By Gemma Blackwood, Lecturer, Media, University of Tasmania
The film is a portrait of a highly dysfunctional family fighting over generational wealth – a familiar story for many.
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By Alexander Korolev, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, UNSW Sydney
It’s been quite a week for Beijing, with back-to-back visits by the leaders of the United States and Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping has had his hands full with hosting duties, gun salutes, photo opportunities and high-level talks.
Each visit was important in its own way. US President Donald Trump’s state visit was his first to Beijing since 2017. It came at a moment of strained China-US relations, with the…
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By Natalie Peng, Lecturer in Accounting, The University of Queensland
Young people saving through shares and ETFs are worried about capital gains tax changes. But first-home buyers may already have a better option: their super.
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By Archana Koirala, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney
Bianca Middleton, Senior Research Fellow, Global and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research
Since January, Australia has recorded more than 220 diphtheria cases. Experts say waning vaccination rates are contributing to this historic outbreak.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Police block protesters during a demonstration against the jailing of two journalists in the Maldives capital of Malé, on May 13, 2026. © 2026 Mohamed Shabin/Viraasee (Bangkok) – Two journalists were arrested in the Maldives in the second week of May, 2026, the first journalists jailed on criminal charges since the country adopted a democratic constitution in 2008, Human Rights Watch said today.The Maldives authorities should immediately release the arbitrarily imprisoned journalists, Leevan Ali Naseer, 29, and Mohamed Shahzan, 31, and drop charges against media officials…
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By Sara Ali, Research Fellow and Academic Database Advisor, Auckland University of Technology
Large index-tracking funds could soon gain automatic exposure to AI giants as companies such as OpenAI edge toward public markets.
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By Maxwell Lechte, Research Associate in Geobiology, University of Sydney
Leigh Anne Riedman, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara
Stored in an open-air warehouse in tropical Darwin, Australia, are dozens of trays containing cylindrical cores of rock. They are from drill holes bored hundreds of metres below the surface by mineral exploration companies decades ago.
Some of these cores at the Northern Territory Geological Survey are mudstone – a type of sedimentary rock formed from hardened seafloor mud. The companies that drilled these cores were largely unaware that within these mudstones were fossils…
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the adoption of the climate accountability resolution at the United Nations General Assembly by overwhelming consensus today, Camile Cortez, Senior Campaigner on Climate Justice at Amnesty International, said: “Today’s vote marks an important step in advancing climate justice. By adopting this resolution, states have recognized that they have legal duties to address the […] The post Global: New UN climate accountability resolution an important step in advancing climate justice appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Ashley Quigley, Senior Research Associate, Global Biosecurity, UNSW Sydney
Mohana Priya Kunasekaran, Research Associate, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Noor Jahan Begum Bari, Research Officer, Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, UNSW Sydney
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is grappling with a rising Ebola epidemic, with almost 600 cases detected so far and more than 130 deaths.
Ebola is a rare virus that initially causes a fever, fatigue, muscle pain, then…
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By Krista Fisher, Research Fellow, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Professor of Education and Sociology, American University
Emily Lewis, Research assistant, Movember Institute of Men's Health, The University of Melbourne
Ruben Benakovic, PhD Student, The University of Melbourne
Zac Seidler, Associate Professor, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
Three videos, three very different messages about masculinity and health. New research shows this is how the manosphere finds young men.
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