By Qiqi Cheng, Quantitative Research Associate, School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester
Neil Humphrey, Professor of Psychology of Education, University of Manchester
The research found little evidence that time spent on social media or frequent gaming causes mental health problems in early-to-mid adolescence.
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By Human Rights Watch
Col. Claude Pivi, Guinea’s former minister for presidential security and one of the men convicted in a landmark trial for rapes and killings committed in Guinea in 2009, reportedly died in custody in a hospital on January 6, 2026, of natural causes. Click to expand Image Col. Claude Pivi, Guinea’s former minister for presidential security, at Martyrs Square of Conakry on October 2, 2009. © 2009 Seyllou/AFP via Getty Images On July 31, 2024, a Guinean court issued a verdict for the September 28, 2009 massacre, in which security forces attacked peaceful demonstrators…
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By James Martin, Associate Professor in Criminology, Deakin University
The alleged kingpin of Australia’s illicit tobacco trade has been arrested - does this mean the end of the so-called ‘tobacco wars’?
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By Luke McNamara, Professor in Faculty of Law and Justice, UNSW Sydney
At first glance, this new legislation might appear to significantly restrict free speech. But it is important to note there is a high threshold for conviction.
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By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
It’s unusual for central bank leaders to issue such a statement. But the reason is simple: what happens in the US matters worldwide.
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By Karuna kumari Kandregula
What happens after a child discloses an abuse is determined not only by law, but by the social worlds families must navigate once silence is broken.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Anna, 80, shows a notebook containing detailed records of monthly expenses, for herself and her sister Erika, 84, in their home in Budapest, Hungary, October 2025. © 2025 Kartik Raj/Human Rights Watch The Hungarian government is failing to ensure older people’s rights to social security and an adequate standard of living, including access to sufficient food, medicine, and energy.The rise in poverty among older people, which became evident during sharp inflation in 2022 and 2023, highlights longstanding structural problems with the Hungarian pension and social security…
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By Dara Conduit, ARC DECRA Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Thousands of Iranians have been killed in the current protests. But the longer the regime maintains its blackout, the more people will be driven onto the streets.
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By Keiran Hardy, Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
The draft hate speech bill includes the biggest terrorism reforms in years, but it raises more questions than it answers.
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By Peter Edwell, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University
Depictions of the eccentricities of Roman leaders were (and remain) interesting. But such leaders were often also dangerous, unpredictable and frightening.
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