By Karen Scott, Professor in Law, University of Canterbury
The International Court has set out clear rules for addressing climate change – and the rights of states to take legal action against others for breaching them.
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to today’s vote by the Faroese parliament (the ‘Lagtinget’/‘Løgting’) to amend the law to permit access to abortion on request up until the end of the twelfth week of pregnancy, Turið Maria, Director of Amnesty International Faroe Islands said: “Today’s vote amending the Faroe Islands’ deeply outdated and restrictive abortion law is an important […] The post Faroe Islands: Vote to amend outdated law “an important step towards safe and legal abortion” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi (L) and Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the Serena Hotel in Rubavu, Rwanda, on June 25, 2021. © 2021 Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via Getty Images The accord signed today by Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda President Paul Kagame at the White House in Washington, DC, is being heralded as a breakthrough for regional cooperation over confrontation.If implemented with transparency and meaningful participation, it could help stabilize eastern Congo and create the foundations for…
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By Jennifer LP Protudjer, Associate Professor and Endowed Research Chair in Allergy, Asthma and the Environment, University of Manitoba
Food allergies or health-related diet restrictions make navigating a holiday treat tray or buffet line risky. But there are steps guests — and party hosts — can take to make everyone safer.
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By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne
Many subscription services offer easy sign ups, with a few clicks and your credit card. Proposed new laws could soon make sure it’s just as easy to cancel.
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By Mei-fen Kuo, Lecturer in Contemporary Chinese Culture and History, Macquarie University
Recently, a new documentary was screened across Australia about the late Taiwanese Australian professor Chwei-Liang Chiou, who dedicated his life to improving relations between Taiwan and Australia.
At the Brisbane premiere, former federal MP Graham Perrett opened with a line often attributed to the Soviet writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: “We know they are lying […] they know we know they are lying […] but they still lie.”
He said the line captured Chiou’s life work. In his classes and…
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By Kathleen McGuire, Senior Lecturer in Education (Music), National School of Education, Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University
End-of-year school concerts showcase children’s talents and hard work, often filling performers with pride. But for some, the idea of performing live is terrifying.
Performance anxiety, also known as glossophobia or stage fright – can manifest in ways that range from excitement or mild discomfort, such as tummy butterflies, to severe physical reactions such as racing heart, shaking,…
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By Celeste Rodriguez Louro, Associate Professor, Chair of Linguistics and Director of Language Lab, The University of Western Australia
Ben Hutchinson, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Linguistics, The University of Western Australia
Glenys Dale Collard, Honorary Research Fellow and Associate, School of Social Sciences, Linguistics, The University of Western Australia
“I asked it to call one of my sisters, and it then started calling an old boss that I don’t talk to any more.”
—Amy, 25, recalling an awkward experience using a voice-operated device.
Using voice to operate technologies is increasingly convenient in daily life, whether at home or while driving.
More and more phones, televisions, smart speakers, and cars are embedded with automated speech-recognition technologies that transcribe…
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By Mark W. Post, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Sydney
If Danish speakers experience hygge, then they should have a word to talk about it; if English speakers don’t, then we won’t.
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By Brock A. Hedges, Research Affiliate, University of Adelaide
James B. Dorey, Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong
Perry G. Beasley-Hall, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Adelaide
From water fleas to seed shrimp, Australia’s desert rock holes shelter unique animals found nowhere else. But as the climate warms, their homes are at risk.
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