By Amnesty International
This blog contains descriptions of sexual abuse. We included this to stay true to survivors’ testimonies and their word. “My activism dates back to when I was 11 years old because I experienced violence at that age. I was raped. And the first thing I did was speak out. One weekend, I was left in […] The post “My activism dates back to when I was 11”: Julie, a survivor and human rights champion appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Guest Contributor
The growing importance of subsea cables in military and economic policy offers an entrypoint into understanding the corrosive, yet dependent, relationship between AI and oil infrastructure
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By Triss Niemi, Casual Academic, College of Business, Creative Arts, Law and Social Sciences, Flinders University
Anthony (Anthony Nicola) is an anxious, grief-stricken mess mourning the loss of his partner, Michael, who died from AIDS. Over the weekend of his partner’s funeral, Anthony must play host to Michael’s closest and cattiest friends, Justin (Paul Capsis) and Jamie (Paul Reichstein).
All the while, Anthony is cruised by a spectral Leather Daddy (Chris Asimos) determined to keep him bound to his grief.
I would almost dare to call Anthony Nocera’s Log Boy a gesture towards a post-AIDS play. But this production, directed by Riley Spadaro, knows just as well as many of us do that,…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The government has announced it had “stepped in” to delay the ATO’s ban on credit card payments until June 30 next year.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Ibrahim, a 5-year-old boy with autism, is held by his father in Idlib, Syria, June 2022. © © 2022 Human Rights Watch. As armed conflicts proliferate around the globe, World Mental Health Day is a reminder that the psychological toll stemming from hostilities result in mental health harms that have lasting effects on people’s lives. Insecurity, trauma, anxiety, and confusion are the norm for many who have endured armed conflict.Access to services is frequently inadequate—even though over a fifth of conflict-affected populations are estimated to experience…
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By Amnesty International
A growing number of states across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are taking positive steps towards reducing the use and scope of the death penalty, creating new momentum towards abolition in a region historically associated with strong support for this cruel punishment, said Amnesty International ahead of the World Day Against the Death […] The post Southeast Asia: Positive steps towards ending death penalty in several Southeast Asia states amplify isolation of Singapore and other executing countries appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
One year since the ceasefire agreement, more than 1,400 people have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, nearly two million still need shelter, not a single hospital is fully functioning, and 1.4 million face crisis-level hunger. GAZA, 9 October 2026 – One year after the Gaza ceasefire agreement was reached, more than 100 humanitarian, […] The post Gaza ceasefire exists in name only, say more than 100 organizations appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Caitlyn Forster, Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
Millions of people worldwide watched on as the Sydney Olympics came to a close in 2000. Meanwhile, thousands of bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) were airborne, making their annual migration to the Australian Alps.
These bogong moths swarmed in such large numbers that the rain radars showed…
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By Marta Khomyn, Senior Lecturer, Finance and Data Analytics, Adelaide University
It was pitched to investors as “the biggest initial public offering (IPO) in a generation”.
Firmus Technologies – a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) data centres – planned to raise A$7 billion from investors on the Australian Securities Exchange later this month.
Just days ago, bankers working on the deal declared investor interest in the A$11-a-share offer was “well in excess” of what was needed to…
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By Melissa Lee, Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Monash University
OpenAI released 722 new AI-generated mathematical papers at once – three have been retracted, and mathematicians are coming to grips with the rest.
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