Thursday, March 12, 2026
Venezuela’s repressive State apparatus remains operational despite the seizure of former President Nicolás Maduro by United States forces on 3 January, according to independent UN human rights investigators.
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By Robert Davis, Associate Professor in Wildlife Conservation, Edith Cowan University
Rat and mouse baits are an everyday product. But these chemicals can persist in the tissues of rodents that eat them for months and poison native animals.
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By Amanda Craft, Lecturer in Accounting and Personal Financial Planning, Western Sydney University
If we want to keep our food supplies secure, understanding what farmers need in diesel supplies now – and in coming months – will be crucial.
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By Kate Cantrell, Senior Lecturer in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland
In her Netflix series, Vladimir, Julia May Jonas attempts to tame the slippery characters and weighty themes in her novel. That’s a pity.
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By Nial Wheate, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
Ian Jamie, Senior Lecturer, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
Wai-Jo Jocelin Chan, Pharmacist and Lecturer, UNSW Sydney; University of Sydney
Will vitamin C supplements do you any good and help with these conditions? Here’s what the evidence says – and what to look out for.
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By Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University
Gabriel Sherman, author of the latest and shortest Murdoch biography, is an outstanding journalist. But does he have something new to say about the media mogul?
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By Zachary Aman, Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Western Australia
As the US–Israel war on Iran escalates, so too does the global oil crisis.
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas flows, and the targeting of oil production facilities in the Middle East have lifted the oil price by 34%.
The price of Brent crude –…
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By Charlotte Setijadi, Lecturer in Asian Studies, The University of Melbourne
Ivan Franceschini, Lecturer, Chinese Studies, The University of Melbourne
Framing returnees as potential criminals is politically convenient but counterproductive. It leads to victims being reluctant to go to authorities to ask for help.
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By Imogen Wegman, Lecturer in Humanities, University of Tasmania
Annaliese Claydon, Adjunct Researcher, School of Humanities, University of Tasmania
Kate Bagnall, Senior Lecturer in Humanities, University of Tasmania
Early Chinese communities might seem to have left little tangible trace. But such an absence does not necessarily mean the absence of a Chinese history.
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By Anna Raymaker, Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
In addition to watching out for missile and drone attacks, mariners in conflict zones need to be on guard for GPS spoofing and other cyberattacks. The stakes are high and mariners are ill-prepared.
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