By Paul Hamilton, Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University
Tristan Sheppard, Juris Doctor Candidate, Faculty of Law, Western University
Both Canada and New Zealand experienced a post-Second World War reassessment of their ties to colonialism, evident in the Union Jack occupying the upper left quadrant of each nation’s flag.
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By Sonia S Anand, Associate Vice-President Global Health, McMaster University
Cathy Risdon, Professor and Chair, Family Medicine, McMaster, McMaster University
Gina Ogilvie, Professor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Control of HPV-Related Disease and Cancer, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
Women affected by poverty, racism, trauma, caregiving stress or unstable housing often lack primary health care. They wind up in walk-in clinics or emergency with late-stage serious illnesses.
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By Erin Harper, Lecturer, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
The number of “serious incidents” in Australian early childhood services – including long daycare – is increasing. According to a new Productivity Commission report, there were 160 such incidents per 100 services in 2024-25. This is up from 148 and 139 in the previous two years.
A serious incident is one that seriously compromises the health, safety or wellbeing of a child. This includes serious injury or illness requiring medical attention, any event where emergency services attended, a child going missing or being…
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By Karinna Saxby, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
Brendan Nolan, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne
Clue Coman, PhD Student, Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney
Dennis Petrie, Professor of Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University
Until now, we haven’t had research that tracks how accessing hormones or surgeries affects how much trans people use mental health services and medications.
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By Tony Jan, Professor of Information Technology and Director of Artificial Intelligence Research and Optimization (AIRO) Centre, Torrens University Australia
Romance scams are among the most emotionally damaging forms of cyber crime because they combine carefully manufactured intimacy with financial theft – the scammers go after your heart, and then your wallet.
Just last week, Australian police warned more than 5,000 people they may have been targeted in a large-scale romance scam linked to overseas syndicates. The scammers used common dating apps to find victims and start online relationships,…
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By Luke Hartigan, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney
Just when we thought it was safe to return to the supermarket aisle, it seems inflation has come back to bite us again. Worse, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) predicts it will linger for longer than previously expected, adding to cost-of-living concerns.
So, what is inflation, and what causes it? Do we have to worry about inflation? And if so, what are the options for getting it back under control?
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By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Professor of History, Australian Catholic University
In his recent speech at Davos, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney drew on Havel’s book challenging compliance in an age of untruthfulness. What does it say?
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
UN human rights chief Volker Türk appealed on Tuesday to all parties involved in renewed heavy fighting in Ethiopia’s ‘precarious’ Tigray region to step back, warning of the potential for a deepening crisis in the country’s war-weary north and beyond.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Relentless violence, famine and disease are fuelling a rising death toll among children in Sudan, while attacks on healthcare and a lack of aid access hamper efforts to help them, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday.
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By Amnesty International
The tragic collapse of a residential building in Tripoli’s Bab al Tabbaneh on 8 February which killed 14 people and wounded eight others must spur government action to provide reparation for those who have suffered the loss of their home and to protect those who remain in unsafe buildings, Amnesty International said today. This building […] The post Lebanon: Deadly building collapse in Tripoli must spur genuine government action for prevention and reparations appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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