Yashar Tarverdi – The Conversation

There needs to be more focus on treating people before they need a hospital. Shutterstock

April 9, 2019

More hospitals will not cure Australia’s ailing health‑care system. There’s a more efficient way

Steven Bond-Smith, Curtin University; Alan Duncan, Curtin University; Astghik Mavisakalyan, Curtin University, and Yashar Tarverdi, Curtin University

Expensive hospitals are what Australians want, but prevention and local solutions are what Australians need.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing, and arts and recreation services are much more precarious for their employees. KATE AUSBURN/AAP

April 12, 2018

Precarious employment is rising rapidly among men: new research

Rebecca Cassells, Curtin University; Alan Duncan, Curtin University; Astghik Mavisakalyan, Curtin University; John Phillimore, Curtin University, and Yashar Tarverdi, Curtin University

Despite relatively stable and low levels of unemployment, workers are increasingly concerned that their jobs are at risk.

The language that you speak may affect your approach to climate change. from www.shutterstock.com

March 8, 2018

Future tense: how the language you speak influences your willingness to take climate action

Astghik Mavisakalyan, Curtin University; Clas Weber, The University of Western Australia, and Yashar Tarverdi, Curtin University

Research suggests that speakers of “present-tensed” languages such as German and Finnish - in which the future can be describe in the present tense - are more likely to support stronger climate policies.

Solar panels are still a rarity in WA’s lower-income areas. Orderinchaos/Wikimedia Commons

August 25, 2017

WA bathes in sunshine but the poorest households lack solar panels – that needs to change

Rebecca Cassells, Curtin University; Alan Duncan, Curtin University, and Yashar Tarverdi, Curtin University

Western Australia has huge amounts of sunshine and wind, yet only 7% of its energy comes from renewables. What’s more, most households in the poorest suburbs are still locked out of the solar panel boom.

Western Australia’s government hopes its workers will look away from the mining sector towards industries like tourism and health. Daniel Munoz/Reuters

October 19, 2016

Western Australia’s economic future remains uncertain after the mining boom: study

Alan Duncan, Curtin University; Rachel Ong ViforJ, Curtin University, and Yashar Tarverdi, Curtin University

Mining will continue to be a dominant force in Western Australia’s future but the health sector is the more likely to deliver jobs and growth than tourism or agriculture, new research shows.

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