By Catherine Freyne, Senior Producer, Impact Studios UTS, University of Technology Sydney
Jimpa is an emotionally nuanced family drama by acclaimed Australian filmmaker Sophie Hyde.
“Jimpa” is the family nickname for flamboyant and provocative patriarch, Jim (John Lithgow). Born in the early 1950s, Jim came out as gay to his wife Katherine (Deborah Kennedy) in the late 1970s when their youngest child, Hannah, was a baby.
Instead of separating, Jim and Katherine improvised new rules for their marriage, raising their two daughters together for a decade, until Jim left the family home in Adelaide in search of wider social and professional horizons.
Now,…
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By Christopher Cornwall, Lecturer in Marine Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Orlando Timmerman, Doctoral Candidate in Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
Coral reefs are likely to erode even under low-emission scenarios, but some reefs may persist if corals evolve to become more resistant to ocean warming.
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By Matt Fitzpatrick, Professor in International History, Flinders University
The latest US-Israeli bombings in Iran differ from last year’s, because one of the stated aims this time is regime change.
Engaged in the mass murder of civilians at home and fomenting violence abroad, the current Iranian regime has few friends internationally.
Many would be glad to see Iran undergo a far-reaching program of political reform. For many in the Iranian diaspora, regime change imposed from outside…
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By Cymbeline Buhler King, Research Officer, School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University
Simon Burke gives a bold, brave performance of a cross-dressing elocution teacher who lives in Double Bay in the 1970s, in this new production from Griffin Theatre.
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By Yaqoot Fatima, Professor of Sleep Health, University of the Sunshine Coast
Danielle Wilson, Research Fellow and Sleep Scientist at the Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast
Nisreen Aouira, Research Program Manager, Let's Yarn About Sleep, Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast
Some people are naturally better at recalling their dreams. Others worry they’re not getting quality sleep if they can’t remember their dreams. Here’s the science.
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By Liam Burke, Associate Professor and Cinema and Screen Studies Discipline Leader, Swinburne University of Technology
Paramount’s A$156 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discover benefits Donald Trump, Netflix and some of the richest men in Hollywood. That’s about it.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The late Sisay Luangmonda (widely known by his social media name Bao Mor Khaen). © Private (Bangkok) – Lao authorities should urgently and impartially investigate the suspicious death of an outspoken critic of the government and appropriately prosecute those responsible, Human Rights Watch said today.On February 20, 2026, the body of Sisay Luangmonda, widely known by his social media name Bao Mor Khaen, 32, was found on a roadside in Hadxayfong district, outside the capital, Vientiane, four days after his family reported to local authorities that he was missing. The…
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By Johan Lidberg, Associate Professor, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
Alicia McMillan, Head of Journalism, Monash University
New research shows Victoria’s commitment to open justice is under serious threat – and that has big implications for all of us.
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By Georgia Moloney, Researcher, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Adelaide University
Anne-Lise Chaber, One Health Lecturer, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, Adelaide University
A new method that uses a simple air sample and the power of a dog’s nose makes it easy to check shipping containers for trafficked wildlife.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A damaged building is on fire after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburb of Haret Hreik, March 2, 2026. © 2026 AFP via Getty Images (Beirut) – Civilians are at grave risk of abuse as the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, Human Rights Watch said today. In the early hours of March 2, 2026, Hezbollah fired rockets and drones into northern Israel, after which the Israeli military carried over 70 strikes across Lebanon, including on southern and eastern Lebanon as well as Beirut’s southern suburbs, killing at least 52 people, injuring…
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