Wednesday, April 1st 2026
From Iran to multiple nations in the Gulf and the wider Middle East, around 3,000 people have reportedly been arrested in the first month of the ongoing war across the region, sparking alarm over free speech restrictions and state repression.
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By Charles Walldorf, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Wake Forest University
Little has seemingly gone as Washington planned in the war against Iran.
The Iranian people have not risen up, one hard-line leader has been replaced by another, Iranian missiles…
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By Tristan Moss, Senior Lecturer in History, UNSW Sydney
On April 1 2026, NASA is sending astronauts back around the Moon. And Australia will play a critical role in helping them get there.
Four astronauts will launch from Florida, bound for the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft. Similar to the 1968 Apollo 8 spaceflight, the Artemis II mission will orbit the Moon without landing, to test the spacecraft and the systems that support it. It paves the way for the next Artemis missions, with…
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By Guy Curtis, Associate professor, The University of Western Australia
People using other peoples’ ideas, words and creations without acknowledgement is a widespread problem. Plagiarism occurs everywhere from restaurant menus to political speeches and music.…
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By Rebecca McKetin, Associate Professor, National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
Shalini Arunogiri, Addiction Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, Monash University
Methamphetamine – more commonly known as meth, crystal or ice – is a highly addictive, stimulant drug.
An estimated 7.4 million people in the world are dependent on it or “addicted” to it. They face multiple health risks including paranoia, feeling suicidal, heart problems, strokes, injuries from accidents, and a higher risk of early death.
But there are no…
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By Lyndall Bryant, Senior lecturer, QUT Centre for Justice, School of Econmics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology
Amanda Bull, Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Law, Queensland University of Technology
Elizabeth Streten, Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
Fiona Cheung, Senior Lecturer in Construction Management, Faculty of Engineering, School of Architecture & Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology
Morgan O'Neill, PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology
Home builders with fixed price contracts can only absorb so much cost pressure. Research shows which builders were already at most risk, even before the war started.
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By Niusha Shafiabady, Professor in Computational Intelligence, Australian Catholic University
Theresa Dicke, Professor, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University
This new wave of AI short dramas is absurdly addictive. Understanding the psychology is the first step towards breaking the spell.
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By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
After almost 60 years, scientists have been able to prove an influential theory that wet eucalypt forest regrowth is more fire prone.
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By Peter Tregear, Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne
Opera singer, producer and librettist Caitlin Vincent explores big questions about her art form in Opera Wars – a lively book bristling with ideas.
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By Adam Hartland, Adjunct Associate Professor in Freshwater Biogeochemistry, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Two million people drink water from the Waikato. But the river is degrading as pollution and invasive clams spread faster than monitoring protocols can detect.
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