By Mong Palatino
"My photography is an effort to show the beautiful side of people, how we’re all similar, and that each person should be approached with empathy and care"
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By Rachael Jolley, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation
Republican political activist Charlie Kirk was killed as he spoke at a Utah Valley University event on September 10. Just three months earlier, Minnesotan House Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed by a masked gunman.
According to a thinktank, the Institute of Strategic and International Studies, violence against those in US political life in the four years to 2024 was nearly triple the number of incidents in the previous 25 years combined.
Historically the killings of significant political figures has sometimes been the precursor to dramatic repression…
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By Keiran Hardy, Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
From a quirky Australian wheat farmer to more violent outcomes, the sovereign citizen movement often stems from a feeling of angst and uncertainty.
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By John Joseph Chin, Assistant Teaching Professor of Strategy and Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
Joe Wright, Professor of Political Science, Penn State
Jair Bolsonaro’s conviction on Sept. 11, 2025, puts the former Brazilian president in a rogues’ gallery of failed coup plotters to be held to account for their attempted power grab.
Brazil’s Supreme Court found Bolsonaro guilty of being part of an armed criminal organization and other counts relating to a coup…
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By Rose Cairns, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, University of Sydney
Nicholas Buckley, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Sydney
Medicinal cannabis scripts are rising and reports of side effects are likely an underestimate. Here’s what we know about the risks.
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By Mehmet Ozalp, Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University
For the first time, the experiences of Muslim Australians have been systematically documented and addressed. The government must now act decisively.
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By Russell Blackford, Conjoint Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Newcastle
Why are so many Americans unwilling to identify as liberals, white or otherwise, even while supporting traditionally ‘liberal’ government programs?
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By Arie Perliger, Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
Kirk’s killing reflects a broader political impasse in the US, where a significant percentage of the population supports political violence of some form.
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By Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ mode is set to arrive in Australia. But it’s not autonomous – drivers have to pay attention.
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By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
David A. Hensher, Professor and Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney
The model can help state governments to avoid huge upfront spending and shift some risks onto private firms. But taxpayers often pick up the bill in other ways.
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