By Matt Nichol, Lecturer in Law, CQUniversity Australia
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed it is introducing a controversial new policy that will ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s events.
The IOC stated eligibility for women’s events will be determined by a “once-in-a-lifetime” sex test, which would prevent transgender women and those…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A man places stones on graves during a mass funeral for victims of the Pakistani airstrike on the Omid Drug Rehabilitation Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 26, 2026. © 2026 AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai (New York) – A Pakistani airstrike on a drug treatment center in Afghanistan on March 16, 2026, was an unlawful attack and a possible war crime, Human Rights Watch said today. International agencies reported that at least 143 people were killed and more than 250 injured, most of them patients. Pakistani authorities should promptly and impartially investigate…
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By Philippe Le Billon, Professor, Geography Department and School of Public Policy & Global Affairs, University of British Columbia
Zelda Ladefoged, Master's Student, Geography, University of British Columbia
The High Seas Treaty requires a secretariat to co-ordinate between parties, service meetings, manage information and keep the machinery running.
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By Gehan Gunasekara, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
New US requirements for visa-free travel could involve sharing large amounts of biometric and law enforcement data, prompting concerns about privacy.
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By Susan Hutchinson, PhD Candidate, International Relations, Australian National University
In 2024, the Taliban government in Kabul wrote to the Australian government to request the Afghan embassy in Canberra be closed.
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By Carolina Rossini, Professor of Practice and Director for Program, Public Interest Technology Initiative, UMass Amherst
The verdicts in a case against Meta and another against Meta and Google have the potential to change how social media works – and it has little to do with financial penalties.
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By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
Fuel theft has risen up to 30% nationally since the start of the Middle East war. Here’s what can push it higher, how common it is – and what to do if you spot it.
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By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
The system is now twice the size it was when it reached far north Queensland, 5,700km and one week ago.
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By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
Emily Burch, Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
Dark chocolate has a reputation for being healthier, but is that true? Here’s how to choose between dark and milk chocolate this Easter.
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By Damien O'Meara, Lecturer, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
When Darcy returns home in this new SBS series, he realises there’s another presence in his childhood home: a ghost of his younger pre-transition self, Dee.
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