Thursday, July 23, 2026
Independent UN human rights investigators on Thursday called for Iran to immediately halt the execution of 10 men who took part in a protest in the central city of Isfahan earlier this year, warning that some of their relatives have already been called for final visits.
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Thursday, July 23, 2026
Syria is not alone in tackling challenges, including the hundreds of thousands who remain missing during past tumultuous decades, the head of a UN institution said on Thursday as António Guterres departs on his first visit to the country in his current capacity as Secretary-General.
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to the 14-day jailing of journalist Vakho Sanaia over his satirical Facebook posts and a reported assault on comedian Onise Okriashvili following a smear campaign in pro-government media prompted by a joke he had made, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Regional Director, said: “Beating up and imprisoning government critics […] The post Georgia: Journalist jailed and comedian attacked for political satire appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By James Greenslade-Yeats, Research Fellow in Management, Auckland University of Technology
Tago Mharapara, Senior Lecturer, Department of Management, Auckland University of Technology
New research suggests doctors are carrying the emotional burden of health system failures, adding to workforce pressures in New Zealand and beyond.
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By Natalie Sheard, McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Melbourne
This week, the Victorian government announced it will act to protect workers from “inappropriate and unfair uses” of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. This will include introducing new laws to ensure AI hiring decisions are “free from bias or discrimination”.
The state government also plans to target “intrusive” workplace surveillance, which will include giving workers a right to know if they are being monitored, and requiring a human to have “final say” in any “significant…
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By Luke Heemsbergen, Senior Lecturer in Communication, Deakin University
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has been a key player in the current wave of consumer artificial intelligence (AI) flooding the world. But so far it has all been software behind a screen.
Last week, that began to change: the tech giant released its first branded hardware. At the same time, it was sued by Apple – legendary for its hardware nous seen in devices such as iPhone and MacBooks – over alleged industrial espionage.
In response, an OpenAI spokesperson…
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By Harris Anderson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal, CSIRO
Andrew Lenton, Research Lead, Carbon Dioxide Removal, CSIRO
Mathieu Mongin, Research scientist, CSIRO
As the planet warms, countries around the world are racing to meet their net zero targets set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement.
To achieve this, we must collectively curb our net greenhouse gas emissions. These gases – the largest contributor being carbon dioxide (CO₂) – act as a cosmic blanket by trapping…
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By Katherine Johnson, Adjunct Researcher in Humanities, University of Tasmania
In a time of eco-grief, rewilding projects around the world – from reseeding giant kelp to letting farms return to their natural state – offer hope.
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By Steven Leach, Senior Lecturer, Medicine & Health, UNSW
Andrew Day, Professor and Cure Kids Chair of Paediatric Research, University of Otago
Researchers are getting to the bottom of how poo helps newborn babies. It might sound gross, but here’s the science.
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By Donna Pendergast, Professor, Griffith Institute for Educational Research and School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Griffith University
Katherine Main, Senior Lecturer in Education, Griffith University
Many students in years 7 and 8 begin choosing their own electives at school for the first time. These are typically subjects such as technology, arts, languages and music, that are taken alongside core units, including English, maths and science.
The middle years of schooling (typically considered Years 6 to 9) are a crucial period of development, when…
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