By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Chile's President Jose Antonio Kast waves on his inauguration day at Congress in Valparaiso, Chile, March 11, 2026. © 2026 Esteban Felix/AP Photo Chilean President José Antonio Kast introduced in Congress on October 19 a proposal to change the country’s National Human Rights Institute.Founded in 2009 as an autonomous state body, the institute has worked to promote and protect human rights in Chile, including by taking legal action on behalf of human rights abuse victims.If passed, the legislation would weaken some of the tools the institute uses to protect…
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By Anna Hargreaves, Professor of Conservation Ecology & Evolution, McGill University
Jennifer Sunday, Canada Research Chair, Global Change BIology, McGill University
Jory Griffith, Doctoral Student, Environmental Policy, ETH Zurich
Tropical ecosystems are famous for their teeming, exuberant diversity. In fact, the dramatic increase in biodiversity from the poles to the tropics — known as the latitudinal diversity gradient — is pervasive across branches of the tree of life, and fossil evidence suggests it has existed for millennia.
It might seem that if anything could be immune to human disruption, it would be the latitudinal diversity gradient. But human impacts on nature are also global, pervasive…
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By Ceilidh McConnell, PhD Candidate in Psychology, University of Calgary
Deinera Exner-Cortens, Associate Professor of Psychology and Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (Childhood Health Promotion), University of Calgary
Elizabeth (Liz) Baker, Research Scientist, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
Intervening to interrupt acts of violence begins with noticing the event, interpreting it as an emergency where help is needed and assuming responsibility for helping.
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By Shaun Bond, Professor of Finance, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland
If you’re starting to wonder how you’ll afford higher repayments, here’s when to start talking to your bank to ask for help.
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By Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation
Up-to-date vote tallies for all the key Senate seats up for grabs – and which party is likely to gain control of the House.
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By John Gleeson, Professor and Director Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
Sue Cotton, Professor of Psychology, Monash University
The social media ban for under-16s may stem from concern about a very real mental health crisis. But is it missing the point?
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By Steven Tingay, John Curtin Distinguished Professor (Radio Astronomy), Curtin University
Less than a decade ago, there were about 2,000 operational satellites orbiting Earth. Today there are more than 15,000. Millions more are planned.
Much has been made of the “space junk” problem these satellites create.
But there’s another problem that has received much less attention: the radio noise…
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By Fiona Boylan, Associate Professor, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
“No” may be one of the hardest words for parents to say to a young child.
No, we’re not buying that.
No, you can’t have my phone.
Many parents dread the tears, arguments or tantrums that can follow when a toddler or preschooler is denied something they want.
But what if a being upset is not a sign something has gone wrong?
It’s good to hear no
Big feelings are part of life and part of growing up. Developmental psychology and neuroscience research…
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By Hazel Ellis, PhD Candidate, Centre for Transformative Media Technology, Swinburne University of Technology
Melanie Swalwell, Professor of Digital Media Heritage
When you think of archives, you probably think of dusty old boxes of paper documents, photos, diaries, letters and flyers, filed away in storage. But increasingly, our archival materials are digital, and material from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s are often stored on formats like floppy disks and CD-ROMs.
Aging and outdated technology has rendered decades of data, memories and cultural heritage inaccessible and at risk of being lost. The constant churn of computer hardware and software upgrades means digital content from as little as…
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By Peter Kirkpatrick, Honorary Associate Professor, English and Writing, University of Sydney
Adam Lindsay Gordon was once labelled ‘Poet of Australia’. Though his poetry hasn’t aged well, it still matters for its insights into the colonial mind.
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