By Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, Professor of International Relations, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto; USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Silence from the US side after a third round of indirect talks and frustration expressed by President Donald Trump set the stage for military strikes.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Albanese government has backed the American strike on Iran, while confirming Australia was not given prior warning.
Federal cabinet’s national security committee met early Sunday. Although supporting what has been done, the government is emphasising Australia is not a central player in Middle East issues.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said after the death of Ayatollah Khamenei was confirmed that “his passing will not be mourned.”
In a joint statement, Albanese, Defence Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong said: “It has long been recognised…
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By Jessica Gildersleeve, Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland
In her latest novel, Claire Thomas spotlights the significance of the Swiss Alps to a wide range of authors, scientists, historians and artists.
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By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University
As the US and Israel began their joint assault on Iran, reports emerged from Iran that a strike hit the Shajarah Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in the southern city of Minab.
The school was reportedly packed with young pupils at the time. Iranian authorities say more than 150…
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By Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
As Israel and the United States strike Iran, global oil markets are on edge.
Oil prices have begun rising even before any disruption to supply. Oil traders are factoring in the possibility the Strait…
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By Bianca Baggiarini, Lecturer, International Relations, Deakin University
In the leadup to the weekend’s US and Israeli attacks on Iran, the US Department of Defense was locked in tense negotiations with artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic over exactly how the Pentagon could use the firm’s technology.
Anthropic wanted guarantees its Claude systems would not be used for purposes such as domestic surveillance in the US and operating autonomous…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image © 2021 John Holmes for Human Rights Watch (Sydney) – Australia’s government should invest in community-based alternatives to immigration detention rather than spending millions of dollars per person each year on its abusive offshore regime, Human Rights Watch said in a recent submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee of the Australian Senate. Human Rights Watch Submission to the Inquiry into Offshore Processing and Resettlement Arrangements Since November 2025, the committee has been holding an inquiry into Australia’s offshore…
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By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
Jack Adam MacLennan, Associate Professor of International Relations and National Security Studies and Graduate Program Director for National Security Studies, Park University
Even if the U.S. and Israel succeed in bringing about regime change in Iran, they may create an even worse geopolitical situation.
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By Tanya Hill, Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria Research Institute; The University of Melbourne
Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand are in a prime position to catch this total eclipse of the Moon; find the timing in our interactive map.
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By Natasha Heap, Lecturer in Aviation, University of Southern Queensland
Travellers are being advised not to cancel their tickets for flights through the Middle East and check with their airlines, as airspace remains closed indefinitely.
If travellers cancel a ticket, they may lose some of their consumer rights and ability to claim refunds.
The US and Israeli bombing of Iran and the closure of airspace and airports is affecting all global airlines that fly through the region. The closures will have a flow-on effect,…
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