By Maria O'Sullivan, Associate Professor of Law, Member of Deakin Cyber and the Centre for Law as Protection, Deakin University, Deakin University
NSW Supreme Court decision suggests a balance must be found between the right to protest and the need to protect public order.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Houthi police soldiers patrol during a protest in Sana'a, Yemen, on February 16, 2024. © 2024 Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images (Beirut) – Houthi authorities have arbitrarily arrested over 20 Christians in Yemen over the last three months, Human Rights Watch said today. The Houthis should immediately release them, along with the hundreds of others they are arbitrarily detaining across the areas of Yemen under their control.“Rather than addressing the alarming rates of hunger that Yemenis are facing, the Houthis seem to only know how to arrest and detain people,” said…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Screenshot of a video showing the aftermath of the January 6, 2026 military strike in Kokoloko, Niger. © 2026 Private (Nairobi) – An apparent Nigerien military drone strike killed at least 17 civilians, including 4 children, and injured at least 13 others at a crowded market in western Niger on January 6, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. The strike, which also killed three Islamist fighters, violated laws-of-war prohibitions against indiscriminate attacks and might amount to a war crime.The attack occurred in the village of Kokoloko in Tillabéri region, about…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The Parliament Building in Tbilisi, Georgia. © 2025 Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP Photo Georgia’s ruling party proposed on January 28 a new package of legislation that would criminalize core civic activity and erect sweeping barriers to political participation.If adopted, the draft laws would make it a criminal offense to receive foreign funding without prior government authorization, punishable by up to six years in prison. The bill defines a “foreign grant” as any funding or material support received from abroad that authorities deem intended to influence…
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By Lala Choirunnisa, Community Engagement Officer, The Conversation
Join us for a discussion on how weak environmental governance brings a curse to natural resources and indigenous people in Halmahera and the Amazon.
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By Steve Hatfield-Dodds, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University
In less than ten years, Australia has to cut its emissions 62–75% below 2005 levels. Given reductions in emissions over the past 20 years, that translates to cutting emissions 47–65% below current levels. As of last year, that’s about 440 million tonnes (Mt) of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Under current climate policies, official…
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By Jennifer E. Cheng, Researcher and Lecturer in Sociology, Western Sydney University
Michelle O'Shea, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
Public bathing has been around for thousands of years. But ancient practices stand in stark contrast to the modern bathhouse culture taking over our cities.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
After a horror poll last night it is becoming increasingly likely that Angus Taylor will challenge Sussan Ley for the Liberal leadership
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the 20-year sentence handed to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai for ‘national security’ offences, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “This sentencing marks another grim milestone in Hong Kong’s transformation from a city governed by the rule of law to one ruled by fear. Imprisoning a 78-year-old man for doing nothing more […] The post Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai jail sentence a cold-blooded attack on freedom of expression appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication, La Trobe University
Finley Watson, PhD Candidate, Politics, La Trobe University
Pauline Hanson’s party is certainly climbing in the polls. But it is still a very long way from genuine leadership contention.
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