By Taneshka Kruger, UP ISMC: Project Manager and Coordinator, University of Pretoria
Tiaan de Jager, Dean: Faculty of Health Sciences and Director: UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, University of Pretoria
The fight against malaria faces many obstacles, including funding cuts. But it remains far cheaper to prevent the disease than to treat it.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Withe just one week to go in the election campaign, cost of living and defence featured strongly in the campaign.
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By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
Few places on earth are immune to the explosion of anti-vaccination conspiracy theories and health disinformation fuelled by the COVID pandemic. But in countries like Brazil, where the disinformation flowed from the very top of government, the problem is even more acute and some people are exploiting the fear of others to make money.
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we hear about new research out of Brazil into how peddlers of disinformation on social media also sell fake cures and vaccine detoxes. And we ask why…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A view of the Congress building in Lima, Peru, September 17, 2018. © REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo Having a disability should never result in a person being denied freedom. Yet across Latin America, thousands of people with disabilities are still forcibly institutionalized, often from a young age, with little control over their lives. A new amendment to Peru’s General Law on Persons with Disabilities unfortunately exemplifies this problem.On April 2, 2025, Peru’s Congress added article 29.2 to the law, which states: “The State promotes the creation of specialized care…
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Thursday, April 24, 2025
Grim details continued to emerge on Thursday in the aftermath of a wave of Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital and other cities overnight, with early reports indicating that at least nine people were killed and dozens injured.
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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
While there is always much interest in preference deals, many voters simply do their own thing at the ballot box.
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By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University
Janice Jones, Associate Professor, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University
Suku Sukunesan, Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University
Labor’s proposal should help address some skills shortages in the sector. But it will be a long time before the benefits flow through to housing.
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By Anna Mortimore, Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
If elected, the Coalition has pledged to end Labor’s substantial tax break for new zero- or low-emissions vehicles.
This, combined with an earlier promise to roll back new fuel efficiency standards, would successfully slow the transition to hybrid and battery electric vehicles (EVs).
The Albanese government pitched these tax breaks as a way to make EVs cheaper to buy and more competitive with internal…
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By Daniel Ghezelbash, Professor and Director, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
Keyvan Dorostkar, PhD Candidate at the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
Mia Bridle, PhD Candidate at the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
People who apply for asylum in Australia face significant delays in having their claims processed. These delays undermine the integrity of the asylum system, erode public confidence and cause significant distress to people seeking asylum.
There are, at the time of writing, 28,691 applications for a protection visa awaiting a decision at the Department of Home Affairs. At least 43,308…
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By Carole Cusack, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Sydney
Tens of thousands will visit the body of Pope Francis’ lying in state at St Peter’s Basilica. Here are some details to look out for during the ritual.
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