The Melbourne Newsroom

Nick Sharman discusses the likely outcome of the New Hampshire Republican primary vote on ABC 24.  

Mr Sharman is an expert in the intersection of US politics and the media, and is based in the Media and Communications program at the University of Melbourne. 

Nick Sharman from the Media and Communications program at the University of Melbourne is an expert in the intersection of US politics and the media. He spoke to ABC News 24 just as candidates were addressing the crowd after the Iowa Caucus. The Caucus is the first test of Reblican candidates hoping for nomination to contest the US Presidency in the general election later this year.

Associate Professor Philomena Murray talks to ABC 24 about the current state of play with the state of the European Union.

Associate Professor Richard Pennell discusses the impact the death of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will have to the country and the region.  He was speaking live on ABC 24 on October 21. 

A/Prof Pennell is the al-Tajir Lecturer in Middle East and Asian History based in the Faculty of Arts in the University of Melbourne. You can see his full profile at http://history.unimelb.edu.au/about/staff/pennell.html.

More than 100 artefacts from the First World War have been uncovered in an archaeological fieldwork survey on the Gallipoli battlefield, leading to some interesting theories about life on the frontline according to University of Melbourne survey archaeologist Professor Antonio Sagona.

A new study into victim’s satisfaction with the criminal justice system has found many victims feel their involvement in the justice system adds to their feelings of loss and trauma.

Australia’s relationship with India needs to change, and it ignores India at its own peril, according to the Director of the Australia India Institute based at the University of Melbourne.

Development aid has changed with private sector involvement, according to Dr Toby Carroll from the Centre for Asia and Globalisation at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

Stories from survivors interviewed by media after Black Saturday – including those who used interviews to let loved ones know they were safe - form part two of a study into Black Saturday media coverage, to be launched at the University of Melbourne this Thursday, 25 August.

Regulatory knee-jerk reactions by governments to disasters risk creating large amounts of ‘red tape’ but do little to protect society from future crises, according to University of Melbourne criminologist Fiona Haines.