By Abu Barkat ullah (Barkat), Associate Professor of Cyber Security, University of Canberra
Mohiuddin Ahmed, Associate Professor in Cyber Security, Adelaide University
A US-based education tech provider announced a cybersecurity incident affecting its Canvas platform – used by institutions around the world, including Australia.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Anika Wells has repaid more than $10,100, which includes a penalty, after an audit found she wrongly claimed travel expenses on four occasions.
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By Zubair Torwali
For Torwali community in Pakistan’s Swat valley, rivers embody sacred identity and history. Government-backed hydropower projects threaten them, prompting resistance since 2023 to protect the Swat river and cultural survival.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Aimable Karasira. © Private (Nairobi) – Rwandan authorities should conduct an effective, independent, and transparent investigation into the death in custody of Aimable Karasira, a Rwandan academic and outspoken government critic, on the day he was set to be released from prison, Human Rights Watch said today.Karasira’s prosecution and imprisonment are emblematic of Rwanda’s crackdown on dissent and free expression. His death adds to the list of disappearances and suspicious deaths of perceived critics and government opponents, and the authorities’ failure to deliver…
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Thursday, May 7, 2026
In Somalia’s Puntland region, dried out watering holes, animal carcasses and old pots filled with ash have become part of the landscape as worsening drought conditions deepen a growing hunger crisis.
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By Steven Gordon, Chief Research Specialist., Human Sciences Research Council
Anti-immigrant marches in several major South African cities (such as Tshwane and Johannesburg) in early May 2026 once again led to questions being asked about xenophobia in post-apartheid South Africa.
In the wake of the protests President Cyril Ramaphosa called on South Africans to embrace solidarity with their African neighbours. For their part, foreign…
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By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University
After multiple attempts to leave Syria, four ISIS-linked women (often referred to as “ISIS brides”) and nine children have arrived back in Australia.
The government has long promised that if these women, who are Australian citizens and have Australia passports, came back, they would face criminal prosecution.
Now the Australian Federal Police has done just that. Two women who landed in Melbourne…
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By Ashlynne McGhee, Head of Editorial Innovation, The Conversation
Isabella Podwinski, Social Media Producer, The Conversation
One Nation is polling at levels it hasn’t seen in 25 years. Is this surge a protest or a realignment? And what, if anything, comes after Hanson herself?
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By Myfanwy Graham, NHMRC Postgraduate Scholar and Fulbright Alumna in Public Health Policy, Monash University
Suzanne Nielsen, Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University
Anxiety, psychosis and paranoia are among adverse events people are reporting after using higher-strength medicinal cannabis, according to a new study.
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By Ciara Smart, Staff member, History and Classics, University of Tasmania
Irish hip-hop group Kneecap recently released their latest album, called “Fenian”.
A proud reclamation of a painful derogatory slur, Fenian is a word that connects Irish people to a history in which they were sometimes seen as less than human.
A title packed with meaning
The word originally comes from “Fianna”, which…
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