By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Chilean President José Antonio Kast greets police officers after announcing a new security agenda and stricter immigration enforcement, at the Plaza de Armas in Santiago, Chile, August 6, 2026. © 2026 Esteban Felix/AP Photo (Washington DC) – The Chilean Congress should reject a proposal to amend the Constitution introduced by President José Antonio Kast that would threaten a broad range of human rights, Human Rights Watch said today.The Chilean government submitted a proposal for eight proposed constitutional amendments to the Senate on August 18, 2026,…
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By Nial Wheate, Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University
From today, the Australian government will expand Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) access to the drug Keytruda for three additional types of cancer.
This is part of a broader shift away from cancer treatment with traditional chemotherapy drugs that can be less effective and have more intense side effects.
So what is Keytruda? How does it work? And which cancers can it treat?
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By Jane Younger, Senior Lecturer in Southern Ocean Vertebrate Ecology, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
Amandine Gamble, Assistant Professor, Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, Cornell University
Augustin Clessin, PhD Candidate, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Université de Montpellier
Australia’s Macquarie Island lies deep in the Southern Ocean, about 1,500 kilometres southeast of Tasmania. This World Heritage-listed sanctuary is a haven for species such as elephant and fur seals, penguins, albatrosses and petrels, and a key site for wildlife researchers.
But it is not safe from H5N1 bird flu. This lethal virus is rapidly…
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By Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
Eddie Cubillo, Senior Fellow Indigenous Programs, The University of Melbourne
For the first time since its creation, Gellung Warl is challenging the Victorian government on a legislative bill that passed parliament.
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By Gemma Ware, Head of Audio, The Conversation UK, The Conversation
Isabella Podwinski, Social Media Producer, The Conversation
It was 1967, and country musician Porter Wagoner was introducing…
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By Nicola Daly, Professor in Children's Literature, University of Waikato
The use of te reo Māori in picture books has been increasing since 1970. The relative space given to Māori and English reflects status changes of both languages.
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By Vahri McKenzie, Senior Lecturer, Arts and Cultural Management, Edith Cowan University
How we value the arts comes down to much more than looking at the sector’s economic contributions. There are also the social benefits, and the importance of connection to culture on a societal level.
Importantly,…
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By Daniel Angus, Professor of Digital Communication, Director of QUT Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
Ashwin Nagappa, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, Queensland University of Technology
On ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday, federal Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek said the government is exploring whether Australians should be able to opt in to algorithmically curated social media feeds.
The idea has been championed by sexual consent activist Chanel Contos. Her organisation, Teach Us Consent, is running a campaign which calls for personalised recommendation algorithms to become opt-in. Instead, users would have,…
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Monday, August 31, 2026
Slavery is not just a thing of the past. Its effects continue to be felt in systemic inequality and racism. This was reiterated on Monday by the UN Committee against Racial Discrimination (CERD) as the world marks the International Day of People of African Descent.
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to a growing number of reports that Belarusian authorities are persecuting, intimidating and targeting students and others connected to the European Humanities University (EHU) in Vilnius, Lithuania, as part of their efforts to repress dissent beyond Belarus’ borders, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “As the new academic […] The post Belarus: Authorities targeting European Humanities University students abroad and their families in intensifying crackdown appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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