By Ashlynne McGhee, Head of Editorial Innovation, The Conversation
Isabella Podwinski, Social Media Producer, The Conversation
How has a party that’s never held government, never been in opposition and had so few members in parliament managed to shape the public policy agenda?
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By Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva, Lecturer - National Security College, Australian National University
The global south is clearly becoming more relevant in today’s power politics. Just how these nations choose to exert their influence remains to be seen.
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By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Jenny Gordon, Honorary Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University
Roger Wilkins, Professorial Fellow and Co-Director, HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
A new report looks at poverty and deprivation across the country since 2010. Disadvantage is becoming more entrenched and severe.
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By Susan Carland, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
The recent clip from her ongoing press tour has gone viral – with an overwhelming positive response from Muslims and Arabs.
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By Helen Wolfenden, Senior Lecturer in Radio, Macquarie University
The radio presenter has died at 64 following a cancer diagnosis. His loss will be acutely felt by his fans.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Protesters, including Can Thi Theu and Trinh Ba Tu, display placards as they march towards a courthouse during the trial of the prominent lawyer Nguyen Van Dai and five other activists in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 5, 2018. © 2018 Jenny Vaughan/AFP via Getty Images (Berlin) – A new governmental decree undermines the independence of lawyers in Vietnam and will impede efforts to hold officials accountable, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should repeal the decree.Decree 109/2026, which takes effect May 18, 2026, empowers the police and government officials…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Ugandan lawmakers arrive at the parliament, in Kampala, Uganda September 21, 2017. © 2018 Reuters (Nairobi) – A bill before Uganda’s parliament that proposes sweeping controls over “foreign funding” and political activity threatens fundamental rights and could be used to shut down civil society, Human Rights Watch said today. The bill emulates laws adopted in recent years by other rights-abusing governments, which have been deemed to violate international law.On April 15, 2026, Internal Affairs State Minister David Muhoozi introduced the Protection of Sovereignty…
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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Mexican authorities must intensify efforts to end impunity, protect journalists and human rights defenders, and address the country’s “painful” crisis of disappearances, UN human rights chief Volker Türk has said.
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By Nicole Townsend, Lecturer in War Studies, UNSW Sydney
110 years ago this week, Anzac Day was held for the first time. It has been observed annually ever since.
Today, Anzac Day has emerged as an unofficial national day. But what do Australians think about the most significant event in the national commemorative calendar?
Anzac Day important, but engagement levels lag behind
Last year, the War Studies Research Group…
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By John Maynard, Director/Chair of Aboriginal History - The Wollotuka Institute, University of Newcastle
More than 1,000 Aboriginal Australians served in WWI – but unlike white soldiers, they weren’t feted as heroes. They responded with collective activism.
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