By Ama Samarasinghe, Lecturer, Financial Planning and Tax, RMIT University
It’s an enticing idea – but done the wrong way, it could hit some of the very cardholders it’s meant to help.
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By Fiannuala Morgan, Lecturer in communications, The University of Melbourne
Australia has entered an era of climate instability, where communications during bushfires and extreme weather must perform under increasingly severe conditions.
Digital services such as the VicEmergency app and mobile fire alerts have become central to how people receive bushfire warnings. They work well in everyday conditions, but rely on mobile phone coverage and household electricity.
However, the communications networks that support these essential services have not been adequately strengthened. And…
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By Tamika Worrell, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Critical Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University
The ‘Bush Legend’ is bringing us short videos of an Aboriginal person teaching us about native animals. But he isn’t real.
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By Amnesty International
Verified videos and credible information from eyewitnesses in Iran reveal mass unlawful killings committed on an unprecedented scale amidst an ongoing internet shutdown imposed by the authorities since 8 January to conceal their crimes, Amnesty International said today. The organization is urging UN Member states to recognize that systemic and continuing impunity for the crimes […] The post Iran: Massacre of protesters demands global diplomatic action to signal an end to impunity appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A view of Baku’s skyline, Azerbaijan, June 9, 2022. © 2022 Hoch Zwei/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo Last month, Azerbaijani police raided a venue in the capital Baku, known as a safe space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, and detained over 100 people. According to witnesses and independent media, those detained were abused by police who made it seem like the operation was to target sexual and gender minorities rather than routine law-enforcement.According to a witness Human Rights Watch spoke with, police arrived shortly after midnight, confiscated…
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By Eric Van Rythoven, Instructor in Political Science, Carleton University
Governments around the world are clamping down on Grok’s production of nonconsensual sexual images. Why does Canada seem to be missing in action?
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By Blessing Kavhu, Research Fellow, Remote Sensing & GIS Data Scientist I Conservationist I Transboundary Water Modeler I Technical Advisory Board Member I UCSC Climate Justice Fellow I UCSC Coastal Climate Resilience Fellow, University of California, Santa Cruz
In the fishing villages along Lake Kariba in northern Zimbabwe, near the border with Zambia, everyday routines that should be ordinary – like collecting water, walking to the fields or casting a fishing net – now carry a quiet, ever-present fear. A new national analysis shows that human-wildlife conflict in rural Zimbabwe has intensified to the point where it has become a public safety crisis, rather than simply an environmental challenge.
Between 2016 and 2022, 322 people died in wildlife encounters. Annual…
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By Niguss Gitaw Baraki, Postdoctoral scientist, George Washington University
Dan V. Palcu Rolier, Senior Scientist, Universidade do São Paulo, BR || Senior Scientist, Project Leader, GeoEcoMar, RO || Senior Scientist, Koobi Fora Research & Training Program, KY
David R. Braun, Professor of Anthropology, George Washington University
Emmanuel K. Ndiema, Senior Research Scientist, National Museums of Kenya
Rahab N. Kinyanjui, Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago. The selection of rock type depended on how easily the material could be flaked to the desired shape and form.
The resulting product proved invaluable for everyday tasks. Sharp-edged rock fragments were manufactured to suit various needs, including hunting and food processing.
The Stone Age period lasted from about 3.3 million years ago until the emergence of metalworking technologies.…
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By Evelyn Namakula Mayanja, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Carleton University
When he was first sworn in as Uganda’s president in 1986, Yoweri Museveni declared that his victory represented a “fundamental change”. He promised that Ugandans would no longer die at the hands of fellow citizens. He also criticised African leaders who sought international prestige while their people lacked food, healthcare and dignity.
In his books Sowing the Mustard Seed (published…
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By Temitayo Isaac Odeyemi, Research fellow, International Development Department, University of Birmingham
Nigeria has built an impressive legal framework for disability rights. The challenge now is turning these commitments into consistent, lived realities for voters with disabilities. With elections in 2027, the country has an opportunity to show others what full electoral inclusion looks like.
Across Africa, citizens with disabilities continue to face barriers to voting, from high staircases and narrow doorways to uninformed officials and ballot…
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