By Kris Gledhill, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology
The government says proposed move-on orders will tackle disorder. Critics argue they risk punishing homelessness while doing little to address its causes.
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By Éva Plagányi, Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
Laura Blamey, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO
If you’re a tiny prawn, barramundi or rare sawfish in a northern Australian gulf, you can’t easily swim south to escape the heat.
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By Stuart Ekberg, Associate Professor in Health Sciences, Flinders University
Anthony Herbert, Senior Lecturer, Paediatric Palliative Care, The University of Queensland
Katie Ekberg, Senior Lecturer, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University
Children have a right to learn, play and grow.
To help children thrive, parents and health-care professionals must ensure they get the medical support they need. However, existing evidence shows we could involve children more in their health-care appointments.
Research suggests children who actively participate in their own treatment recover faster from surgery, have less anxiety and feel more valued.
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By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
Founded in Paris 179 years ago, Cartier has fostered a legendary reputation as the creator of luxury goods for royalty, the aristocracy, film stars, and the generally wealthy. The English king Edward VII famously referred to Cartier as “the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers”.
The glittering magnificence of the Cartier style through the ages has been brought together in a major exhibition by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, now
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By Jessica Pallant, Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University
Adrian R. Camilleri, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Technology Sydney
Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne
Showing one product, but pairing it with the price of a different product, is common on online shopping sites. It’s not just wasting your time: it can be illegal.
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By Luke Munn, Research Fellow, Digital Cultures & Societies, The University of Queensland
A massive new data centre in Sydney would be the world’s biggest. It’s the latest push in the AI boom – but a backlash is building.
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Thursday, June 11, 2026
The biggest-ever football World Cup begins on Thursday, across three countries and two continents, with over 100 games. The UN is raising awareness of the game’s powerful capacity to serve as a platform for sustainable development and social justice.
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By Amani Braa, Assistant Lecturer, Sociologie, Université de Montréal
When a young person becomes radicalized, people often point the finger at “the family.” But in reality, the burden falls primarily on mothers.
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By Philippe Le Billon, Professor, Geography Department and School of Public Policy & Global Affairs, University of British Columbia
U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national energy emergency on his first day back in office framed fossil fuel production as a geopolitical weapon. “Energy dominance” — flooding global markets with American oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) — would reassert American power, undercut China’s clean-technology…
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By Colin Murray, Professor of Law and Democracy, Newcastle University
A horrific knife attack in Belfast has exacerbated tensions which have spilled over into widespread disorder.
Much of the violence has targeted migrants and ethnic minorities. Hadi Alodid, 30, a Sudanese refugee who entered the UK in 2023 via Ireland, has been charged with attempted murder.
Politicians…
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