By Heather Handley, Senior Curator, Geosciences, Museums Victoria Research Institute; Monash University
Dermot Henry, Head of Sciences, Museums Victoria Research Institute
Oskar Lindenmayer, Collection Manager, Geosciences, Museums Victoria Research Institute
On Sunday November 2, people in eastern Victoria witnessed a bright streak across the sky followed by a loud sonic boom that felt like an earthquake. The event was captured by security cameras and mobile phones.
Last month, in South Australia, the SA Museum investigated whether a meteorite had struck a moving car, cracking and scorching its windscreen.
Two months earlier, in August, another…
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By Sarah Kendall, Adjunct Research Fellow, The University of Queensland; Griffith University
The head of ASIO says authoritarian regimes are more willing to disrupt critical infrastructure to damage the economy and sow social discord.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
With only one sitting week of Parliament left this year, the environment minister reveals the compromises he’s willing to make and the hard lines he won’t cross to get the deal done.
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By Jessica Gildersleeve, Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland
Tara East, Associate Lecturer, Creative Writing and Editing and Publishing, University of Southern Queensland
Jane Harper’s novels do not include any significant First Nations characters or perspectives. Nor do they acknowledge the deeper meaning and consequence of their Gothic conventions.
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By Danielle Le Lagadec, Senior Lecturer and Head of Course, Graduate Certificate in Nursing, CQUniversity Australia
Catherine Hungerford, Associate Professor and Head of College, Nursing and Midwifery, CQUniversity Australia
Line dancing exercises your mind and memory as well as your body. But the benefits aren’t just for older people.
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By John Sibanda, Research Assistant in Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, Pacific Island states are making a familiar plea to keep warming at 1.5°C. But now they have the backing of a legal opinion that has transformed climate action from a moral and political aspiration into an obligation under international law.
Earlier this year, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory…
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By Kristian Ramsden, PhD Candidate in English, Creative Writing and Film, University of Adelaide
The great Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai has died, aged 92. Alongside fellow actor Toshiro Mifune (1920–97), Nakadai was, for many, the face of Japanese cinema across the globe.
Starring in more than 100 films, his filmography features numerous outstanding collaborations with many of the most significant directors of Japanese cinema, such as Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi, Kon Ichikawa, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Kinuya Tanaka.
With his passing, the world loses one of the supreme titans of world cinema.
In tribute, I have chosen five performances…
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By Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
The relationship between the countries has gone up and down over the years, but trust and confidence has perhaps never been higher.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A protester waving a Cameroonian flag approaches police officers as they gather in Garoua on October 26, 2025. © 2025 AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – The authorities in Cameroon responded to widespread opposition-led protests following the October 12, 2025 elections with lethal force and mass arrests of protesters and other citizens, Human Rights Watch said today.The Constitutional Council announced on October 27 that the incumbent President Paul Biya, 92, had won the election with 53.66 percent of the vote. His main challenger, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the former transport…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A protester from the Uyghur community living in Türkiye stands with East Turkestan flags in the Beyazit mosque in Istanbul on March 25, 2021, during a protest against the visit of China's foreign minister to Türkiye. © 2021 BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images Turkish authorities are increasingly restricting the legal residency of Uyghurs seeking safety from the Chinese government.Until recently, Uyghurs who escaped repression at home felt safe in Türkiye, but as China-Türkiye relations warm, and the Erdoğan government cracks down on refugees and migrants, many are growing…
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