By Marten Risius, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland
Christopher David, Research Associate in Online Extremism, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences
Eighty-one years after Adolf Hitler died by his own hand in a Berlin bunker, a viral video on TikTok shows an AI-generated vision of the Nazi dictator standing in Antarctica, shoulders broad and face smiling, sipping a White Monster Energy drink while Men at Work’s iconic song Down Under plays.
It’s an absurd image, but one that makes sense in the context of the “Agartha” trend on TikTok, which is quietly bringing white supremacist narratives into the mainstream to be seen by millions of users.
The modern…
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By Morgan Cataldo, Visiting Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
Kelsey Dole, Visiting Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
Perrie Ballantyne, Visiting Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
Robyn Martin, Associate Dean, Social Work and Human Services, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
Suzi Hayes, Associate Lecturer, Social Work and Human Services, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
Lived experience leadership isn’t about earning a seat at someone else’s table. It’s about questioning who built the table in the first place.
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By Elisa Di Gregorio, Lecturer, School of Education, Adelaide University
Australia’s schooling system is among the most highly segregated in the OECD. Public schools educate the majority of disadvantaged students, while there is concentrated advantage in private schools.
This situation can be attributed, in large part, to our school funding arrangements. Recent research from…
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By Emma Beckett, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition and Food Science, Australian Catholic University
You’re standing in a supermarket aisle, weighing up whether to buy a microwave meal or a bunch of fresh carrots.
We all know making healthy eating choices can be tough. That’s especially true if you are hungry, or have a hungry household to feed.
There are so many reasons for this, and many are outside our control. But one you might not be aware of is a psychological concept known as “decision fatigue”.
So what exactly is…
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By Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Research Fellow, Security Studies, Macquarie University
This needs to be viewed as a global problem, not a series of separate incidents to be managed in isolation by governments.
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By Jay Marlowe, Professor of Social Work, Co-Founder Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Timothy Fadgen, Senior Lecturer, Politics and International Relations, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Legislation before parliament will shift New Zealand’s refugee and asylum system further toward one built on suspicion and control – part of a global trend.
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By Amnesty International
Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are suffering a surge in human rights abuses committed by Allied Democratic Forces’ (ADF) fighters that amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said in a new report. “I’d Never Seen So Many Bodies”: War Crimes by the Allied Democratic Forces in the […] The post DRC: Rampant ADF abuses against civilians ‘war crimes which the world must not continue to ignore’ – new report appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation
Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au.
Monday May 4
Can AI evolve?
“This article seems to overlook that evolution of anything needs a physical mechanism for reproduction that can be influenced in some way (deliberately or otherwise) by the entities that are evolving. Decades ago I…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A security guard outside the Shangri-La Key School in Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, China, September 5, 2023. © 2023 AP Photo/Andy Wong A 2021 Ministry of Education directive—the Children’s Speech Harmonization plan—mandates the use of standard Mandarin Chinese for all preschool instruction and care, including in ethnic minority areas.By severely limiting Tibetan-language education in early childhood, and imposing ideological indoctrination on kindergarten children, the Chinese government is speeding up its erasure of Tibetan language…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image People walk inside an immigration detention center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 23, 2023. © 2023 Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters (Bangkok) – The Malaysian government began a refugee registration system in January 2026 that has raised protection, rights, and privacy concerns for the hundreds of thousands of refugees and asylum seekers in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. The new initiative, Dokumen Pendaftaran Pelarian (Refugee Registration Document, DPP), aims to replace the current registration system managed by the United Nations High Commissioner…
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