By Charles Prior, Professor in History, University of Birmingham
Native American lands contain 30% of the nation’s coal, 50% of its uranium and 20% of its natural gas, as well as copper, lithium and rare earth elements.
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By Rachael Seidler, Professor of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, University of Florida
Tianyi (Erik) Wang, Graduate Student in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida
These changes aren’t permanent – the brain goes gradually back to normal after coming back to Earth. Understanding the physical effects of spaceflight helps plan space missions.
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By Amnesty International
Slovenian authorities must amend the ‘Security Law’ and end punitive seizures of social assistance which disproportionately affect the Roma community, said Amnesty International today as the Legal Network for the Protection of Democracy, a collaboration of NGOs Amnesty International Slovenia is a part of, filed an appeal to Slovenia’s Constitutional Court. This harmful law is being used to target individuals and communities that already face daily discrimination, exclusion and poverty The Act on Urgent Measures […] The post Slovenia: Amnesty joins Constitutional Court challenge to stop vulnerable…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Participants in the International Day of Persons with Disabilities demonstration in Mexico City, 2022. © 2022 Human Rights Watch (Mexico City) – The Mexico City Congress should seriously consider a proposal submitted by a coalition led by people with disabilities during its new session, Human Rights Watch said today. That proposal urges lawmakers to adopt a rights-based framework grounded in autonomy, participation, and independent living for care and support legislation.The Coalition, Cuidados Sí; Apoyos También (Care Yes; Supports Too), is made up largely of…
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By Angela Glindemann, PhD Candidate, Creative Writing, RMIT University
Cancelled Australian literary journal Meanjin returns to its origins in Brisbane, where it was founded in 1940. It’s a good move for more than one reason.
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By Natalia Rodríguez Vicente, Lecturer in Translation & Interpreting Studies, University of Essex
The performance was full of meaningful visuals that contributed to a wider message about the multicultural soul of America today.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Leadership aspirant Angus Taylor resigned from the shadow cabinet on Wednesday night, but when the Liberal Party will vote on the leadership remained up in the air.
After a day of high tension in the party, Taylor went to Ley’s office to quit at about 7:15pm. But in the meeting he did not actually call for a spill or explicitly declare he was challenging.
Taylor, 59, from the right of the party, told the media later: “I don’t believe Sussan Ley is in a position to be able to lead the party as it needs to be led from here.
"The situation right now is devastating…
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By Samir Ramzy, Researcher, Helwan University
US president Donald Trump’s advisor on Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, announced in February 2026 that Washington and three Middle East states – Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (collectively known as the Quad) – were close to finalising a detailed initiative aimed at ending Sudan’s war. The plan resembled the roadmap shared by the Quad in September 2025.
According…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Angus Taylor has all the on-paper qualifications to be opposition leader. But there are big questions over how well he could do the job, when a miracle worker is needed to lift the struggling Liberal Party from its existential crisis.
Taylor’s political story so far is regarded by many observers and not a few colleagues as one of unfulfilled promise.
If he wins the leadership, he would take over with the party at its lowest, considered to have no prospect of victory at the 2028 election. The first realistic chance for Taylor, now 59, of becoming prime minister would be…
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By Garbi Schmidt, Professor of Cultural Encounter Studies and a member of the inter-institutional research group on migration, Roskilde University
Few countries talk about “ghettos” the way Denmark does. For more than a decade, the term has shaped national debates about migration, integration and who truly belongs.
What began as a policy tool to identify struggling neighbourhoods has evolved into a social experiment in how to manage so-called “parallel societies”. These are predominantly…
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