By Cristina Bodea, Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University
Andrew Kerner, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University
Kevin Warsh has come under scrutiny for his ties to finance, but that background may also bolster more independence once he’s confirmed as Federal Reserve chairman.
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By Sara M. Melo Merino, Postdoctoral Fellow in Marine Science, Smithsonian Institution
Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip, Professor of Marine Ecology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Steven Canty, Director, MarineGEO and Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, Smithsonian Institution
Healthy coral reefs can significantly reduce hurricane damage for coastlines, yet many still face harms, including pollution and ship damage, that people have the power to stop.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Israeli military operations and surging settler attacks in the occupied West Bank are killing and maiming a growing number of Palestinian children, while in Gaza tens of thousands with life-changing injuries lack access to treatment and rehabilitation, UN agencies warned on Tuesday.
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By Laura
Faced with climate injustice, Africa must establish its negotiating power with clear terms at COP31, call for tangible financing, prioritize adaptation, and align its ambitions with the aid received.
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By Filip Kostelka, Professor and Chair in Political and Social Change, European University Institute
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked the most significant military conflict in Europe’s post-Second World War history. While European public opinion is overwhelmingly pro-Ukrainian, significant segments of Europe’s population hold ambivalent or even outright pro-Russian positions. As public support is key to providing military and financial assistance to Ukraine,…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Albanese government has used the first budget of its second term to do what you’d expect a Labor government that had won a massive majority would do.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
All working Australians will receive a permanent $250 “tax offset” from next year in Treasurer Jim Chalmers fifth budget, which also cracks down on tax breaks for housing investors and trusts.
The tax offset in the budget will cost nearly $6.4 billion over the forward estimates.
Delivering the budget on Tuesday night Chalmers told parliament: “This [package] will help rebalance a system which is more generous to assets than it is to labour”.
As was widely predicted, the budget will limit negative gearing for housing to new builds from July next year.
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By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has called his budget “ambitious in the face of adversity”.
Speaking to reporters in the lockup on Tuesday, he acknowledged his latest budget is “not exactly the same budget we would have handed down in February for obvious reasons”.
The main adversity is a Middle East war that has disrupted around a fifth of global seaborne oil and gas supply. It has also hit global supply chains for fertiliser, chemicals, aluminium and plastics. Treasury assumes the global economy will slow from 3.5% growth in 2025 to 3% in 2026.
A slowing economy…
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By José Miguel Soriano del Castillo, Catedrático de Nutrición y Bromatología del Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universitat de València
Iodine deficiency is often seen as a problem of the past, but this isn’t entirely true. During the 20th century, the iodisation of salt became one of the most effective public health interventions for preventing conditions caused by a lack of this mineral, including goiter (enlargement of the thyroid gland) and preventable damage to neurological development.
The
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By Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation
The federal budget takes some big swings, with reforms to capital gains tax and negative gearing. There are also major spends on health, fuel and infrastructure.
This has meant some risky…
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