By Marie Gerdtz, Professor and Dean School Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University
Imagine your elderly father is in an aged care home. It’s Friday afternoon, and he’s run out of his regular Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) blood pressure medication and he can’t get an appointment with the GP.
Currently, the registered nurse (RN) at the aged care home can assess his blood pressure to see if it’s stable, and administer medication prescribed by a doctor. But the RN cannot issue a new prescription.
From October 1, this will change.
That’s because…
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By Adrian Schoone, Associate Professor, School of Education, Auckland University of Technology
New Zealand’s education system is undergoing its largest overhaul in decades, with new curricula, rewritten qualifications and greater accountability for schools.
But as policymakers focus on lifting standards, another challenge is building: how to support the rising number of students struggling in mainstream classrooms.
Over the past decade, the number of students outside mainstream school has doubled to almost 15,000.
More than 9,000 students…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Military officers patrol a street after the government declared a state of emergency in Lima on October 22, 2025. © 2025 ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images (Washington, DC) – Peruvian President José María Balcázar should veto a bill that would expand the military justice system, Human Rights Watch said today. The bill would effectively open the door to impunity for police officers and members of the armed forces responsible for human rights violations. On June 23, 2026, Congress passed a bill that would modify the Military Police Criminal…
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Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Civilian casualties in Ukraine soared during the first half of 2026 amid escalating Russian attacks and intensifying use of deadly weapons, the UN human rights monitoring mission in the country, HRMMU, said on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2026
A UN independent human rights expert has urged political leaders in the United Kingdom to support implementation of a Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of sex, warning that opposition to updated equality guidance risks weakening protections for women and girls.
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By Ria Devereux, Research Fellow, Sustainability Research Institute, University of East London
Karina Corada-Pérez, Research Fellow, Sustainability Research Institute, University of East London
You’ve already inhaled thousands of microscopic particles today. Some will be dust, pollen or soot, and some are plastic. Microplastics – tiny fragments shed from clothes, tyres or packaging – have been found pretty much everywhere. They’re in oceans, soils, wildlife, remote mountaintops and deep-sea trenches and the atmosphere is no exception.
But how much plastic are we really breathing in? And should we be worried?
A modelling study published in the journal Nature…
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By Joscha Abels, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Political Science, University of Tübingen
Juliana Tappe Ortiz, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Political Science, University of Tübingen
It recently emerged that tech billionaire Peter Thiel is running a secret society that brings together fellow CEOs and billionaires with political leaders. Members reportedly include figures like Nato supreme commander Alexus Grynkewich and son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner.
Thiel, a German-American entrepreneur and activist, was a co-founder of PayPal and software firm Palantir. Revelations about the…
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By Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven, PhD Candidate, Political Science, Western University
Pride Nights have always drawn both celebration and backlash. The latest flashpoint featuring the San Francisco Giants shows how unsettled that balance has become.
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By Sheri Adekola, Sessional Instructor, Migration and Labour Markets, University of Guelph
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent announcement that Canada will modernize the Senate appointment process comes at an important moment.
A new Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments is being established, and five Senate vacancies are expected before the end of 2026. As Canada rethinks who should help shape one of its most important public institutions, it also has an opportunity to broaden how representation is understood…
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By Kristi Curry Rogers, DeWitt Wallace Professor of Biology and Geology, Macalester College
Sold for a record price of more than $50 million, ‘Gus’ was described by Sotheby’s as more than 60% complete.
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