2013
The resignation of senior British political figure David Miliband as non-executive director and vice-chairman of English soccer club Sunderland AFC – in protest at Paolo Di Canio’s appointment as the Premier League club’s new manager – has engulfed Di Can
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Sport, Tom Waterhouse and the ‘gamblification’ of everyday life
4 April 2013
Over the Easter weekend in Australia the furore around gambling and sport intensified. Prominent racehorse trainer Gai Waterhouse defended her son Tom’s gambling business in the tabloids, and legislation was proposed to limit gambling’s intrusion into cov
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Amateur players need to beware of long term effects of concussion
27 February 2013
While it’s important to recognise the risk of brain injury in our elite hockey, rugby, AFL, rugby union, etc players – it’s also critically important to recognise these same injuries can be happening to our kids every weekend, with much more serious resul
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'As a matter of fact, I’ve got it now’: alcohol advertising and sport
27 February 2013
Sport is generally a healthy activity that transmits important societal values, such as fairness, perseverance, and teamwork. Unfortunately, it’s also the primary vehicle for marketing alcohol to the general population.
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Carbon sponge could soak up coal emissions
12 February 2013
Emissions from coal power stations could be drastically reduced by a new, energy-efficient material that adsorbs large amounts of carbon dioxide, then releases it when exposed to sunlight.
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Widespread illicit drug use no surprise in win-at-all costs ‘game’
11 February 2013
“Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing”. This win-at-all costs sports creed, adopted by the Americans, has now crept into the psyche of Australian sport.
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Is prevention better than cure?
19 December 2012
A doctor who has spent his career treating sports injuries has visited Monash University to incorporate more prevention strategies into his repertoire.
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Monash Blues most disciplined... again
14 December 2012
The Monash Blues Football Club has been given the title of ‘Most Disciplined Club’ by the Victorian Amateur Football Association for the second year in a row.
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Gonski school funding moves forward but leaves much behind
28 November 2012
Today the Australian Education Bill – the legislation following on from the Gonski review into school funding – was introduced into parliament.
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Baseball team ties a three-peat bow at Golf Day
26 November 2012
This year’s Chancellor’s Cup Golf Day saw the four members of the Monash University Baseball Club successfully defend their title for the third year in a row.
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The world wide web of abuse
12 November 2012
Across the globe, the organised crimes of serial child rapists have been met with disorganisation by careless institutions.
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Tackling sports injury head on
1 November 2012
Australia’s premier sports injury prevention centre has attracted the attention of Canadian academic Professor Claude Goulet, who has spent more than 15 years researching safety promotion in sport and physical activities.
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Curriculum a matter of history… and politics
5 October 2012
Some years ago I was asked to talk about history in schools at a Melbourne festival. I began my talk by saying that there was a great deal of derogatory, evidence-free and ill-informed opinion about how history is taught in Australian schools.
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TeamMONASH™ blitz Green and Gold honours
5 October 2012
TeamMONASH™ have packed the final punch in their 2012 Australian University Games assault with 64 students selected for Green and Gold honours, eclipsing the 47 nominations received in 2011.
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Game growth overshadows player payments
27 September 2012
Monash University research into the financial dealings of the Australian Football League and its clubs reveals payments to players declined proportionately over a decade, while the League poured funds into off-field support of teams and game promotion.
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Helmets won’t cure football’s concussion headache
27 September 2012
We’ve heard a lot about concussion this AFL season. So, have they got their policy right?
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Honorary doctorate conferred on Nobel Prize winner
11 September 2012
Internationally renowned scientist and Nobel Laureate Professor Dan Shechtman will be conferred with an honorary doctorate on Thursday, 13 September 2012.
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Diamond Creek takes the heat
10 September 2012
The team from Diamond Creek recently won a thrilling grand final against arch rivals the Darebin Falcons in the Victorian Women’s Premier Division Football League.
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Alumni sporting success
5 September 2012
Two Monash University alumni have secured top positions in the rugby union scene.
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Student sinks her claws into Aussie football
6 August 2012
South Mornington Tigerette and Monash University student Simone McCann has reached an important milestone in her sporting career – 100 games of Australian football.
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