By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
Matt Tyler, Adjunct Associate Professor (Research), Monash University
The federal Senate inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system should have mandated a minimum age of criminal responsibility.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image United Nations headquarters in New York City, December 2020. © 2020 zz/STRF/STAR MAX/IPx via AP Photo World leaders at the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City from September 22-28, 2026, should commit to defending human rights, Human Rights Watch said. They should counter attempts to undermine accountability for grave international crimes and the work of the UN and other vital international institutions. Dozens of leaders and foreign ministers from the UN’s 193 member countries will attend the General Assembly’s general debate.…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Haitians deported from the United States disembark from a charter flight at Cap-Haïtien International Airport, Haiti, August 27, 2026. © 2026 Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC) – Since ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti in late July 2026, US authorities have deported hundreds of Haitians back to their country, where they face threats to their lives and safety and receive little to no support, Human Rights Watch said today. The US Senate should urgently pass House-approved legislation that would reinstate TPS for Haitians.According to Haiti’s…
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By Amnesty International
Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) fighters have committed horrific human rights abuses against artisanal miners in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) while facilitating the trafficking of gold and coltan to neighbouring Rwanda with the help of Rwandan authorities, Amnesty International said in a new briefing. “DRC: We didn’t come to play: M23 abuses at […] The post DRC: M23 fighters abused miners and trafficked gold and coltan to Rwanda appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
This is Labor’s second lowest ever primary vote in Newspoll, which they had last equalled in April 2012 when Julia Gillard was prime minister.
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By Joanna Mendelssohn, Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
Neha Kale’s A Foreign Return: on art and habitation is an unusual blend of memoir and art criticism, spanning continents and time.
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By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
John Hawkins, Senior lecturer, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
The report counts on a lot of factors turning out for the best: AI boosting economic growth and global warming meeting the Paris goals for a start.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be “a defining influence” on Australia’s economy over the next 40 years, according to the Intergenerational Report (IGR) released by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday. Australia is also expected to experience lower growth, a decline in the birth rate and unending budget deficits.
As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese makes AI a central issue of discussion during his current trip to the United States, the IGR emphasises the precise nature of the new technology’s impact will depend on how extensively it is adopted and Australia’s position in global supply…
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By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation
Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au.
Monday September 21
“I found the article about good data centres, ‘What does a good data centre future look like? And how do we get there?’, to be a hopeful change to the commentary about water, land and energy use by other media. However, like most other sources I’ve read, this…
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By Michael Fletcher, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Government, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Opportunity’s ‘citizens income’ policy would do the least for the worst off, and retains many of the current system’s targeting complexities.
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