By Vlast.kz
On paper, trade unions serve as the primary institution by which workers’ rights are protected. For more than three decades in Kazakhstan, however, they have been under constant pressure.
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By Eric Van Rythoven, Instructor in Political Science, Carleton University
Countries that sign deals with the Trump administration are quickly finding out that the stability and certainty they hoped to purchase was an illusion.
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By William Akoto, Assistant Professor of Global Security, American University School of International Service
Hackers tried to break into at least 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota on July 26-27, 2026. Since then, Michigan and five other states have reported similar cyberattacks.
The attackers did not try to infiltrate the computers that utility offices use. Instead, they tried to seize control of small computers in equipment like pumps and valves that…
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By Human Rights Watch
A prominent Malian journalist was convicted under Mali’s cybercrime legislation for criticizing the use of that same law to silence another journalist. The verdict marks the latest escalation in the military junta’s widening assault on freedom of expression in the country. Click to expand Image Chahana Takiou, Bamako, Mali, June 2026. © Private On August 3, the national cybercrime court in Bamako, Mali’s capital, sentenced Chahana Takiou, editor of the biweekly 22 Septembre, to one year in prison.Security forces arrested Takiou on June 8 after he publicly criticized…
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By Pauline McDonagh Hull, PhD Candidate, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Amity Quinn, Assistant Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Erin A. Brennand, Gynecologist & Associate Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Canada can significantly improve women’s health, in both the short- and long-term, by focusing on five attainable and affordable immediate actions.
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By Theodore E. (Ted) Zorn, Professor of Organisational Studies, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
As democratic socialists make inroads into mainstream US politics, one loaded word is doing a lot of work for their ideological opponents.
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By John Woinarski, Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
As a lethal bird flu spreads in Australian wildlife, it can be easy to think nothing can stop it. That’s an error – much can be done.
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By Saia Nahir Bartes, PhD Student and Research Teaching Fellow, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
Australia is now confronting an outbreak of a deadly bird flu strain.
As of Monday, the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus had been detected in 78 wild birds across mainland Australia. Until now, there had been no evidence of a large-scale outbreak.
But authorities have confirmed the…
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By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
These Miles Franklin shortlisted novels offer six very different answers to the question: what can Australian fiction be – and do?
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By Sally Larsen, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of New England
National NAPLAN results for 2026 are released today. This is the test of Australian students’ literacy and numeracy skills in years 3, 5, 7 and 9.
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (which runs the test) has pointed to a “concerning” drop in Year 3 numeracy. It has hailed “signs of improvement” for other year levels in maths. It also reports that average reading scores in Years 5, 7 and 9 are lower than in 2025.
But the most remarkable takeaway from this year’s NAPLAN? None of…
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