By Wanning Sun, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney
A new survey shows Chinese-Australian voters will continue to back Labor by a wide margin, though some may be swinging back to the Liberals.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Paul Chambers, Thailand, April 8, 2025. © 2025 Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (Bangkok) – Thai authorities should immediately release and drop the groundless charges against Paul Chambers, a leading Thai studies scholar, Human Rights Watch said today.On April 8, 2025, Chambers was detained after he reported to police in Phitsanulok province regarding lese majeste (insulting the monarchy) and cybercrime charges under an arrest warrant dated March 31. The Phitsanulok provincial court denied his bail application, citing flight risks because the alleged offenses carry…
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By Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
A powerful storm system that stalled over states from Texas to Ohio for several days in early April 2025 wreaked havoc across the region, with deadly tornadoes, mudslides and flooding as rivers rose. More than a foot of rain fell in several areas.
As a climate scientist who studies the water cycle,…
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By Michelle Cull, Associate professor, Western Sydney University
The cost-of-living crisis has been exacerbated by mortgage and rental stress. Housing affordability and availability are defining issues for the election and beyond.
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By Susan Stone, Credit Union SA Chair of Economics, University of South Australia
The past week has seen the United States single-handedly rewrite the underlying paradigm for global trade. And while it is fair to say that the methods are extreme, the underlying goal of the policy is not unique to the US.
Indeed, the push to support, and expand, domestic manufacturing through policy intervention is experiencing a resurgence not seen since the 1970s.
Many people believe the COVID pandemic exposed weaknesses in global supply chains. In reality, the pandemic simply accelerated an existing…
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By Ned Curthoys, Associate Professor, English and Literary Studies, The University of Western Australia
Israeli–Jewish historian Ilan Pappe, an advocate of Palestinian rights, looks at the pro-Israel lobby in the US and UK – and its influence on the war in Gaza.
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By Zena Assaad, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Australian National University
There have been several headlines over the past week about an AI chatbot officially passing the Turing test.
These news reports are based on a recent preprint study…
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By Jon Wardle, Professor of Public Health, Southern Cross University
Private health insurers may soon be able to offer rebates for seven complementary therapies previously prohibited.
This includes some movement therapies – Pilates, yoga, tai chi and Alexander technique, which teaches body awareness and posture – as well as naturopathy, shiatsu (Japanese massage) and Western herbal medicine.
These are the recommendations from a government-commissioned review chaired by former Chief Medical Officer…
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By Vincent Tran, Academic Tutor at Swinburne University of Technology, Swinburne University of Technology
Since Iron Man hit the big screen in 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has made more than US$30 billion, from films to series, to merchandise and comics. As scholars and the press have noted, key to its success is the use of a highly gripping and elaborate “shared universe”.
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By Mathew Doidge, Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Research on Europe, University of Canterbury
With Donald Trump rapidly reshaping the world order, Germany is poised to play a pivotal role under its new government. New Zealand should be ready.
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