By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Kazakhstan's national flag in Astana, January 13, 2023. © 2023 Turar Kazangapov/Reuters On April 22, courts in Kazakhstan delivered guilty verdicts in two unrelated criminal cases. Though the cases are distinct, they share commonalities: both defendants are outspoken advocates for the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people in Kazakhstan and how the authorities handled each case raises concerns that homophobia and retaliation were factors in the defendants’ treatment and prosecution.Zhanar Sekerbaeva, cofounder of the feminist group Feminita,…
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By Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Professor of Political Science, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
The Coalition’s new leadership is undertaking a consequential shift to the right. This is bad news for climate policy.
Nationals leader Matt Canavan has long opposed climate action. Most notably, he led the charge last year to remove the aspirational target of net zero by 2050 from the Nationals’ platform. The Liberals swiftly followed…
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By Kieran Dolin, Professor, English and Cultural Studies, The University of Western Australia
Journey to the End of Time is a celebration of all forms of love – romantic love, friendship, parental and filial attachment, compassion for others.
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By Courtney P. McLean, Research Fellow, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University
Chelsea Arnold, Clinical Psychologist and Research Fellow (Lead Clinician), Monash University
Here are 4 things to avoid and 3 things to try to help model good eating and body image for your kids.
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By Tegan Clark, PhD Candidate, College of Systems and Society, Australian National University
Merryn McKinnon, Associate Professor, Interim Pro Vice Chancellor Learning and Teaching, Australian National University
Expert voices in Australian science news coverage are still more likely to be those of men, according to recent research, despite journalists themselves being fairly evenly spread between genders.
Our study of print and online science news from 2018–22 found an increase in the proportion of female journalists writing about science. The number of women quoted in science news also increased in comparison to earlier…
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By Huseyin Sumer, Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology, Swinburne University of Technology
Bita Zaferanloo, Senior Lecturer in Microbial Biotechnology, Swinburne University of Technology
Vito Butardo Jr, Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology, Swinburne University of Technology
Many young Australians are beginning their winter sports season, gearing up for sports such as football, hockey and rugby. Apart from the training sessions, weekend games and oranges at half-time, these contact sports also involve mouthguards.
Mouthguards protect the teeth, gums and jaw from serious injury. But while most parents and coaches insist kids wear them, far fewer think about what happens after the game – and whether mouthguards get cleaned properly.
Our research suggests poor mouthguard…
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By Ian Musgrave, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Adelaide University
Tea tree oil has been linked to fertility issues. But the experiments were done in rats. Here’s what else is behind the scary headlines.
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By Guy C. Charlton, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of New England
Timothy Fadgen, Senior Lecturer, Politics and International Relations, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The US Supreme Court will soon rule on Donald Trump’s attempt to end automatic citizenship rights for people born in the US. It’s not a clear-cut issue in NZ either.
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By David McCooey, Professor of Writing and Literature, Deakin University
We tend to think of repetition, especially with regard to novels and other media, in negative terms. To say a work is formulaic or cliched is to say that it repeats exhausted tropes and plots.
But repetition is central to art. Tradition, character, genre and style are all types of repetition. Repetition is at the heart of various literary forms and modes.
On the Calculation of Volume IV – Solvej Balle, translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell (Faber)
The genre at play in On…
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By Fei Gao, Lecturer in Taxation, Discipline of Accounting, Governance & Regulation, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney
See if you’re among the millions of Australians who’ll probably be better off hanging onto your work receipts for tax time next year.
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