By Amnesty International
In response to the attack reportedly carried out on 28 September by members of the armed gang Kokorat San Ras in Gros-Morne, Artibonite department, in which at least 11 people were killed and several others injured according to available information, Ana Piquer, Amnesty International’s Americas Director, said: “Once again, a Haitian community is mourning after […] The post Haiti: Attack in Artibonite underscores the urgent need to turn international commitments into effective protection appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW
Catherine Smith, Senior Lecturer of Wellbeing Science, The University of Melbourne
NDIS eligibility criteria isn’t tightening until January 2028, and no one is being moved off the scheme yet. So what’s actually changing?
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By Sanjit K. Roy, Professor of Marketing and Service Science, Edith Cowan University
Saalem Sadeque, Lecturer, Marketing, Edith Cowan University
For some customers, loyalty programs provide clear financial benefits through discounts or points. But emotional benefits – such as feeling valued – also matter.
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By Danie Nilsson, Behavioural Scientist, CSIRO
Australians love a good reno.
Whether they revolve around a modest fixer-upper or a mansion makeover, renovation shows are among the most widely watched TV genres in Australia.
However, our houses are some of the least sustainable…
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By Michelle Andrews Luke, Lecturer in Educational Psychology, The University of Melbourne
There is no single right age when children can spend time out with friends unsupervised. This can make it difficult to judge whether they’re ready.
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By Kristine Aquino, Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
The first major Hollywood animation centred on Filipino culture speaks to the experience of migration that has become so deeply embedded in Philippine society.
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By Emmett Stinson, Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing and English, Edith Cowan University
In Mine, Adam Ouston reveals the contradictions between Tasmania’s conception of itself and its history of human and environmental devastation.
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By Marc Spooner, Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Regina
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By Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School
If fossil fuel companies misled the public about the dangers of their products, should they be required to pay for damages from climate-related disasters?
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By Alexander Sergeant, Lecturer in Digital Media Production, University of Westminster
Civilisations are often remembered not for their politics or their leaders, but for the figures they worshipped. Ancient Greece is as known for Achilles and Odysseus as for its achievements in democracy and philosophy. Medieval England is remembered less for the Plantagenets than for the legends of King Arthur and Robin Hood. The wild west has Davy Crockett, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Years from now, people may look back on the past 40 years not as the era of the post-cold war consensus, 9/11 or the great recession, but as the age of Tom…
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