By Simone Hain, Research Psychologist, University of Technology Sydney
Parenting a tween or teen can be very different from parenting a younger child. Here’s how to adapt and stay connected as they gain independence.
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By Zareh Ghazarian, Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
One Nation’s recent rise is partly because Australians have been growing more comfortable in voting for a minor party that has advanced specific issues.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Displaced Sahrawis gather at the refugee camp of Dakhla, which lies some 170km to the southeast of the Algerian city of Tindouf, on January 14, 2023. © 2023 Ryad Kramdi/AFP via Getty Images UN Security Council resolution on the decades-long dispute of the Western Sahara territory does not ensure that a new framework to end the long-standing issue upholds the right to self-determination for the Sahrawi people and is consistent with international law.The resolution endorses only Morocco’s autonomy proposal, which does not include independence as an option, provide…
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By Fleur Johns, Dean and Head of School, University of Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
United States foreign policymaking under the second Trump administration is frequently described as erratic and incoherent.
We’ve seen the launch of trade wars and actual wars, all without consulting allies first. This administration advances foreign policy through trial actions…
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By Christian Downie, Professor of Political Science, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University
Disinformation is everywhere: AI-based material was even used to generate some of false claims in submissions to the inquiry into misinformation.
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By Jason Tian, Senior Lecturer, Finance School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology
If you care about particular issues – from climate change to weapons of war – it’s worth looking more closely at where your money is really going.
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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
The DemosAU MRP poll projects outcomes for every lower house seat. It forecasts great news for One Nation and catastrophically bad news for the Coalition.
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By Zena Assaad, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Australian National University
Netta Goussac, Associate Senior Researcher, Governance of Artificial Intelligence Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Australia’s military AI policy draws on those of its closest allies. But it reads more like a statement of intent.
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By Maryam Ghahremani, Research Data Scientist at Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary
Zahinoor Ismail, Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Research has found that older adults who experience persistent difficulties in daily activities like preparing meals, shopping or driving face a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
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By Iain Boyd, Director of the Center for National Security Initiatives and Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
News that Iran had fired ballistic missiles at a US military base in the Indian Ocean was startling, but how much of a threat does the development represent?
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