Misha Ketchell Misha Ketchell i(A36120 works by)
Also writes as: Mischa Ketchell
Gender: Female
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1 Ten-year-olds Do Not Belong in Detention. Why Australia Must Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility Chris Cunneen , Misha Ketchell (editor), 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 23 July 2020;

In Australia, children as young as ten can be held criminally responsible for their actions.

This means they can be arrested by police, remanded in custody, convicted by the courts and imprisoned.

Next week, Australia’s state and federal attorneys-general will meet to discuss raising the age of criminal responsibility.

They cannot pass up this critical opportunity to change the way we treat vulnerable and marginalised children.

Source: The Conversation

1 How Easy Would It Be to ‘free’ the Aboriginal Flag? Isabella Alexander , Misha Ketchell (editor), 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 4 September 2020;

There is growing disquiet and anger about restrictions on how the Aboriginal flag can be used, particularly after it was absent from the AFL’s recent Indigenous round.

On Thursday, the Senate set up a parliamentary inquiry to look at options to “enable the flag to be freely used by the Australian community”.

So, what are the options to try and secure wider use of a flag that up until now has been a “uniting symbol for all Aboriginal people”?

Source: The Conversation

1 From 7809 Marcialangton to 7630 Yidumduma: 5 Asteroids Named After Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Duane Hamacher , Misha Ketchell (editor), 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 26 August 2020;

This year’s Mabo Day, June 3, was a special day for Indigenous astronomy. That was when the International Astronomical Union officially accepted five new asteroid names that honour a selection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, elders and academics whose work has been particularly influential.

Source: The Conversation

1 ‘Have You Been Feeling Your Spirit Was Sad?’ Culture Is Key When Assessing Indigenous Australians’ Mental Health Maree Hackett , Geoffrey Spurling , Misha Ketchell (editor), 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 1 July 2019;

If a doctor suspects a patient may be at risk of depression, they will likely ask about the person’s mood, appetite, sleep patterns, and energy and concentration levels, among other questions.

But understandings of mental health differ across cultural groups. So when a doctor is screening for mental illness, it’s important they consider the patient’s culture.

Source: The Conversation

1 Archaeology Is Unravelling New Stories about Indigenous Seagoing Trade on Australia’s Doorstep Chris Urwin , Alois Kuaso , Bruno David , Henry Auri Arifeae , Robert Skelly , Misha Ketchell (editor), 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 11 April 2019;

It has long been assumed that Indigenous Australia was isolated until Europeans arrived in 1788, except for trade with parts of present day Indonesia beginning at least 300 years ago. But our recent archaeological research hints of at least an extra 2,100 years of connections across the Coral Sea with Papua New Guinea.

Over the past decade, we have conducted research in the Gulf of Papua with local Indigenous communities.

During the excavations, the most common archaeological evidence found in the old village sites was fragments of pottery, which preserve well in tropical environments compared to artefacts made of wood or bone. As peoples of the Gulf of Papua have no known history of pottery making, and the materials are foreign, the discovered pottery sherds are evidence of trade.

Source: The Conversation

1 Julianne Schultz Appointed Chair of The Conversation Misha Ketchell , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 17 October 2019;

'Professor Julianne Schultz AM FAMA has been appointed chair of The Conversation Media Group, following the retirement of Harrison Young.'

1 Academia Mourns Indonesia Expert Misha Ketchell , 2001 single work obituary (for Herb Feith )
— Appears in: The Age , 17 November 2001; (p. 14)
1 Poet Had a Strong Love of the Land Misha Ketchell , 2000 single work obituary (for Judith Wright )
— Appears in: The Age , 27 June 2000; (p. 3)
1 The Culture of Forgetting Mischa Ketchell , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , February-March no. 27 1997; (p. 46-47)

— Review of The Culture of Forgetting : Helen Demidenko and the Holocaust Robert Manne , 1996 single work criticism
1 Manne Remembers Misha Ketchell , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Big Issue , June no. 1 1996; (p. 43)

— Review of The Culture of Forgetting : Helen Demidenko and the Holocaust Robert Manne , 1996 single work criticism
1 Caught in the Act Misha Ketchell , 1995-1996 single work column
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , December/January no. 20 1995-1996; (p. 11-13)
'In Victoria, Voluntary Student Unionism has created the conditions for muzzling student newspapers. Mish Ketchell looks at the controversy created at La Trobe University.'(p. 11)
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