By Anna Hudson, Professor, Art History, York University, Canada
Cree artist Kent Monkman is a contemporary old master most celebrated for his reworking of figurative painting. Now in his 60th year, Monkman’s gut-wrenching recastings of images drawn from the western canon are produced by his atelier, a studio modelled on a longstanding tradition of the artist as chef d'atelier.
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By Michelle Anagnostou, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, University of Oxford
Ashwell Glasson, PhD Candidate, Military Science, Stellenbosch University
Brent Doberstein, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo
Peter Stoett, Dean, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Ontario Tech University
Illegal wildlife trade is one of the largest criminal activities in the world and some black markets are growing each year. Canada’s response remains inadequately prioritized and under-resourced.
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By Matthew Smith, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Miami University
Two hundred years ago, the Erie Canal was often derided as a ‘folly.’ Yet the waterway went on to transform the American frontier.
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By Penelope Jackson, Adjunct Research Associate, School of Social Work and Arts, Charles Sturt University
A heist has taken place at the Louvre. It’s just the latest in a long line of cunning art heists.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Barnaby Joyce position remains a bit awkward as he currently sits in limbo between moving to the crossbench and temporarily staying within the Nationals
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By Matthew Barnfield, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London
Keir Starmer says painful decisions are needed now to fix the country for the future. But voters may not stick around to find out if he’s right.
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By Matthew Wright, PhD Candidate, Department of Atmospheric Physics, University of Oxford
Ben Hutchins, PhD Candidate, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading
James Mollard, Postgraduate Researcher, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh
New report shows how seemingly benign weather conditions can have a big impact on British electricity production – and prices.
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By Penelope Jackson, Adjunct Research Associate, School of Social Work and Arts, Charles Sturt University
A heist has taken place at the Louvre. It’s just the latest in a long line of cunning art heists.
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By Amir Razmjou, Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University
Global energy giants are turning their focus to critical minerals. With such deep-pocketed players, Australia must invest heavily if it wants to stay in the race.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Exterior view of Evin prison. © Wikipedia (Beirut) – Three women died in Qarchak prison, a Tehran women’s prison notorious for abysmal conditions, between September 16 and 25, 2025, following a lack of medical care, Human Rights Watch said today. The deaths in custody of Soudabeh Asadi, Jamile Azizi, and 42-year-old political prisoner Somayeh Rashidi highlight Iranian authorities’ violation of prisoners’ right to life by causing or contributing to their deaths through denial of medical care. These cases point to the Iranian authorities’ long-standing policy…
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