Thursday, August 6, 2026
Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned a fresh round of US sanctions against Cuba, calling them an attempt to force change on “a sovereign State through threats and coercion.”
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By Kimberlee Weatherall, Professor of Law, University of Sydney
Milica Stilinovic, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Governing Immersive Tech Project, University of Sydney
There are now many more people walking the streets in Australia wearing glasses that can subtly film and record the world around them. That’s in large part thanks to Kmart, which recently introduced – and then rapidly sold out of – cheap “camera glasses”.
These glasses are from Kmart’s in-house brand, Anko. They sell for only A$89 – quite the discount from similar…
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By Chad Hewitt, Professor and Provost, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Gregory Ruiz, Senior Scientist in Marine Ecology and Biogeography, Smithsonian Institution
Ian Davidson, Senior Scientist in Invasion Ecology, Cawthron Institute
Mario Tamburri, Professor in Marine Ecology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Idle vessels accumulate biofouling quickly, especially in tropical waters. But there are precautions other ports can take against alien pests, parasites or disease.
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By Jena Glover, PhD Researcher, Architecture, Griffith University
Mohammad Sanjari, Senior Lecturer, Electrical Engineering, Griffith University
Peyman Akhgar, Lecturer, Architecture, Griffith University
Ruby Michael, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University
Australia is installing home batteries at extraordinary speed.
Around 600,000 homes now have one, and more than 400,000 batteries were installed in the 12 months to June 2026. This growth has largely been driven by the federal Cheaper Home…
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By Alexandra Hansen, Deputy Editor and Chief of Staff, The Conversation
Matt Garrow, Editorial Web Developer, The Conversation
We’re planning a series on data centres and would like you to help us shape our coverage.
What questions would you like answered about data centres?
Let us know below.
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By Gemma Ware, Head of Audio, The Conversation UK, The Conversation
A few days before Christmas 2025, a secretive online activist group called Anna’s Archive said it had…
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By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
Bret Easton Ellis’ books seem perfect for the screen, but there’s an art to translating books like The Shards and American Psycho. Which adaptations worked – or didn’t?
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By Eric Windholz, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
An AFL player with concussion history signed a secret waiver to protect his club from future court action. It’s a sign something has to change.
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By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
The history of electoral reform in NZ is full of policy surprises. But the prime minister’s latest announcement still makes little political sense.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image People read newspapers and magazines on a street in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 7, 2020. © 2020 Samuel Habtab/AP Photo Ethiopian authorities are intensifying their assault on media freedom in the country.On August 1, unidentified security personnel detained Yonas Kedir, the editor-in-chief of the Addis Standard, and questioned him for 24 hours about the independent news outlet’s reporting before releasing him, according to a statement by the outlet. The following day, security and intelligence officials raided the outlet’s offices, damaging and confiscating equipment.The…
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