By Lowri Dowthwaite-Walsh, Lecturer, Psychology, University of Lancashire
For many women, a lifetime of putting others first quietly damages their health – and midlife is often when the cost finally becomes clear.
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By Amnesty International
By Nciko wa Nciko Madagascar’s youth-led uprising promised a break from corruption and exclusion, but six months after the military takeover, repression and political consolidation have replaced reform. As the junta tightens control while preparing for elections, the risk is growing that democratic transition will serve only to legitimise a more entrenched form of authoritarian […] The post From Gen Z revolt to junta control, Madagascar’s promise of change is slipping away appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Two Telecare San Diego Mobile Crisis Response Team members, Monique Harris, licensed clinician, and Ann Huynh, case manager, provide crisis support to a person in Chicano Park, San Diego, California, 2023. © 2023 MCRT (New York) – Communities throughout the country are developing alternative models of mental health crisis response Human Rights Watch, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, and the Center for Racial and Disability Justice at UCLA Law School said in a report released today. These approaches are desperately needed as US police kill…
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By Vincent Hurley, Lecturer in Criminology (police & policing). School of International Studies, Macquarie University
A fugitive going off the grid is one of the greatest challenges police face, which may explain how Dezi Freeman eluded authorities for so long.
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By Locky Xianglong Liu, Research fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
James Giesecke, Professor, Centre of Policy Studies and the Impact Project, Victoria University
Jason Nassios, Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
With fuel prices staying high, the federal government has announced a halving of the fuel excise for three months. This will cost the federal budget A$2.55 billion, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
This will cut the cost of fuel by 26.3 cents…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Two people working on a sunken boat in the Langue de Barbarie, Saint-Louis, Senegal, March 7, 2023. © 2023 Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola/LightRocket via Getty Images The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is poised to issue an advisory opinion on states’ human rights obligations in the climate crisis. This is an opportunity to strengthen protections for people displaced by climate change and to call for a rights-respecting approach. A petition filed in May 2025 by the Pan African Lawyers Union and the African Climate Platform asked the court to interpret…
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By Amnesty International
Millions of football fans attending the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA risk coming face to face with troubling attacks on human rights, not least those stemming from abusive and deadly US immigration policies, Amnesty International said today. The human rights organization warned that severe restrictions on freedom of expression […] The post Global: FIFA and World Cup hosts must prevent tournament becoming a threat to fans and communities appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
#hrw-charts-data-view--israel .max-w-report { max-width: 100%; } #hrw-charts-data-view--israel .report-body { margin-bottom: 2rem; } Click to expand Image Two images of unexploded submunitions posted by South Sharon Regional Council in central Israel on March 5, 2026. © 2026 Human Rights Watch (Beirut, March 30, 2026) – The Iranian government has repeatedly used inherently indiscriminate cluster munitions delivered by ballistic missiles in attacks on Israel since February 28, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. At least four civilians have been killed in the strikes, which…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Albanese government will halve the excise on petrol and diesel and reduce the heavy vehicle road user charge to zero, both for three months, at a budget cost of $2.55 billion.
Halving the fuel excise will cut the cost of fuel for motorists by 26.3 cents a litre. That will reduce the cost of a 65 litre tank of fuel by nearly $19.
The heavy vehicle charge is currently 32.4 cents a litre. The relief will help the trucking industry.
The cuts will start on Wednesday.
The government will also defer the next increase in the road user charge for six…
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By Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security, Adelaide University
Salote Tagivakatini, PhD Candidate in Politics and International Relations, Adelaide University
Beyond New Zealand, no other country is as embedded as Australia in the national and regional institutions of Pacific Islands countries.
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