By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
TOP’s positive polling is fuelling media speculation about its electoral prospects. Can it finally get over the line? And what might happen if it does?
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By Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security, Adelaide University
Salote Tagivakatini, PhD Candidate in Politics and International Relations, Adelaide University
As part of his tour of the Pacific, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed a significant defence treaty with his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Rabuka.
Called the Ocean of Peace Alliance or Veitacini Treaty, the agreement is the latest step in Australia’s efforts to sign treaties that make it the regional “hub” for its Pacific Island country partner “spokes”. It follows:
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By Suzy Freeman-Greene, Books + Ideas Editor, The Conversation
The pain. The penalties. The hairsplitting VAR decisions and astounding off-field politics. From ageing titans to miraculous goals, the FIFA World Cup brims with drama and athleticism.
Where to turn when it’s all over? Some fine authors have explored the complexity of the beautiful game, from Albert Camus…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Soldiers march during the annual Military Parade in Saraburi province, Thailand, January 18, 2020. © 2020 Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters (Bangkok) – Thai authorities should criminally investigate the alleged torture and ill-treatment of conscripts in the Royal Thai Navy’s Marine Division, Human Rights Watch said today. The Thai government and military should end the longstanding practice of hazing and other brutality against conscripts and prosecute wrongdoers according to the law, regardless of their rank.On June 22, 2026, Private Panuwat, whose full name has been withheld…
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Monday, July 6, 2026
Ongoing restrictions and closures of border crossings continue to hamper delivery of critical supplies into the Gaza Strip, amid mounting concern for children there and in the West Bank, the United Nations said on Monday.
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By Alan Duncan, Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) and John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin University, Curtin University
Steven Rowley, John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University
After years of rapid growth, Australia’s housing market is beginning to cool. Auction clearance rates have softened, prices in Sydney and Melbourne are easing, and economists expect further modest declines over coming months.
And whenever housing slows, the same question quickly follows: will the…
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By Jason Bosland, Associate Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
There’s no doubt open justice is at crisis point in Victoria following sustained negative media reporting. But it can be improved.
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By Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
Australia’s EV transition is gathering pace – but fixing gaps in the public charger network will be essential for the shift to continue.
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By Tim Rowse, Emeritus Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
Musquito’s life and death can be read through the lens of a history of invasion and resistance. Or of the difficulties of being placed between two worlds.
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By Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato
Throughout the history of cinema, popcorn has been both scorned as a messy lowbrow distraction and hailed as a profit-making saviour.
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