By Grace Moore, Associate Professor of English, University of Otago
Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol as a ‘sledgehammer’ to make Victorian Britain aware of child poverty. Modern film adaptations like Ebenezer soften the blow.
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By Robert Muggah, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow na Bosch Academy e Co-fundador, Instituto Igarapé; Princeton University
Haiti’s war on gangs is increasingly relying on a patchwork of foreign troops and private militias, making accountability more complicated.
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By Nicola Henry, Professor of Global & Language Studies, RMIT University
Gemma Stevens, Research Assistant, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
Non-consensual sexual deepfakes are easy to make and share. A study with more than 7,000 people shows how widespread they have become.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image An activist attends a vigil to mark World Aids Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 1, 2021. © 2021 Afriadi Hikmal/NurPhoto via AP US foreign aid cuts in 2025 abruptly ended essential community-based HIV prevention and care for LGBT people in Indonesia, who already face discrimination and arbitrary arrest.Dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) eliminated services for people at greatest risk of HIV, creating additional barriers to testing, prevention, and lifesaving treatment.Indonesia and international donors should restore care before more…
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By Philip Empey, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh
Researchers found that everyone in a 100,000 sample of people has at least one genetic variant that interacts with common prescriptions.
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By Loren Gaudet, Assistant Teaching Professor, Academic and Technical Writing Program, University of Victoria
If we want to teach writing students to engage with AI chatbots ethically and responsibly, we need to first consider what we mean by “ethical.”
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By Robin Cox, Professor & Director ResilienceByDesign Research Innovation Lab, Royal Roads University
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has described COP31, being hosted in his country, as the “implementation COP,” emphasizing the need to translate climate commitments into action.
The urgency is mounting. In September, the latest United Nations Environment Programme report concluded that limiting global…
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By Stephen Winter, Associate Professor in Political Theory, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The Abuse in Care Royal Commission prompted improvements in support and compensation for survivors, but long delays and the lack of independent redress remain.
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By Lauren Brocki, Lecturer in Early Childhood Education, University of New England
Alicia Phillips, Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood, University of New England
Kelli-Anne Price, Associate Lecturer, Early Childhood Education, University of New England
CCTV has been promoted as one way to make early learning safer in the wake of ongoing reports of child abuse and neglect.
It’s certainly something families…
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By Margaret Bearman, Professor (Assessment and Digital Learning), Deakin University
AI marking has been around a long time. But it’s not the tech causing outcry – it’s what happens now that it’s readily available.
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