By Jake Goldenfein, Senior Lecturer, Law and Technology, The University of Melbourne
Christine Parker, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
Kimberlee Weatherall, Professor of Law, University of Sydney
Today, the Albanese Labor government released the long-awaited National AI Plan, “a whole-of-government framework that ensures technology works for people, not the other way around”.
With this plan, the government promises an inclusive artificial intelligence (AI) economy that protects workers, fills service gaps, and supports local AI development.
In a major reversal, it also confirms Australia won’t implement mandatory…
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By Imogen Richards, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University
The mainstream media doesn’t simply cover far-right politics from a critical distance, it also helps to define what counts as politically acceptable.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Protesters hold a sign saying “You’re tired of hearing it? We’re tired of living it” as family members and activists mobilize to demand justice for victims of femicide in La Matanza, Argentina, on September 27, 2025. © 2025 Catriel Gallucci Bordoni/NurPhoto via AP Argentina is experiencing increasing gender-based violence. But newly elected legislators taking office on December 10 have an opportunity to strengthen protections and violence prevention measures.According to the Office of Domestic Violence (OVD) of Argentina’s Supreme Court, reports of domestic violence…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Y Quynh Bdăp. © Private (Bangkok) – Thai authorities forcibly returned to Vietnam the prominent Montagnard human rights activist Y Quynh Bdap, putting him at risk of torture and other serious abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. Thai authorities extradited Bdap, 33, on November 28, 2025, two days after Thailand’s Court of Appeal upheld a criminal court’s 2024 ruling that he could be sent back to Vietnam. Thai immigration police initially arrested Bdap on immigration charges in Bangkok in 2024, after Vietnamese authorities requested his extradition. Bdap had…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Flowers offered for the victims near the site of the deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, December 1, 2025. ©2025 AP Photo/Chan Long Hei (Bangkok) – The Hong Kong government should ensure a transparent investigation and accountability for wrongful acts linked to the residential fire that killed at least 151 people and injured 79, Human Rights Watch said today.On November 26, 2025, a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a housing complex under maintenance. The government’s preliminary investigations found…
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By Krystal Randall, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong
If you were to wander along the parts of Antarctica that are ice-free, you might be surprised to see something soft and luxurious growing right at your feet: deep green carpets of moss that look like draped green velvet nestled between rocks.
These moss beds, often called the “Daintree of Antarctica”, are like miniature forests.
From above, these velvet-like…
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By Justin Robinson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nuffield Politics Research Centre, University of Oxford
The autumn 2025 budget came at a crucial time for the Labour government. With their popularity at record lows, how Labour continues to manage the economy is key for its prospects at the next election.
The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, framed the budget around cutting the cost of living – with good reason. New research from my colleagues…
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By Benjamin Selwyn, Professor of International Relations and International Development, Department of International Relations, University of Sussex
The expansion of global food supply chains can reduce food security, while improving regional food systems can improve food security.
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By Peter Mayer, Associate Professor, School of History and Politics, University of Adelaide
Sukhmani Khorana, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, UNSW Sydney
One Nation voters and older people are much more likely to be concerned about the number of migrants in Australia.
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By Natalie Peng, Lecturer in Accounting, The University of Queensland
Too many superannuation funds are still failing to provide sufficient support to retirees, three years after being urged to lift standards, Australia’s top regulators have warned.
This failure to prepare comes despite the massive demographic wave of Australians already in or about to enter retirement.
A new report from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) reveals…
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