By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Activists hold signs with the names of some of the 222 former prisoners released and expelled by the Nicaraguan government, as they await their arrival at Dulles International Airport, Virginia, United States, February 9, 2023. © 2023 Kevin Lamarque/Reuters (Washington, DC) – US immigration authorities have detained at least eight Nicaraguan exiles whom the Ortega-Murillo government has stripped of their nationality, including some with pending asylum claims, Human Rights Watch said today. Seven of the people detained were among 222 political prisoners whom the…
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By Shannon Brincat, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the Sunshine Coast
Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres, Sessional Academic in International Relations, Political Science and Legal Studies, University of the Sunshine Coast
With the two presidential candidates running neck-and-neck, this election has stakes beyond Brazil. The growing power of US big tech is also in the spotlight.
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By Alexandra Sims, Professor in Commericial Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Dulani Jayasuriya, Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The Manage My Health hacking breach exposed weaknesses in New Zealand’s digital defences. But the rise of autonomous AI agents poses a very different threat.
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By Sarah Vrankovich, Research Fellow, La Trobe University
Camille Schloeffel, PhD Candidate, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
Jessica Ison, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director, Reducing Gender-Based Violence Research Group, La Trobe University, La Trobe University
A young woman has reported she was sexually assaulted by seven men in 2024. It reveals sexual violence is more than just the actions of ‘bad’ individuals.
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By Jacqueline Peel, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
Heatwaves in the United Kingdom, vast forest fires in Canada and flash flooding in Nepal – the evidence of climate change is everywhere. And no…
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By Scarlett Howard, Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
Kit Prendergast, Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
It’s a sight to behold.
Each spring, thousands of solitary bees (Amegilla dawsoni), also known as Dawson’s burrowing bees, emerge from burrows scattered across Western Australia’s arid plains.
These bees, distinguished by their fluffy appearance and either white and maroon (females) or coffee (males) colouring, are on a…
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By Halvina G Saiya, PhD Researcher, University of Sheffield; Universitas Indonesia
Tracking species relationships isn’t easy. Yet analysing 422 bird species across 1,410 locations offers far deeper insight, revealing the true depth of the evolutionary history at stake.
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By Bjørn Nansen, Associate Professor, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
Lauren Bliss, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
Location tracking means parents can easily check in on their kids while allowing them more freedom. But there are risks too.
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By Dave Carter, Associate Professor, School of Music and Screen Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Alice Tappenden, Senior Research Advisor, Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Catherine Hoad, Senior Lecturer in Critical Popular Music Studies, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Every dollar invested in local live performance is multiplied in benefits to local communities. But state funding has to be strategic and targeted.
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By Ashlee Morgan, Associate Professor, Sports Management, Flinders University
The Knights’ new coach took his squad 100 metres underground into a coal mine to help his players better understand the region’s working-class history.
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