By Kate Umbers, Associate Professor, Zoology, Western Sydney University
In recent weeks, people across Australia have found fluttering bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) in their homes, cars and even bedrooms. These insects have embarked on their annual migration from breeding grounds across southern Australia to the cool caves of the Australian alps.
For entomologists, or insect scientists, like myself who have studied these moths for years, it’s been a hopeful sight. But it…
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By Christina Chau, Senior Lecturer in Communications, Curtin University
The Western Australian artist, who achieved notoriety and headlines in the 1970s for his anti-war actions and provocative performances, gets his first major survey.
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By Kimberley Akrigg, PhD Candidate, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
Samuel Cornell, Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
Timothy Piatkowski, Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
GLP-1 drugs for weight loss have only been available as weekly injections. So, how much will the Wegovy pill cost, when will it be available, and who is it for?
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The University of Dhaka in Bangladesh, July 1, 2021. © 2021 Sony Ramany/NurPhoto via AP Photo (London) – Scores of academics and students at public universities in Bangladesh have been arbitrarily punished because of their alleged affiliation with former ruler Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party, Human Rights Watch said today.Any action to punish persons for their peaceful beliefs or without ensuring due process would violate the rights to freedom of expression and association protected under international human rights law and reproduce abusive attempts…
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By Katharina Kretschmer, PhD Candidate, School of Social Sciences, Adelaide University
Lisa Hill, Professor of Politics, Adelaide University
With state elections coming up on November 28, you might have wondered: how secure is postal voting in Victoria?
To find out, one of us (Katharina Kretschmer) undertook a research internship at the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) between August 2024 and March 2025, with blocks of on-site work during important stages of the 2024 Victorian local government elections. This involved being inducted first as a temporary member of staff and then observing the ballot paper journey and VEC security processes firsthand.
This unprecedented opportunity allowed independent scholars…
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By Kenya Fernandes, Research Fellow, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
Jasmin Li, PhD Candidate, Fernandes Lab and Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution (BEE) Lab, University of Sydney
A grazed knee. A cut while gardening. A routine hip replacement. For most of the past century, these were minor worries. But in a world where antibiotics stop working, any of them could turn deadly.
Drug-resistant infections are on the rise, and developing new drugs is difficult, expensive and slow. This has researchers looking beyond conventional medicines for new ways to fight harmful microbes.
One place worth investigating is surprisingly close to home: the nests…
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By John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
The Trump administration is fighting one battle after another in the nation’s courts over its power – or lack thereof – in the 2026 midterm elections.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) and Vietnamese President To Lam before a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 2, 2026. © 2026 Kyodo News via AP Photo (Tokyo) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi should urge Vietnamese President To Lam to make concrete progress on human rights during his official visit to Japan from November 8 to 11, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today.Human Rights Watch wrote to Prime Minister Takaichi expressing concerns about Vietnam’s intensifying crackdown on human rights. The repression violates obligations…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Detainees stand behind cell bars at the police immigration detention center in Bangkok, Thailand, January 21, 2019. © 2019 Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo (Bangkok) – Thai authorities should not forcibly return two Uyghur men to China, where they face grave risks of torture and other serious abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. The two men, whose names are not public for security reasons, were transferred from prison to immigration detention in Bangkok after receiving a royal pardon, apparently in preparation for deportation.“Previous Thai governments have kept…
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By Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
Nick Wilson, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
A new report identifies 17 threats to human health through to the year 2100. Many are preventable, but tackling them demands governments think long-term.
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