By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A box of Mifepristone combined with Misoprostol tablets, May 2026. © 2026 Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via AP Photo (Tokyo) – A South Korean government proposal would allow medication abortion in South Korea in 2027, but overly restrictive regulations will continue to impair the right of women and girls to safe and affordable abortion services, Human Rights Watch said today. National Assembly members have questioned government officials about the plan during a parliamentary audit. Seven years after South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruled the country’s decades-long…
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By Gabrielle Meagher, Professor Emerita, School of Society, Communication and Culture, Macquarie University
From child care to aged care and disability support, Australia’s care economy is increasingly a for-profit enterprise. But that comes at a great cost.
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By Glenn Savage, Professor of Education Futures, The University of Melbourne
Victoria’s new deal means every state and territory has agreed to fully fund public schools. But for some states, that won’t happen until 2034.
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By Karla Canuto, Professor, Indigenous Health Promotion, James Cook University
Kootsy Canuto, Associate Professor, Indigenous Men's Health Promotion, James Cook University
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men have a life expectancy of 71.9 years – 8.8 years less than non-Indigenous men.
Rates of potentially avoidable deaths in men under the age of 75 is almost three times higher for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men.
The reasons for these health…
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By Richard de Grijs, Professor of Astrophysics, Macquarie University
Reflect Orbital wants to use giant mirrors in space to light up the ground at night, and there are few rules to regulate what they can do.
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By David A. Fleming-Muñoz, Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, La Trobe University
Andrea Arratia-Solar, Research fellow, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne
Chandana Maitra, Senior lecturer, University of Sydney
Food insecurity is a growing problem in Australia. As food costs rise amid national and international pressures, affordability is becoming a growing concern for many Australians. However, we still have limited evidence on how widespread food insecurity is, how it changes over time, and who is most affected.
Our analysis of data in the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) annual survey shows that severe food insecurity increased nationally by around 40% between 2020 and 2024.
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By Eli R. Bendall, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Plant Conservation and Climate Change Adaptation, Western Sydney University
Rachael Helene Nolan, Associate Professor, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
There’s no tree like the humble eucalypt.
Eucalypts play a pivotal role in forests, cycling nutrients, storing carbon and providing hollows and shelter for animals, including the elusive yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus…
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By Katrina Poppe, Associate Professor of Health Data Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
New research reveals a major gap in how chronic illness is measured, with implications for planning and funding healthcare in New Zealand.
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By Stewart Prest, Lecturer, Political Science, University of British Columbia
Conservative Lorne Doerkson, a man who hadn’t even campaigned to be leader of his own party, will be British Columbia’s next premier after his party won an election that didn’t need to be held against an opponent who largely defeated himself.
Even in a province long accustomed to unprecedented…
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By Rylan Graham, Associate Professor, School of Planning and Sustainability, University of Northern British Columbia
Locating professional sports arenas in urban areas can significantly change the physical and social character of downtown neighbourhoods, raising important questions about who stands to benefit.
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