By Oiwan Lam
News and discussions about Beijing's restrictions and blessings of candidates are labelled as “opposition forces,” “soft resistance,” and “external forces”. All election forums are government organized.
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By Amnesty International
Governments, factories and global fashion brands are profiting from the continued repression of garment workers and abuse of their labour rights in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Amnesty International said in two companion reports released today. The two reports — ‘Stitched Up: Denial of Freedom of Association for Garment Workers in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan […] The post Global garment industry profits from denial of right to unionize in major sourcing countries appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Most factory workers who produce garments for the fashion industry are women. Studies show that women constitute 60-80% of the global garment workforce. This means that when we talk about protecting human rights in the garment and fashion industry, we must also specifically consider the rights of women. Many of the issues facing garment workers, […] The post Why are workers’ rights in the garment industry a gender discrimination issue? appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Jane Tiller, Ethical, Legal & Social Adviser in Public Health Genomics, Monash University
People could take a genetic test to gauge their future risk of disease without worrying their life insurers would penalise them.
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By Sarah Cameron, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Griffith University
Ian McAllister, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Australian National University
The 2025 Australian federal election was a resounding win for the Australian Labor Party. Labor won 94 seats in the House of Representatives and a commanding majority. The Liberal-National Coalition was reduced to just 43 seats in the House of Representatives, more than 30 seats short of a majority and the lowest seat share on record for the combined Coalition parties.
The Australian Election Study is a comprehensive survey of voters fielded after every Australian federal election since 1987. The newly released 2025 Australian Election Study provides insights into what shaped the election…
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By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher and Sustainable Future Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
At least 44 people have died and more than 270 are missing after a major fire engulfed an apartment complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. The fire, which swept through multiple high-rise towers, is still burning.
The exact cause of the blaze, which broke out just before 3pm local time on Wednesday, is still unknown. Hong Kong Police have arrested three construction company…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Murray Hunter, Thailand, November 20, 2025. © 2025 Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (Bangkok) – Thai authorities should drop criminal defamation charges against the Australian journalist Murray Hunter, who is being prosecuted for reporting on Malaysia’s media regulating agency, Human Rights Watch said today.Thai authorities arrested Hunter on September 29, 2025, at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport while he was awaiting to board a flight to Hong Kong. He was charged with four counts of “defamation by publication,” section 328 of Thailand’s criminal code, for defaming the…
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By Alexander Plum, Senior Research Fellow, New Zealand Policy Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology
People of Māori descent account for just a fifth of Aotearoa’s population, but are overrepresented at every stage of the criminal justice system. They comprise 37% of people prosecuted by police, 45% of those convicted and 52% of the prison population.
Such statistics, however,…
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By Luke Johnson, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Wollongong
Diagnostic and symptomatic, accusatory and culpable, communal and personal, The Hollow Men is a poem about that which ails society at large.
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By Mia Cobb, Research Fellow, Animal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne
Dogs don’t stockpile food due to anxiety about impending disaster – they’re revealing how their evolutionary past still shapes modern behaviours.
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