By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Participants hold a placard reading "The independence of the judges is your security - Stand by them!" as Hungarian judges and court employees demonstrate in Budapest, Hungary, on February 22, 2025, for independence of the judiciary, rule of law, and freedom of expression of judges. © 2025 Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP via Getty Images Hungary’s government dealt a severe blow to the rule of law by issuing a decree that terminates ongoing court cases challenging a tax on municipalities, Human Rights Watch said today. The move sets a dangerous precedent for executive…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
A bevy of Liberal frontbenchers supporting Angus Taylor’s leadership challenge resigned their positions on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s 9am party vote.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Sussan Ley always seemed set to be only an interim Liberal leader but could Angus Taylor suffer the same fate?
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By Tatiana Íñiguez Berrozpe, Profesora Titular del área de Sociología, Universidad de Zaragoza
Ana Cebollero Salinas, Profesora Facultad de Educación Universidad de Zaragoza, Universidad de Zaragoza
Carmen Elboj, Full Professor, Universidad de Zaragoza
Pablo Bautista Alcaine, Profesor Ayudante Doctor, Universidad de Zaragoza
Since news broke of Spain’s social media ban for children under the age of 16, debate has raged online, in the media, in homes and in schools. Many of us have rushed to share opinions but in truth, we don’t currently know the details of the amendment. And these details amount to much more than just the small print.
What we do know
The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has stated that the ban on access to social media will force digital platforms to introduce effective age verification…
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By John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
Grand juries, historically rubber stamps for prosecutors’ attempts to indict, are rejecting the Trump administration’s moves to indict the president’s perceived enemies. That’s unprecedented.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Anna Kwok, a Hong Kong activist exiled in the US, in Washington, DC, July 10, 2023. ( © 2024 Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters (New York) – A Hong Kong court’s conviction of the father of a prominent US‑based democracy activist on February 11, 2026, reflects the Chinese government’s escalation of its campaign of transnational repression, Human Rights Watch said today.The West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court convicted Kwok Yin-sang, 68, of a national security offense. He is the father of Anna Kwok, 28, the former executive director of the Washington DC-based Hong Kong Democracy…
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By Justine Poplin, Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University
The adoption of Draco Malfoy as a new year’s symbol has much to teach us about the complexities of Chinese wordplay.
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By Mehmet Ozalp, Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University
The recent unrest in Iran, with the third mass protests in the past six years, has left the theocratic regime wounded but not out.
Iran is no stranger to such unrest. In 1979, similar circumstances led to the Iranian revolution. However, Iranians soon became disappointed that the revolution did not deliver what they had been promised. So while the ideology of the revolution collapsed, the regime remains in place.
To understand this, we need to go back to the emergence of modern Iran.
Read more: Iran’s…
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By Michael J. Davern, Professor of Accounting & Business Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
Ida Someh, Associate Professor, The University of Queensland; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Even if you’ve never used these software tools, your employer probably has. Now, AI threatens to upend the systems businesses have relied on for years.
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By Amy Loughman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Melbourne
“Butterflies in the stomach” is that fluttery, nervous feeling you might have before a job interview, giving a speech or at the start of a romance.
It’s a cute description for one part of the fight-or-flight response that can kick in if you’re excited or afraid.
But what exactly are these butterflies? Why can we feel them in our stomach? And is there anything we can do about them?
Threat alert
These “butterflies” – along with a raised heart rate, sweating and feeling “jumpy” – are part of your survival mode. That’s when the part of your…
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