Bradley P. Smith – The Conversation

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January 28, 2026

Will killing dingoes on K’gari make visitors safer? We think it’s unlikely

Bradley P. Smith, CQUniversity Australia and Kylie M. Cairns, UNSW

Following the death of a young backpacker, the Queensland government has killed dingoes seen near her body. But will this cull protect tourists?

Kylie Cairns

August 21, 2025

Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path

Kylie M. Cairns, UNSW ; Bradley P. Smith, CQUniversity Australia; Euan Ritchie, Deakin University, and Thomas Newsome, University of Sydney

New research suggests dingoes are distinct enough to have their own scientific name. If this is accepted, it will have far-reaching consequences

Dad (Bandit), Mum (Chilli), Bluey and Bingo. Ludo Studios

August 3, 2025

Researchers watched 150 episodes of Bluey – they found it can teach kids about resilience for real life

Bradley P. Smith, CQUniversity Australia

She’s six years old, lives in Brisbane and might just be one of the best resilience coaches on television.

La quête de l’humain pour trouver le compagnon canin idéal a donné naissance à plus de 400 races, chacune dotée d’une combinaison unique de caractéristiques physiques et comportementales. (Shutterstock)

December 20, 2023

Si les humains disparaissaient, qu’adviendrait‑il de nos chiens ?

Bradley P. Smith, CQUniversity Australia and Mia Cobb, The University of Melbourne

Si nous n’étions pas là pour façonner, nourrir et soigner nos chiens, que leur arriverait-il ?

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December 7, 2023

If humans disappeared, what would happen to our dogs?

Bradley P. Smith, CQUniversity Australia and Mia Cobb, The University of Melbourne

If we weren’t here to shape, feed and care for our dogs – how might they change?

Angus Emmott

October 2, 2023

‘The boss of Country’, not wild dogs to kill: living with dingoes can unite communities

Euan Ritchie, Deakin University; Bradley P. Smith, CQUniversity Australia; Kylie M. Cairns, UNSW ; Sonya Takau, Indigenous Knowledge, and Whitney Rassip, Indigenous Knowledge

It’s time to reconsider our relationship with the dingo. By collaborating and drawing from both Indigenous and Western knowledge, we can find ways to live in harmony with our apex land predator.

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March 15, 2023

Killing dingoes is the only way to protect livestock, right? Nope

Louise Boronyak, University of Technology Sydney and Bradley P. Smith, CQUniversity Australia

For more than 200 years, European farmers have killed dingoes to protect livestock. But living alongside dingoes benefits nature - and actually helps graziers

An example of a typical dingo. Photograph depicts a male from K’gari-Fraser Island (Queensland). John Williams

March 7, 2019

The dingo is a true‑blue, native Australian species

Bradley P. Smith, CQUniversity Australia; Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University; Euan Ritchie, Deakin University; Justin W. Adams, Monash University; Kylie M. Cairns, UNSW , and Mathew Crowther, University of Sydney

Of all Australia’s wildlife, one stands out as having an identity crisis: the dingo. New research has found the dingo is its own species, distinct from ‘wild dogs’.

A wild dingo from the Great Sandy Desert, Western Australia. Bradley Smith

August 31, 2018

Why the WA government is wrong to play identity politics with dingoes

Bradley P. Smith, CQUniversity Australia; Euan Ritchie, Deakin University, and Lily van Eeden, University of Sydney

The WA government has announced plans to reclassify dingoes as no different to wild dogs - paving the way for them to be culled at will. But dingoes are unique and deserve to be recognised as such.

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