By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image First Peoples Assembly co-chairs Ngarra Murray, left, and Ruben Berg, center, exchange gifts with Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan during the Ceremonial Opening of Treaty Negotiations on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung country at Darebin Parklands, Victoria, Australia, November 21, 2024. © 2024 AAPIMAGE via Reuters The Australian state of Victoria on October 30 passed a landmark legislation to establish the nation’s first treaty with First Nations people. The Statewide Treaty Bill sets up a democratically elected body to represent First Nations people in Victoria…
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By Ray Laurence, Professor of Ancient History, Macquarie University
A new comprehensive map reveals the true scale of the ancient Roman road network – but it is still incomplete.
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By Phil Borell, Senior Lecturer (Above the Bar), Aotahi School of Maori and Indigenous Studies, University of Canterbury
Dion Enari, Associate Professor, Ngā Wai a Te Tūī (Maori and Indigenous Research Centre) and School of Healthcare and Social Practice, UNITEC Institute of Technology
As the Pacific Cup finals play out this weekend, the Pasifika influence on rugby league – on and off the field – has big implications for the trans-Tasman game.
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By Frank Jotzo, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
In abandoning net zero, Nationals leaders claimed Australia is cutting emissions twice as fast as other rich countries. That’s not the case
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By Justin Ellis, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Newcastle
Given the more conservative configuration of the Supreme Court today, the court decision that legalised same-sex marriage cannot be taken for granted.
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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
Donald Trump’s net approval has slumped to its lowest this term as the United States government shutdown breaks the record for the longest shutdown. Democrats had big wins in state elections on Tuesday.
I previously covered the ongoing US government shutdown on October 9, eight days into a shutdown that began on October 1. This shutdown has now lasted 38 days, beating the previous record…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A still from Jiangnan Xu's film “Friends from Jiangnan.” © Zhu Rikun Chinese authorities harassed several dozen Chinese film directors and producers, as well as their families in China, causing them to pull films from the inaugural IndieChina Film Festival in New York City, Human Rights Watch said today. On November 6, 2025, the festival’s organizer, Zhu Riku, announced that the film festival, scheduled for November 8-15, had been “suspended.”“The Chinese government reached around the globe to shut down a film festival in New York City,” said Yalkun Uluyol, China…
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By Barry Barton, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
Jennifer Campion, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato
As world leaders meet for the COP30 climate summit, NZ is about to weaken the main purpose of its zero-carbon law – to ensure accountability in the long term.
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By Philipp Kastner, Senior Lecturer in International Law, The University of Western Australia
After rebel fighters captured a major city in Darfur last week, alarming reports emerged of massacres and sexual violence targeting the region’s Black population.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Ugandan security officials detain a protester during a march in support of the European Parliament resolution to stop the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline in Kampala, Uganda, October 4, 2022. © 2022 REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa On November 6, a court in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, gave the go-ahead for the trial of twelve activists, eight of whom are students. The group faces charges stemming from their protests against the planned East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), one of the largest fossil fuel infrastructure projects currently under development…
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