By Shannon Gibson, Professor of Environmental Studies, Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Trump’s efforts haven’t sunk global efforts to fight climate change – instead, new leaders are stepping up and working together, even within the US.
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By James (Jim) S. Cotton, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University
Caleb Duffield, PhD Candidate in Political Science, McMaster University
In Canada, heat produced by data centres, grocery stores, laundromats, restaurants, sewage systems and hockey arenas could be captured and turned into energy.
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to the killing of Awda Al-Hathaleen Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns, Erika Guevara Rosas, said: “The cold-blooded killing of Awda, a dedicated human rights defender and father of three young children, is a devastating tragedy and a brutal reminder of the relentless violence faced by Palestinian communities in the […] The post Israel/OPT: Killing of prominent Palestinian West-Bank activist Awda Al-Hathaleen demands justice and accountability appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Sally Larsen, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of New England
If the results are disappointing, try not to catastrophise them. For one thing, NAPLAN was done about four months ago – students will have made progress since then.
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By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
Zahra Shahhoseini, Research Fellow in Public Health, Monash University
It’s far better to evacuate early and orderly than do it late in a panic. That’s why authorities around the Pacific are taking no chances as a tsunami threat looms.
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By Dee Ninis, Earthquake Scientist, Monash University
John Townend, Professor of Geophysics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The earthquake in Kamchatka is the largest worldwide since 2011. Its location has been very seismically active in recent months.
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By Amnesty International
Malagasy authorities have failed to protect and assist thousands of Antandroy people who have been forced to flee their homes since 2017 because of drought-induced famines in the Androy region, in southern Madagascar, Amnesty International said in a new report. “’That Suffering Haunts Me Even Here’ – The Struggle for Human Rights of the Antandroy […] The post Madagascar: Authorities fail to protect and assist Antandroy people displaced by climate-exacerbated droughts – new report appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image © 2025 Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch The Russian authorities carry out mass scale censorship online, throttle websites and online platforms they deem subversive, and increasingly carry out arbitrary and internet shutdowns intensified in scope.Russia has obligations under international law to ensure access to information, freedom of expression, and the right to privacy, including online.Western governments, international organizations, and tech companies should support civil society efforts to create tools for overcoming state censorship and to secure access…
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By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney
Inflation is moving in the right direction, but new figures released today may not be soft enough to trigger a cut in official interest rates in August.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the June quarter consumer price index (CPI) data, providing a timely update on how price pressures are tracking as the Reserve Bank of Australia weighs further interest rate cuts.
With the next policy-setting meeting scheduled for…
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
The promise seemed simple: a job, a fresh start, a way out. Instead, Maria* stepped off a boat onto a picture-perfect Trinidadian beach with hope in her heart and into a nightmare that would shadow her for years. On the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, observed on 30 July, follow the journey of a woman who escaped.
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