By Laura Nicole Driessen, Postdoctoral Researcher in Radio Astronomy, University of Sydney
Over the past few days an active sunspot has erupted multiple times, sending clouds of high-energy plasma into space. The sunspot happens to be facing Earth just now, so the plasma clouds are heading in our direction.
At about 0200 UTC (that’s 1pm AEDT) on November 12, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and
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By Fareed Khan
Afghan refugees in Pakistan face forced repatriation amidst stricter measures. Najeebullah Khitab, a singer raised in Pakistan, prepares to leave, carrying memories and dreams to his homeland that forbids music.
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By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
These reforms violate human rights obligations, contradict the evidence and will be devastating for children and young people in conflict with the law.
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By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher and Sustainable Future Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
Greg Morrison, Professor, Director of the Urban Transformations Research Centre, Lang Walker Endowed Chair in Urban Transformation, Western Sydney University
Steel is an increasingly common material in Australian houses. But it’s also hugely emissions-intensive to make. Shifting to green production could help.
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By Caitlin McGee, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Gordon Noble, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Our proposed build-to-rent-to-own model would mean residents could buy a stake in the development they live in – without a deposit or bank loan.
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By Michael Macaulay, Professor of Public Administration, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The scandal over how police handled complaints against former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming has exposed serious failings at the organisation’s highest levels.
It has also brought into sharp focus how poor judgement and processes can corrode public confidence in an institution that relies so heavily on integrity.
This week, the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) released…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A protester waving a Cameroonian flag approaches police officers as they gather in Garoua on October 26, 2025. © 2025 AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – The authorities in Cameroon responded to widespread opposition-led protests following the October 12, 2025 elections with lethal force and mass arrests of protesters and other citizens, Human Rights Watch said today.The Constitutional Council announced on October 27 that the incumbent President Paul Biya, 92, had won the election with 53.66 percent of the vote. His main challenger, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the former transport…
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By George Williams, Vice chancellor, Western Sydney University
Thanks to the Job Ready Graduates scheme, an arts degree today will cost over $50,000. How have five decades of government policy taken us from free education to this?
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By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
Emily Burch, Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
Mackenzie Derry, Nutritionist, Dietitian & PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
Your diet soft drink habit may not be as healthy as you think. Here are three ways to cut back.
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By Alexa Scarlata, Lecturer, Digital Communication, RMIT University
The bright blue skies of Fremantle are a delightfully incongruous setting for NITV and SBS’s new crime drama, Reckless.
Not only is this a part of Australia we rarely get to see on our screens, but the local pubs and ocean views of the port city somehow add to the tension and menace of a complicated web.
When we meet them driving home from a family wedding late one night, it’s clear siblings Charlie (Hunter Page-Lochard) and June (Tasma Walton) already have a pretty dysfunctional relationship.
But when Charlie accidentally hits and kills a man, and June insists…
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