By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A woman is detained by US Border Patrol agents outside a Home Depot in Los Angeles, California, August 15, 2025. © 2025 Gregory Bull/AP Photo The US government is conducting an ongoing campaign of raids and detentions across the country to advance a policy of mass deportation that is ripping families apart and terrorizing entire communities.This campaign started, in its most aggressive form, in Los Angeles this past summer, setting the stage for similar tactics in other US cities, and relies in large part on detaining people based on their perceived race, ethnicity,…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
On Monday alone, the Liberals wallowed in the crisis over energy policy, its parliamentarians indulged in more than 35 media appearances.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A Tanzanian police water cannon shoots water at opposition party supporters during a protest in Kigoma, Tanzania, on October 30, 2025, a day after Tanzania's presidential and legislative elections. © 2025 Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – The authorities in Tanzania responded to widespread protests following the October 29 elections with lethal force and other abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. On November 1, Tanzania’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission, announced that the incumbent president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, won the…
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By Anna Walker, Senior Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation
Jane Wright, Commissioning Editor, Arts & Culture, The Conversation
In the first episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, a new podcast marking 250 years since the author’s birth, we speak to Austen experts about her relationship with gossip.
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By Misheck Mutize, Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
A quiet but consequential contest is playing out in the global financial architecture. One that could determine Africa’s ability to finance its own development.
In recent months, powerful voices from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Paris Club and US investment…
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Monday, November 3rd 2025
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued new guidance on Monday to help poorer nations cope with severe global funding cuts for essential medical services worldwide.
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By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney
As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept the cash rate steady at 3.6%. Its board unanimously agreed it was better to “remain cautious” on interest rates.
While borrowers may have been hoping for rate relief, the decision came as little surprise to economists and markets, after stronger-than-expected inflation data – something the board’s…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Next week is the 50th anniversary of the dismissal of the Whitlam government. We’re joined by Niki Savva and David Solomon to talk about their memories of that day.
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By Michael Preuss, Professor of Structural Materials, Monash University; University of Manchester
Maggie Zhai, Associate Professor of Chemistry, RMIT University
At the same time Australia has inked a deal with the US on critical minerals, it’s proposing cuts to facilities that underpin its clean energy ambitions.
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By Anish Purkayastha, Senior lecturer, University of Sydney
Amid renewed calls for Optus executives to face the sack over September’s Triple Zero outage, what are the rules about disclosing executive payouts in Australia?
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