By Mark Satta, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Law, Wayne State University; Institute for Humane Studies
When the Supreme Court hears arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, Colorado will defend antidiscrimination laws for the fourth time in 10 years.
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By Human Rights Watch
Nebraska’s efforts to implement new, federally mandated work requirements for Medicaid underscore fears that millions of people will experience avoidable barriers to healthcare coverage.Federal authorities could have chosen to blunt the impact of the federal legislation’s Medicaid cuts. Instead, they added even more convoluted requirements that will deprive people of health care they are entitled to.Nebraska is the canary in the coal mine for issues that most states will face when they begin implementing these work requirements. As they do, they should make sure red tape doesn’t strip people of…
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By Asiye Uyghur
Beijing is carrying an older geography of extraction into the AI era, turning Uyghur land, energy and labour into computing power while remaining silent about coercion and surveillance.
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By Steven Leib, Associate Professor in Aviation, CQUniversity Australia
Guido Carim Junior, Associate Professor in Aviation, CQUniversity Australia
A core tenet of aviation security is keeping threats out of the cockpit. What happens if the danger is one of the pilots?
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By Ran Porat, Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
Netanyahu was quick to incorporate the plane attack into his campaign by posting videos and images on his social media accounts.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Will the Coalition take a robust agenda on industrial relations to the 2028 election? Jane Hume’s speech did not provide an answer.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
a “Pre-COP” meeting in Fiji and Tuvalu is one of those initiatives that seemed a good idea at the time but for Albanese it will feel more chore than opportunity.
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By Andrei Quintiá Pastrana, Investigador Ramón y Cajal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
When Maricarmen Abascal, a disabled 87 year-old, was evicted from the Madrid home where she had lived for 71 years, hundreds of people gathered outside in an attempt to prevent it. She was eventually forcibly removed from the building, and taken to hospital on a stretcher.
Her eviction sparked a wave of protests (still ongoing at the time of writing) against a housing crisis that, for many, has endured since the 2008 crash.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image North Mara Gold Mine in Tarime district, northwest Tanzania. © 2022 Private An unusual trial will begin next week in London’s High Court: the families of two 23-year-old Tanzanian men who were fatally shot in 2019 at a Canadian-owned gold mine in northern Tanzania are bringing a case against the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), an industry body that oversees the London gold market.Another 30 Tanzanians recently joined the case, while a Canadian court dismissed another lawsuit over the killings, saying it did not have jurisdiction. The families are seeking…
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By Alan Pearce, Professor, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Health Science, Swinburne University of Technology
Former Wallaby Nathan Charles, who overcame cystic fibrosis to play elite level rugby, has revealed he has also been recently diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).
It follows the recent diagnosis of high profile rugby league player Jai Arrow, who captured national attention with his MND diagnosis, and the recent passing…
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