By Eloise Stevens, Host, The Conversation's Curious Kids podcast, The Conversation
Gemma Ware, Head of Audio, The Conversation UK, The Conversation
Listen to the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast to hear taste researcher Linda Bartoshuk explain why our tastes for food change.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Australia rebukes China over a ballistic missile test in the Pacific as the prime minister shores up other relationships in the region.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Saadia Mosbah (center), president of the antiracism association Mnemty, attending a march in Tunis, Tunisia, on March 4, 2023. © 2023 Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto via AP Photo (Beirut) – Tunisian courts sentenced eight human rights defenders to prison terms and fines in recent days for charges connected to their human rights work, including two prominent women who were handed harsh sentences, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 26, 2026, a Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced Sihem Bensedrine, the former president of the Truth and Dignity Commission,…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Asylum seekers sit in a UNHCR registration center in Cairo, Egypt on July 25, 2023. © 2023 Jaime Giménez/UNHCR Many refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt, most from Sudan and South Sudan, have faced a months-long campaign of arbitrary arrest, unlawful detention, and deportation.Refugees and asylum seekers are losing their residency status because of bureaucratic delays and are being jailed and deported for lacking documents the government has failed to provide.Egyptian authorities should stop arresting and deporting asylum seekers and refugees, particularly those based…
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By Samuel Cornell, Honorary Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
Timothy Piatkowski, Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
People are now taking peptides for a variety of reasons, including fat loss. But are they legal? And what are the risks? Here’s what you need to know.
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By James Dwyer, Lecturer, Public Safety, University of Tasmania
On Monday, a Chinese navy submarine fired a long-range ballistic missile into international waters in the South Pacific. The nuclear-capable missile, which was launched from underwater and carried an inert dummy warhead, is believed to have splashed down near Tuvalu.
The Chinese government said the event “was a routine part of China’s annual military training program” and was “not directed…
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By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
TOP’s positive polling is fuelling media speculation about its electoral prospects. Can it finally get over the line? And what might happen if it does?
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By Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security, Adelaide University
Salote Tagivakatini, PhD Candidate in Politics and International Relations, Adelaide University
As part of his tour of the Pacific, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed a significant defence treaty with his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Rabuka.
Called the Ocean of Peace Alliance or Veitacini Treaty, the agreement is the latest step in Australia’s efforts to sign treaties that make it the regional “hub” for its Pacific Island country partner “spokes”. It follows:
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By Suzy Freeman-Greene, Books + Ideas Editor, The Conversation
The pain. The penalties. The hairsplitting VAR decisions and astounding off-field politics. From ageing titans to miraculous goals, the FIFA World Cup brims with drama and athleticism.
Where to turn when it’s all over? Some fine authors have explored the complexity of the beautiful game, from Albert Camus…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Soldiers march during the annual Military Parade in Saraburi province, Thailand, January 18, 2020. © 2020 Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters (Bangkok) – Thai authorities should criminally investigate the alleged torture and ill-treatment of conscripts in the Royal Thai Navy’s Marine Division, Human Rights Watch said today. The Thai government and military should end the longstanding practice of hazing and other brutality against conscripts and prosecute wrongdoers according to the law, regardless of their rank.On June 22, 2026, Private Panuwat, whose full name has been withheld…
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