By Karen Scott, Professor in Law, University of Canterbury
The government insists sanctioning Israel is too complex so close to an election. But New Zealand also has obligations under international law it shouldn’t ignore.
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
Labor is likely to lose the Victorian election, but it’s unclear whether the Coalition will be able to govern in majority or need support from One Nation.
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By John J. Martin, Assistant Professor of Law, Quinnipiac University
An election law scholar explains the president’s effort to dramatically limit mail voting ahead of the midterm elections – and why the court decided to block it.
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By Amnesty International
By Naomi Bernaldez, Campaigner on Amnesty International’s Central America team Defending water cost him his life Juan López was a Honduran father, husband, human rights defender and environmental activist. Since 2015, together with other members of the community of Tocoa, he had defended the Guapinol and San Pedro rivers, the forests and Carlos Escaleras Mejía […] The post What 15,000 letters taught me about the power of solidarity appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Thomas Corben, Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and Defence, University of Sydney
Esther Soulard, Senior Research Associate, University of Sydney
Though reliably measuring progress is difficult, it would be disingenuous to say Australia has nothing to show for its investments to date.
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By Michael Vardon, Associate Professor of Environmental Accounting, Australian National University
The data centre boom will mean more energy and water use. The real question is how the energy is produced – and where the water comes from.
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By Joel Scanlan, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Law; Academic Co-Lead, CSAM Deterrence Centre, University of Tasmania
Tech platforms need to be responsible for reporting online child sexual exploitation rather than relying on victims to do so.
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By Kurt Sengul, Research fellow, Far-Right Communication, Macquarie University
Jordan McSwiney, Senior Research Fellow, University of Canberra
The party’s Please Explain cartoon series has ignited a political firestorm, but behind the punchlines and backlash is an insidious way to spread propaganda.
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By Duygu Yengin, Associate Professor of Economics, Adelaide University
Some of Australia’s most powerful policy institutions are now being led by female economists.
Between 2023 and 2026 came a remarkable run of firsts. Danielle Wood became the first woman to chair the Productivity Commission, Michele Bullock the first female governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), and Jenny Wilkinson the first woman to lead the Australian Treasury.
It might seem as though women economists…
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By Andrew B. Watkins, Adjunct Professor (Practice) in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
Today marks one year since the Australian government released its National Climate Risk Assessment and the National Adaptation Plan.
These documents were the federal government’s first attempt to…
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