By Nicole Gurran, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
Peter Phibbs, Emeritus Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney
The government wants to cut red tape to improve housing supply. But homes will only become more affordable if other changes are also adopted, including tax reform.
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By Janet Hoek, Professor in Public Health, University of Otago
Jude Ball, Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, University of Otago
For New Zealand to achieve its goal to bring smoking under 5% would require more than 80,000 people to quit this year. To be equitable, 60,000 would need to be Māori.
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By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
Malaria is one of the deadliest diseases spread by mosquitoes. Each year, hundreds of millions of people worldwide are infected and half a million people die from the disease.
While mainland Australia was declared malaria-free in 1981, from time to time travellers return to Australia with an infection.
Infections from local mosquitoes are…
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By Jessica Whyte, Scientia Associate Professor of Philosophy and ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
Sara Dehm, Senior Lecturer, International Migration and Refugee Law, University of Technology Sydney
Australia has imposed country-wide sanctions on Russia, Myanmar and Iran. Calls are growing for stronger action on Israel, including an arms embargo.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image US President Donald Trump holds up an executive order alongside President of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Gianni Infantino in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, March 7, 2025. © 2025 Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (Amsterdam) – The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) should take immediate and demonstrable steps to safeguard human rights for all people involved in the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, the Sport & Rights Alliance said today. With just one year until the monumental event kicks off across…
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By Fausia S. Abdul
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons becomes Suriname’s first woman president, confronting gendered expectations, political legacies, and a pending oil boom. Her leadership will test whether change or continuity shapes the nation’s future.
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By Laura
The Trump administration’s new policy on visa suspension for foreign nationals looking to study in the United States also affects African countries, such as Togo.
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
We now have the (almost!) final results from the 2025 federal election - with only Bradfield still to be completely resolved.
Labor won 94 of the 150 House of Representatives seats (up 17 from 77 of 151 in 2022), the Coalition 43 (down 15) and all Others 13 (down three). It also won 62.7% of seats, its highest seat share since 1943, when it won 49 of 75 seats (65.3% of seats).
Since the beginning of…
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By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
Milad Haghani, Associate Professor & Principal Fellow in Urban Risk & Resilience, The University of Melbourne
In theory, travel advisories are meant to inform travellers and keep them safe. But these advisories are often shaped by politics, not real world risks.
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By Catherine Houlihan, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
They might seem like harmless fun but in fact they can reinforce dangerous ideas about food, weight and body image.
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