By Gabrielle Appleby, Professor of Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW Sydney
As freedom of information disclosures decrease and less documents are available for public scrutiny, we need better ways to hold politicians to account.
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By Karen Scott, Professor in Law, University of Canterbury
The UK has said it will recognise Palestine unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza and humanitarian aid resumes. But this could set a dangerous legal precedent.
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By Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia
Huge upheavals of the land and sea were facts of life in the ancient world, just as they are today.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The Eternity C sinks after it was struck by a Houthi missile on July 8, 2025, on the Red Sea. © 2025 Houthi Media Center/Getty Images Videos released by the Houthis on July 27, 2025, showing several crew members from a sunken ship who apparently have been detained for weeks is an outrage on their personal dignity, an apparent war crime.The Houthis, who control much of Yemen, attacked and sunk the Eternity C, a commercial ship, earlier in July. In the videos, the crew members repeat the Houthis’ false claims that the ship had been headed to Israel, raising concerns…
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By Zoë Prebble, Lecturer in Criminal Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Time limits on civil claims of historical abuse deny justice and silence victims. Law reform would bring NZ into line with Australia and remove barriers to redress.
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By Ann Dale, Professor Emerita, Environment & Sustainability, Royal Roads University
Sabrina Careri, Lab Manager and Senior Research Analyst, Ecological Design Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University
Biodiversity is essential to mitigating and adapting to climate change, enhancing the resilience of ecosystems and safeguarding the ecological functions that all living beings depend on for survival.
There is little…
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By Ardavan Eizadirad, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Wilfrid Laurier University
Research from a Toronto neighbourhood program yields insight into how to addresses schooling barriers, plus tips about how parents can support Black children during the summer break and when school starts again.
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By Cesar Alvarez, Lecturer in Terrorism and Security Studies, Charles Sturt University
Not even during the darkest days of Pablo Escobar’s infamous empire did Colombia produce as much cocaine as it does today.
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By Luke Munn, Research Fellow, Digital Cultures & Societies, The University of Queensland
Peter Thiel has been described as the most influential right-wing intellectual of the past 20 years. He’s funded both JD Vance and Donald Trump. Who is he?
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By Joel Scanlan, Senior Lecturer in Health Information Management, University of Tasmania
AI-generated deepfake abuse material is easy to create – but there’s plenty we can do to stop it spreading in our schools.
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