By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
Amid news that 500 jobs will go at the Whyalla steelworks, once owned by Gupta’s GFG Alliance, The Big Steal is a powerful – and timely – work of journalism.
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By Susan Kelly, Honorary Postdoctoral Associate, Egyptology, Macquarie University
Meretneith was buried in a tomb fit for a male ruler. But for decades, debate has raged over her true royal status.
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By Deirdre McGhee, Researcher and Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong, APA Sports Physiotherapist, University of Wollongong
Clare Hanlon, Professor and Susan Alberti Women in Sport Chair, Victoria University
Dr Elliott Flowers, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Women and Girls in Sport), Victoria University
Most decision-makers in sport think girls and women would benefit from learning about sports bra design, fit and support. Less than 1% offer this education.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The navigation bridge of a sunken vessel in the Port of Mokha, Yemen, the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city, August 10, 2026. © 2026 Khaled Ziad/AFP via Getty Images (Beirut) – The Houthis’ latest attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden most likely amount to war crimes in at least three cases, Human Rights Watch said today.The attacks follow the Houthis’ announcement on July 20, 2026, that they would impose a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia, in response to what they claimed is a Saudi sea and air blockade on Yemen,…
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Monday, September 14, 2026
Opening Statement by ICRC Vice President Jürg Lauber at the Third Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic, 14 September, 2026
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By Ken Valyear, Senior Lecturer in Sensorimotor and Rehabilitation Neuroscience, Bangor University
Surgery can restore communication between the hand and brain, but new research suggests the brain’s response to individual fingers may change.
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Monday, September 14, 2026
Voluntary self-regulation by companies developing frontier artificial intelligence (AI) is “nowhere near sufficient” to address existing harms and prevent advanced autonomous AI models from circumventing human safeguards, UN human rights chief Volker Türk wrote on Monday.
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By Annabel Ellis, PhD Candidate, Behavioural Ecology and Conservation Lab, University of Sydney
Dieter Hochuli, Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
Peter Banks, Professor of Conservation Biology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
Humans have had a complex relationship with this marsupial, known for its pointy snout, thin tail and large hind feet.
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By Joshua Black, Lecturer in Australian Political Studies, University of Canberra
It was once deemed crazy to get rid of protective tariffs. Privatising state banks was inconceivable. Both are now commonplace, but how does this happen?
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By Vivienne Lewis, Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Canberra
The discussion surrounding the American actor’s ad raises bigger questions about the attention placed on women’s bodies, not just in sport.
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