By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Cameroonian politician Maurice Kamto, newly nominated African Movement for New Independence and Democracy (MANIDEM) presidential candidate, speaks during a press conference in Yaounde on July 19, 2025. © 2025 AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – The decision by Cameroon’s electoral board to exclude Maurice Kamto, a key opposition leader and challenger to incumbent President Paul Biya, from the country’s upcoming presidential elections raises concerns about the credibility of the electoral process, Human Rights Watch said today.On July 26, 2025, Cameroon’s Election…
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By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University
Australia has placed a number of preconditions on recognition. This kind of decision has long been a complicated and political process.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image People hold up a sign that reads “A country badly governed” during a march against rising fuel prices and the end of street vending in Luanda, Angola, June 17, 2023. © 2023 ROGERIO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (Johannesburg) – Nearly 200 people convicted in Angola a year ago after unfair trials are still imprisoned and waiting for their appeals to be heard, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 30, 2024, the Saurimo District Court in Lunda Sul province found 198 defendants guilty for their alleged participation in protests in support of regional autonomy in the…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Cameroonian politician Maurice Kamto, newly nominated African Movement for New Independence and Democracy (MANIDEM) presidential candidate, speaks during a press conference in Yaounde on July 19, 2025. © 2025 AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – The decision by Cameroon’s electoral board to exclude Maurice Kamto, a key opposition leader and challenger to incumbent President Paul Biya, from the country’s upcoming presidential elections raises concerns about the credibility of the electoral process, Human Rights Watch said today.On July 26, 2025, Cameroon’s Election…
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By David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
Minglu Chen, Senior Lecturer, Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
No other animal can make the giant panda’s adorable symbolism – but in China, its diplomatic power has at times been met with nationalist outrage.
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By Ekant Veer, Professor, University of Canterbury
Mona Soltani, Lecturer, Business School, University of Canterbury
By using Gwyneth Paltrow as a ‘temporary spokesperson’, IT company Astronomer is laughing with the public over former chief’s viral scandal.
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By Zoe Doubleday, Marine Ecologist and ARC Future Fellow, University of South Australia
The SA government has convened an emergency meeting today to discuss taking cuttlefish eggs from the wild, due to the impending threat of the algal bloom which could wipe them out forever.
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By Tamara Lewit, Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne
If you slipped back through time to taste a dish from the Roman Empire, you’d likely be sampling some fermented fish sauce.
Surviving Roman recipes add this to anything from barley porridge to a sweet custard made with pine nuts, olive oil, wine, honey and pepper.
Although it is often referred to as garum, the exact meaning of this term is surprisingly uncertain.
A fish sauce by any other name
Fish sauce is called garum, liquamen,…
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By Nick Fuller, Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney
Parents are often told fruit is “bad” because it contains sugar, prompting concerns about how much fruit they should allow their child to eat.
This message has been fuelled by the “sugar-free” movement, which demonises sugar with claims it’s fattening and causes diabetes. The movement promotes arbitrary lists of foods to avoid, which often include kids’ favourites such as bananas and berries.
But like many claims made by the diet industry, this one isn’t backed by evidence.
Naturally occurring versus added sugars
Sugar itself isn’t inherently harmful,…
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By Christopher Traill, PhD Candidate Southern Ocean biogeochemistry, University of Tasmania
Elizabeth Shadwick, Team Leader, Oceans & Atmosphere, CSIRO
Tyler Rohr, ARC DECRA Fellow/Lecturer, IMAS, University of Tasmania
From the wave-lashed surface to the deep sea, the Southern Ocean Time Series is a crucial tool for scientists to keep the pulse of this important region of Earth.
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