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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By Matteo Winkler, Professeur associé en droit et fiscalité, HEC Paris Business School
Marcelle A. Laliberté, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, HEC Paris Business School
In the lead-up to last year’s US presidential election and amid the new administration’s flurry of executive orders, some companies have changed their approaches to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Whatever the result on May 3, even Liberal insiders think they have run a very poor national campaign. Not just poor, but odd.
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By Diego Muro, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of St Andrews
Ovidiu Craciunas, PhD candidate, The Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews
Plots involving just one person are difficult to disrupt before the fact, but we’re learning more about what turns people into lone attackers.
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By Alexander F Santillo, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Consultant Psychiatrist, Lund University
Olof Lindberg, Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet
Frontotemporal dementia has gained significant attention in recent years after the family of actor Bruce Willis announced in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with the condition. A year later, it was revealed that US chat show host Wendy Williams had also been diagnosed with the condition.
Yet despite all this recent attention,…
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By Amnesty International
In response to a new online protest movement and in the lead up to the sixth anniversary of the Hirak movement in February 2025, Algerian authorities have intensified their relentless clampdown on peaceful dissent through arbitrary arrests and unjust prosecutions leading to lengthy prison sentences, said Amnesty International. Over the past five months, Algerian authorities […] The post Algeria: Authorities step up crackdown on peaceful dissent in the face of new expressions of discontent appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Mia Martin Hobbs, Research Fellow, War and Oral History, Deakin University
From the first world war to the invasion of Iraq, left-wing soldiers have questioned our involvement in wars. Yet we rarely hear these dissenting veteran’s voices.
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By Robert Hortle, Deputy Director, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania
Logan Linkston, Graduate Researcher, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania
For each Australian federal election, there are two different ways you get to vote.
Whether you vote early, by post or on polling day on May 3, each eligible voter will be given two ballot papers: one for the House of Representatives (the “lower house”) and one for the Senate (the “upper house”). Each of these two ballots uses a slightly different system, so it’s worth understanding how your numbered boxes translate into real results.
Knowing how preferences work is key to making your vote count, before you get to enjoy your hard-earned democracy sausage.
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