By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Ships that are part of the Global Sumud Flotilla heading to Gaza are anchored off the coast of Sidi Bou Said in Tunis, Tunisia, September 9, 2025. © 2025 Anis Mili/AP Photo In the absence of international action to stop the Israeli government from continuing its grave crimes against Palestinians in Gaza, people from around the world are embarking on flotillas aimed at breaking Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, delivering desperately needed aid, and demanding an end to Israel’s atrocities.This week, a coalition of activists spanning North Africa, the Gulf…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has sacked Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from the shadow ministry, citing the senator’s failure to endorse her leadership as well as her refusal to apologise over her comment about Indian immigrants.
The battle with Price came to a head late on Wednesday, after Price declined to express confidence in Ley’s leadership when pressed by reporters in Perth. Price said that was “a matter for our party room”.
Ley told a press conference in Hobart: “Today, Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price critically failed to provide confidence in my leadership of the Liberal…
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By Emma Beckett, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Innovation - School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney
A food scientist explains which foods will give you the best value protein for every $1 you spend – at a fraction of what you’d spend on ‘high protein’ bars.
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By Chris Thompson, Lecturer in Theatre, Australian Catholic University
From Carrie to The Shawshank Redemption, there are now more than 50 Stephen King film adaptations - making him one of the most adapted authors alive.
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By DB Subedi, Lecturer, The University of Queensland
The youth who shook Nepal’s streets are being asked to help shape the country’s political future – can it work?
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By Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
Communities hosting renewables projects often don’t receive meaningful benefits. Giving them cheap electricity could make the transition fairer – and faster.
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By Chris Ogden, Associate Professor in Global Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
By any measure, the multi-lateral BRICS forum is an economic and diplomatic powerhouse. NZ would not have to give up other alliances if it joined.
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By Davinia Beaver, Postdoctoral research fellow, Clem Jones Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Bond University
You’re introduced to someone and your attention catches on their eyes. They might be a rich, earthy brown, a pale blue, or the rare green that shifts with every flicker of light. Eyes have a way of holding us, of sparking recognition or curiosity before a single word is spoken. They are often the first thing we notice about someone, and sometimes the feature we remember most.
Across the world, human eyes span a wide palette. Brown is by far the most common shade, especially in Africa and Asia, while blue is most often seen in northern and eastern Europe. Green is the rarest of all,…
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By Spyros A. Sofos, Assistant Professor in Global Humanities, Simon Fraser University
Israel’s strike on Qatar undermines diplomacy, casts doubt on U.S. security guarantees and entrenches a state of permanent war in the Middle East.
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By Jeremie M Bracka, Law Lecturer and Transitional Justice Academic, RMIT University
Gheran-Yarraman Steel, Senior Manager, Planning and Transformation Indigenous Education, Research and Engagement, RMIT University
If successful, Victoria will demonstrate to the nation that truth, justice, and Indigenous self-determination can finally move from rhetoric to reality.
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