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.

Dr Patrick Hearps talks about future transport and sustainability.

Professor Ian Anderson spoke about the inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Symposium held on Thursday 3 November.

Alaskan Inuit leader William Iggiagruk Hensley – who is best known for his extraordinary contribution to the Alaska Native Land Claims Movement – visited the University of Melbourne this week to participate in a number of events including the annual Narrm Oration. 

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.

Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar live on ABC 24 discussing India's impact in Australia as a growing superpower.

Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar is a former Indian Government Minister and in 2006 was conferred the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award by the President of India. He was visiting Melbourne to deliver a keynote lecture at the Australia India Institute's inaugural conference on 'The Reluctant Superpower: Understanding India and its Aspirations' from 22 to 23 September.

Dr Robyn Pickering discusses research that has confirmed the age of our possible oldest direct human ancestor at 1.98 million years old.

The discovery was made after Dr Pickering and Dr Andy Herries from La Trobe University conducted further dating of the early human fossils, Australopithecus sediba, found in South Africa last year. 

Internationally acclaimed Australian Indigenous soprano, Deborah Cheetham, has been appointed Head of the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts at the Faculty of the VCA and Music, University of Melbourne. The Wilin Centre supports Australian Indigenous students at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.