By Jennifer Power, Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
Using cells from a donor egg doesn’t create three ‘parents’. And while DNA is important, it’s not the defining feature of rainbow families.
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By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
Winter is here, and with it come higher rates of respiratory illnesses. If you’ve been struck down recently with a sore throat, runny nose and a cough, or perhaps even a fever, you’re not alone.
Last week, non-urgent surgeries were paused in several Queensland hospitals due to a surge of influenza and COVID cases filling up hospital beds.
Meanwhile, more than 200 aged…
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By Jochen Kaempf, Associate Professor of Natural Sciences (Oceanography), Flinders University
Preliminary results from computer modelling suggests the harmful algal bloom that has been killing marine life will return with a vengeance after winter and spread.
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By Amnesty International
The Nepalese government’s failure to establish a regulatory framework for the Right to Housing Act, coupled with local authorities’ blatant disregard for the law, has resulted in forced evictions that have left hundreds homeless, Amnesty International said in a new report. The report, “’Nowhere to go’: Forced evictions in Nepal”, highlights the devastating impact on […] The post Nepal: Failures over right to housing leaves marginalized groups facing forced evictions and homelessness – New Report appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Russian fighters from the Wagner Group in northern Mali in an undated photo posted by the French military in 2022. © 2022 French Army via AP Photo Mali’s armed forces and the allied Russia-backed Wagner Group have committed dozens of summary executions and enforced disappearances of ethnic Fulani men since January 2025.The Malian soldiers and Wagner Group fighters accuse the Fulani community of collaborating with Islamist armed groups fighting to control parts of the country.The African Union should ramp up its engagement in Mali to help protect civilians from abuses…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry building in Astana, April 21, 2017. © 2017 Болат Шайхинов/Sputnik via AP Photo (Berlin, July 22, 2025) – The decision by Kazakhstan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry to withhold accreditation from 16 journalists for the Kazakh service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a blatant attack on independent media, Human Rights Watch said today. The decision undermines press freedom in the country and violates Kazakhstan’s international human rights obligations. On July 15, 2025, the outlet, Radio Azattyq, reported that the ministry…
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By Kim Goodwin, Lecturer in Arts Management and Human Resources, The University of Melbourne
Kirsten Stevens, Senior Lecturer in Arts and Cultural Management, The University of Melbourne
The film and television sector in Australia employs over 26,000 workers and generated more than A$4.5 billion in income in 2021–22. TV dramas generate a large part of this revenue.
Australian screen workers, including screenwriters, have traditionally been classified by productions as freelancers or contractors. In many cases, this means they have not been paid entitlements most other workers in Australia have access to.
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By Elizabeth Chappell, Post Doctoral Research, University of New England
Australia’s earliest female political aspirants were staunchly independent, setting up a tradition that would remain more than a century later.
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By Amra Lee, PhD candidate in Protection of Civilians, Australian National University
Pressure is mounting on Israel to lift all restrictions on food and other emergency supplies, with more than 870 Palestinians having been killed while seeking aid.
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By Lyndall Strazdins, Professor, Australian National University
Liana Leach, Associate Professor in Work-Family-Health Research, Australian National University
Tinh Doan, Research Fellow, Australian National University
A new study of heterosexual couples in Australia and Germany reveals the economic costs to women when their partners work long hours.
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