By Suzanna Fay, Associate Professor in Criminology, The University of Queensland
The Bondi shooters legally owned the guns they used to kill 15 people in a terrorist attack. The government has flagged harsher gun laws, but will they work?
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Caps on how many firearms someone can own and only granting licences to Australian citizens are among the slated new laws.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
For all the government’s rhetoric on antisemitism, something has often seemed missing. It has appeared behind where it needed to be.
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By Saana Hansen, Postdoctoral Researcher in Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Helsinki
Each December, long-distance buses, minibus taxis and private cars stream northwards from South Africa as Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second biggest city, prepares for its annual ritual: the seasonal homecoming of “injiva” – migrants returning for Christmas.
The old industrial city, where businesses have declined and shops and restaurants struggle to survive, fills temporarily with cars with South African number plates and people dressed in trendy clothes signalling urban South African lifestyles. Trailers are loaded with remittances known as “Christmas boxes” containing cooking oil, soap…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A destroyed bulldozer and other damaged heavy machinery from an Israeli airstrike on September 3, 2025 on Ansariyeh, southern Lebanon. © 2025 Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – The Israeli military’s repeated attacks on reconstruction-related equipment and other civilian facilities in southern Lebanon throughout 2025 violate the laws of war and are apparent war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today.Residents and local municipal authorities told Human Rights Watch that the attacks have hampered reconstruction efforts and the ability of tens of thousands of displaced…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A person at the keyboard. © 2017 Press Association via AP Photo On November 21, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree establishing a new centralized digital platform that dramatically expends state surveillance powers. The system, known as the Centralized Information and Digital Analytics System (MİRAS), will be controlled by the State Security Service and fully operational by May 2026.MİRAS is designed to consolidate public data from multiple state bodies— including the Special State Service for communications and information security, and the Interior Ministry—centralize…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A deserted street in Uvira, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 9, 2025, before Rwandan and M23 forces captured the town. © 2025 AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) –The Rwandan forces and M23 armed group that captured the city of Uvira in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 10, 2025, have put civilians at grave risk of abuse, Human Rights Watch said today. These forces and the Congolese military and its allies should facilitate safe passage for civilians fleeing the fighting and ensure that humanitarian aid reaches all…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Displaced Syrian children laugh and play among temporary tents set up after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government near Idlib, Syria, May 15, 2025. © 2025 Omar Albaw/Middle East Images via AFP/Getty Images Each year, Human Rights Watch reflects on progress in children’s rights worldwide. From better access to education to stronger protections in wartime, these are some highlights from 2025.New data from the International Labour Organization and UNICEF found 20 million fewer children involved in child labor than in 2020.Malawi and Japan both abolished school…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman (also known as Ali Kosheib), a former leader of the Sudanese “Janjaweed” militias, waits to learn his sentence from the International Criminal Court following his conviction for war crimes and crimes against humanity, The Hague, Netherlands, December 9, 2025. © 2025 Peter Dejong/AP Photo Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (also known as Ali Kosheib), a former leader of Sudan’s “Janjaweed” militias, to 20 years in prison. It follows his conviction in October…
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By David Slucki, Loti Smorgon Associate Professor in Contemporary Jewish Life and Culture, Monash University
Idan Dershowitz, Senior Lecturer, Bible Studies, Monash University
Yaffa Bart, Research Associate, Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is one of the world’s most widely celebrated Jewish festivals. The Bondi attacks’ timing on its first day is significant – and heartbreaking.
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