By Kevin Morrison, Industry Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Trump urged ships to return to the Strait of Hormuz and “let the oil flow”. But it’s not that straightforward.
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By Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
Katinka van de Ven, Alcohol and other drug specialist, UNSW Sydney
For the first time, people aged 50–59 years make up the highest proportion of unintentional drug overdose deaths. But these aren’t just from illicit drugs.
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By Erin Harper, Lecturer, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
The federal government has set aside $3.6 billion over the next two years for early educator pay. But what happens after that is not yet clear.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A Palestinian man looks on as an excavator clears the rubble of homes demolished by Israeli authorities in the Silwan neighborhood of east Jerusalem, May 19, 2026. © 2026 Mahmoud Illean/AP Photo (Beirut) – Israeli authorities are accelerating home demolitions and forced evictions of Palestinian residents in the Silwan district of occupied East Jerusalem, Human Rights Watch said today. The forcible deportation or transfer of the population of an occupiedterritory within or outside the territory, unless justified on a temporary basis for the protection of the population…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A mother faces her sons’ unpaid fine debt of tens of thousands of euros resulting from dozens of fines they received throughout their childhood, Paris, France, June 2026. © 2026 Souleymane Fofana (Commeas) French police issue on-the-spot fines for alleged public disturbance offenses to harass boys and young men perceived as Black, Arab, or North African and evict them from public space in their own neighborhoods.Children and young men have received fines that can grow to tens of thousands of euros, causing immense economic hardship, and social and economic exclusion.France…
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By Shadi Rouhshahbaz, PhD Candidate, Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Melbourne; University of Newcastle
Few Iranian women are as celebrated for defending freedom in Iran as Narges Mohammadi. She is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Andrei Sakharov Prize, the Olof Palme Prize, and the PEN and UNESCO press freedom awards, among others.…
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By Seyedali Mirjalili, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Business and Hospitality, Torrens University Australia
We know not to leave lights on all day. We also know not to run an air conditioner with windows open. We need a similar mindset for AI.
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By Tim Tenbensel, Professor of Health Policy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Bill Rosenberg, Visiting Scholar in Economics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Jacqueline Cumming, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Paula Lorgelly, Professor of Health Economics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Among 16 comparable countries, no other country has shrunk its public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP to the extent New Zealand has.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Border Guard Bangladesh personnel stand guard in the Sadipur border area in Benapole, Jessore district, Bangladesh, June 3, 2026. © 2026 Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto via AP Photo (London) – Indian authorities are forcibly expelling ethnic Bengali residents, mostly Muslims from West Bengal state, to Bangladesh without basic due process, Human Rights Watch said today. Indian Border Security Force (BSF) actions, combined with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) efforts to block those expelled from entering, has left dozens of families stranded at the “zero line”…
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
Since the May 12 federal budget, every poll has had One Nation gaining when measured against the last issue of that poll. While they’re still leading on primary votes in the YouGov and Morgan polls, One Nation was down one point in YouGov and steady in Morgan.
Polls since the budget also had continuing drops for Labor. Labor’s support was steady in YouGov and up two points in Morgan, with the overall vote for One Nation and the Coalition steady at 49% in YouGov and down 0.5 points to 46.5% in Morgan.
This article also includes Resolve polls from Victoria (Labor struggling)…
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