By Tirso Sitoe
The word Indigenous today belongs, above all, to history. “Mozambican” is the word that was born of the new sovereignty. But understanding the meaning of this citizenship requires remembering the journey that came before.
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By Amnesty International
Women Human Right Defenders (WHRDs) from around the world will be gathering in Geneva from 21 to 25 September, to learn about the UN Human Rights Council, advocate for their rights and amplify their own stories. The week-long training, known as the Women Human Rights Advocacy Week, is co-organized by nine human rights organizations including […] The post Global: Women Human Rights Defenders take their fight to the UN during week-long advocacy meeting appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Albanese government will stop the entry of students’ family members, attack “visa hopping”, and drastically cut the numbers of those on long-term working holidays under migration policy changes announced by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke.
The government will prioritise permanent and temporary visas for workers in key sectors, including health care, construction, education, law enforcement, defence, resources, agriculture, aquaculture and fishing. Changes to the points test will allow the minister to allocate extra points for skills in very high demand.
The long-awaited…
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By Jeremy Day, Research Affiliate in Marine Ecology, University of Newcastle; University of Tokyo
Sea urchins eat kelp – but new research shows their diets and relationships with kelp forests are more complex than commonly thought.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Statement delivered by Elyse Mosquini, Permanent Observer to the UN, at the Arria-formula meeting of the UN Security Council on upholding international law in situations of armed conflict, 16 September 2026, New York.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
While they wouldn’t normally be caught dead together, Pauline Hanson, Fatima Payman and Dai Le have held a joint press conference to take aim at the prime minister.
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By Timothy Piatkowski, Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
Cheneal Puljević, UQ Amplify Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
Luke Cox, Lecturer in Sport Integrity, Swansea University
Samuel Cornell, Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
Scroll through social media these days and you’ll likely come across someone injecting themselves with a clear liquid, waxing lyrical about how it’s changed their body for the better, improved their recovery, or maybe their skin.
That magic substance is often (allegedly) a peptide, a short chain of amino acids, the same building blocks that make up proteins, that can be used to send specific instructions to cells in the body.
Some peptides,…
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By Dilan Thampapillai, Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor (Regional & Metro), University of Wollongong
The ground is shifting beneath the feet of Australian authors and other creatives. A leaked proposal seen by the ABC suggests the government might grant artificial intelligence (AI) companies access to the copyrighted works of Australians under an opt-out system.
There are no firm plans as yet, but it does appear the government wants to incentivise big AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic to bring their business to Australia. Deputy…
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By Jessica Turner, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering, University of Waikato
Jemma König, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering, University of Waikato
Nicholas Vanderschantz, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering, University of Waikato
Why do some people perceive a robot as ‘creepy’ while others don’t? It seems our response to these increasingly common non-human companions is highly subjective.
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By Don Gunasekera, Research Fellow, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
This year’s El Niño is likely to be the strongest on record. That would boost some fruit supplies – but it could also push up wheat, sugar and beef prices.
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