By Ha Nguyen, Senior Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
Francis Mitrou, Professor and Program Head, Population Health, and Team Head, Human Development and Community Wellbeing, The Kids Research Institute Australia
A damaged home and the psychological stress that comes with living through a major cyclone can prompt people to buy private health insurance.
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By Bjorn Nansen, Associate Professor, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
Imagine you are planning the funeral music for a loved one who has died. You can’t remember their favourite song, so you try to login to their Spotify account. Then you realise the account login is inaccessible, and with it has gone their personal history of Spotify playlists, annual “wrapped” analytics, and liked songs curated to reflect their taste, memories, and identity.
We tend to think about inheritance in physical terms: money, property, personal belongings. But the vast volume of digital stuff we accumulate in life and leave behind in death is now just as important – and this…
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By Elise Stephenson, Deputy Director, Global Institute for Women's Leadership, Australian National University
Blair Williams, Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University
The Labor federal government will be the most diverse in history, driven by the influx of women members who outnumber the men in both caucus and cabinet.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A concrete exercise yard at the Cairns watch-house in which authorities detained children, in Queensland, Australia, 2024. © 2024 Inspector of Detention Services, Office of the Queensland Ombudsman (Sydney, May 26, 2025) - Australia’s reelected Labor government should show national leadership by raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility and ending the incarceration of children as young as 10, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Attorney-General Michelle Rowland. The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has been backsliding from its previous public commitment…
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Sunday, May 25, 2025
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has deplored a deadly wave of Russian missile and drone strikes that reportedly killed at least 13 civilians and injured 65 others, warning that the attack underscores the grave risks of using powerful explosive weapons in populated areas.
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By Christophe Premat, Associate Professor, Canadian and Cultural Studies, Stockholm University
Mark Carney’s pointed refusal of Trump’s annexation rhetoric was an assertion of sovereignty in a moment of imbalance and spectacle.
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By Gabrielle Bardall, Professeure adjointe et candidate à la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les femmes, la démocratie et le pouvoir dans la Francophonie, Université Sainte-Anne
Since 2000, women’s representation in Canadian Parliament has declined on several occasions, showing uneven progress. Disparities among parties and regions remain a concern.
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By Sharon Engbrecht, PhD Candidate, Department of English Language and Literatures, University of British Columbia
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ book and TV series reflect currents of political turmoil, particularly rising authoritarianism in the United States and the erosion of women’s rights.
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By Marlee E Mercer, PhD Candidate in Human Resources, York University, Canada
Len Karakowsky, Professor of Organizational Behavior, York University, Canada
Many employees have experienced the unfortunate but pervasive reality of working under an abusive leader. In a recent survey, almost 90 per cent of respondents reported having at least one abusive boss during their careers, with 30 per cent reporting that they had worked for more than one. Yet, toxic bosses are rarely called out. Why?
One obvious reason for the failure to expose abusive leaders is the fear…
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By Nicole L.A. Catherine, Canada Research Chair in Child Health Equity and Policy Tier II, Assistant Professor, Children's Health Policy Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
Charlotte Waddell, Professor Emerita of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
Harriet MacMillan, Distinguished University Professor (Emerita), Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, and of Pediatrics, McMaster University
Jen Barican, Senior Research Manager, Children’s Health Policy Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
Exposure to intimate partner violence is common, but not inevitable. Research offers evidence on an early prevention program designed to make a difference for mothers and children commencing in pregnancy.
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