By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The government will change the rules and contain cutbacks to the concessional treatment of electric vehicles that will save the government $1.7 billion.
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By Julie Ada Tchoukou, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
When Canada abstained from a recent vote at the United Nations on a resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity, the decision may have appeared cautious, even procedural.
It was neither.
Abstention, in this situation, is not neutral position. It’s a firm stance — one that carries legal, political and historical…
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By Jane E. Sanders, Associate Professor, King’s School of Social Work, Western University
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and intensified an already disproportionate burden of caregiving, emotional labour and financial inequality by women — a burden that remains largely invisible.
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By Tamara Krawchenko, Associate Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria
Wars release massive emissions, and they are being generated with no formal mechanism to record them, and no accountability for the climate costs that affect people in conflict zones and far beyond.
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Monday, May 4, 2026
Media freedom is not a given and its absence frequently leaves communities and vulnerable individuals in danger. To mark World Press Freedom Day, we’ll be hearing from UN agencies, along with war correspondents and reporters who face major obstacles trying to do their job. The aim is to get a better understanding about what press freedom means in practice and why it is worth defending.
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By Amnesty International
An innovative new research briefing by Amnesty International breaks down the “virulent cocktail” of xenophobic, racist and misogynistic hate targeting racialized women and LGBTQI+ people in Canada. The Hate is Intersectional: Xenophobic Technology-facilitates Gender-Based Violence (TfGBV) against Racialized Women and 2SLGBTQIA+ People in Canada exposes a playbook of toxic tropes and tactics spreading across social media as anti-immigrant rhetoric rises both online and offline. Launching alongside […] The post Canada: Xenophobic, racist tropes drive online hate against racialized women and LGBTQI+ people …
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By Laura
While African capitals announce their national AI strategies and tech giants launch their “innovation hubs” across the continent, millions of households are still living without reliable electricity.
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By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
The ABC has revealed a major cybersecurity flaw in Bluetooth-enabled police tasers and body-worn cameras that means officers can be tracked.
The exposé shows how anyone can use simple software tools to detect the presence of a police officer carrying one of these pieces of equipment. Not only can you detect their presence, but it is possible to track their location over time – representing a potential threat, especially to those operating covertly.
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By Haidee Cadd, Research Fellow, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong
Jonathan Tyler, Lecturer, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Adelaide University
Lucinda Duxbury, PhD Candidate, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
During the summer of 2019–2020, half of Australia’s third largest island was on fire. Kangaroo Island, also known as Karta Pintingga or Karti in local mainland Aboriginal languages, was one of the worst-hit places during the Black Summer fires. Two people lost their lives and almost all the remnant vegetation on the island burned.
In the…
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By Meredith Primrose Jones, Researcher, Oceania Cyber Security Centre, RMIT University
Many oil refineries have caught fire recently. Whether caused by drone strike or accident, the result is the same: more pressure on shaky energy systems.
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