By Melek Cigdem-Bayram, Ronald Henderson Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Travers McLeod, Honorary Enterprise Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Some estimates say up to one in seven people are living in poverty, but Australia doesn’t properly measure it. Here’s how we could.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the US government’s decision to impose sanctions against Palestinian NGOs, al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in the context of sanctions imposed against International Criminal Court (ICC)- related activities, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns at Amnesty International said: “The Trump […] The post Israel/ OPT: US sanctions against Palestinian NGOs a blatant attack on human rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the recently published letter sent by seven UN Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights to Shell, Eni and other oil companies as well as the governments of the companies’ home countries and Nigeria regarding the historic pollution of the Niger Delta, Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International Nigeria’s Director, said: “Amnesty International has researched and campaigned […] The post Nigeria: Shell remains responsible for cleaning up and remediating historic oil pollution despite divestment appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Leaders assemble at the 2024 Pacific Islands Forum in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, August 26, 2024. © 2024 AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay Pacific leaders preparing to gather for the Pacific Islands Forum in Solomon Islands this month have accepted a collective responsibility: to act decisively for the many Indigenous communities already living the sobering realities of climate displacement.Over the last decades, abnormally high “king tides” and storms forced one such community, the Solomon Islander people of Walande, to abandon their tiny island home, now submerged by the…
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By John Potvin, Professor, Art and Design History, Concordia University
From the unstructured jacket that’s worn with ease to the social media frenzy garnered by red carpets, Giorgio Armani’s imprint can be seen in every corner of the fashion industry.
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By Mary Ellen O'Connell, Professor of Law and International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
The U.S. government is justifying its lethal destruction of a boat suspected of transporting illegal drugs in the Caribbean as an attack on “narco-terrorists.”
But as an expert on international law, I know that line of argument goes nowhere. Even if, as the U.S. claims, the 11 people killed in the Sept. 2, 2025, U.S. Naval strike were members…
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By Tom Doig, Lecturer in Creative Writing, The University of Queensland
Jordan McKenzie, Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Wollongong
Prepping in Australia is distinctive: less about guns and militias; more about food, water and community. While anti-government preppers are a problem, they’re rare.
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Thursday, September 4, 2025
A senior official from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Thursday he was extremely concerned over intensifying Israeli military operations in northern Gaza – including Gaza City – and warned against any attempt to annex parts of the West Bank.
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By Bethany Hastie, Assistant Professor, Law, University of British Columbia
Keegan Nicol, Juris Doctor Candidate, University of British Columbia
The federal government’s reliance on Section 107 to end strikes undermines collective bargaining and may violate workers’ constitutional right to strike.
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By Lauren Alex O'Hagan, Research Fellow, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University
Ana M. Ugueto, Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital
Mathijs Lucassen, Reader in Mental Health, School of Health and Medical Sciences, City St George's, University of London
Despite high suicide risk, most teens can identify reasons to live, from family bonds to small future dreams – offering hope for prevention.
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