By Thomas J. Derrick, Gale Research Fellow in Ancient Glass and Material Culture, Macquarie University
We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there’s evidence of perfumes, incense and even deodorants.
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By Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
Memories are constantly revised in acts of recollection. They are moulded by new information, beliefs and emotions, and other people’s versions of events.
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By Kerrie Sadiq, Professor of Taxation, QUT Business School, and ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
Rodney Brown, Senior Lecturer in taxation and law, UNSW Sydney
From this week, large companies including BHP, Apple and Meta will have to publish detailed tax information to stamp out tax avoidance.
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By A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University
The NACC marks its second anniversary as the nation’s federal corruption buster. It has assessed over 4,5000 complaints and launched more than 40 investigations.
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By Amnesty International
The recent peace agreement signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda fails to address justice for the victims of serious crimes by not including any provisions aimed at holding their perpetrators to account, Amnesty International said today. “Without addressing impunity for the horrific crimes committed in eastern DRC, the agreement missed an […] The post DRC: Peace deal with Rwanda fails to address serious crimes committed in eastern DRC appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) speaks alongside protesters criticizing the climate and energy impacts of the Republican budget reconciliation bill outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, June 3, 2025. © Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images (Washington, DC) – The budget reconciliation bill passed by the United States Senate today would extend tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the country’s wealthiest families while reducing spending on health and other public programs essential for human rights, Human Rights Watch said today. If signed into law, it would…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The president of the Mine Ban Treaty, Ambassador Tomiko Ichikawa, accepts an appeal from 101 Nobel laureates from Cambodian landmine survivor Tun Channereth, who received the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, June 17, 2025. © 2025 Mine Ban Treaty ISU (New York, July 1, 2025) – The withdrawal of five European countries from a longstanding and effective international treaty prohibiting antipersonnel landmines unnecessarily puts civilians at risk, Human Rights Watch said today. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania deposited…
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By Loandi Richter-Mouton, Researcher: Environmental Antimicrobial resistance, water quality and food safety, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria
Lise Korsten, Professor - Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and co-director of the Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of Pretoria
Researchers are tracking multi-drug resistant bacteria in South Africa’s water to see how it endangers food safety when it’s used to irrigate crops.
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By Nanchin Winifred Kazeh, Researcher and Teaching Assistant, A.P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute
Abubakar S. Ringim, Lecturer in Biodiversity Conservation , Federal University Dutse
Sulaiman Inuwa Muhammad, Lecturer, Federal University Dutse
Thousands of birds flying south for the winter stop off in Nigeria’s Hadejia Wetlands National Park. Researchers mapped the park, uncovering hundreds of species.
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By Mark Fabian, Reader of Public Policy, University of Warwick
Self-determination theory (SDT) is one of the most well established and powerful approaches to wellbeing in psychological research literature. Yet it doesn’t seem to have broken through into popular discussions about wellbeing, happiness and self-help. That’s a shame, because it has so much to contribute.
A foundational idea in self-determination theory is that we have three basic psychological needs:…
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