By John Sibanda, Research Assistant in Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, Pacific Island states are making a familiar plea to keep warming at 1.5°C. But now they have the backing of a legal opinion that has transformed climate action from a moral and political aspiration into an obligation under international law.
Earlier this year, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory…
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By Kristian Ramsden, PhD Candidate in English, Creative Writing and Film, University of Adelaide
The great Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai has died, aged 92. Alongside fellow actor Toshiro Mifune (1920–97), Nakadai was, for many, the face of Japanese cinema across the globe.
Starring in more than 100 films, his filmography features numerous outstanding collaborations with many of the most significant directors of Japanese cinema, such as Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi, Kon Ichikawa, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Kinuya Tanaka.
With his passing, the world loses one of the supreme titans of world cinema.
In tribute, I have chosen five performances…
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By Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
The relationship between the countries has gone up and down over the years, but trust and confidence has perhaps never been higher.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A protester waving a Cameroonian flag approaches police officers as they gather in Garoua on October 26, 2025. © 2025 AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – The authorities in Cameroon responded to widespread opposition-led protests following the October 12, 2025 elections with lethal force and mass arrests of protesters and other citizens, Human Rights Watch said today.The Constitutional Council announced on October 27 that the incumbent President Paul Biya, 92, had won the election with 53.66 percent of the vote. His main challenger, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the former transport…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A protester from the Uyghur community living in Türkiye stands with East Turkestan flags in the Beyazit mosque in Istanbul on March 25, 2021, during a protest against the visit of China's foreign minister to Türkiye. © 2021 BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images Turkish authorities are increasingly restricting the legal residency of Uyghurs seeking safety from the Chinese government.Until recently, Uyghurs who escaped repression at home felt safe in Türkiye, but as China-Türkiye relations warm, and the Erdoğan government cracks down on refugees and migrants, many are growing…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Taliban fighters patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 19, 2021. © 2021 Rahmat Gul/AP Photo The Australian government’s proposed amendments to its sanctions regulations are an important step toward accountability for Taliban officials and others responsible for serious abuses in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said in a recent submission to the Australian government.The amended Autonomous Sanctions Regulations introduce new listing criteria that are specific to Afghanistan and will enable the Australian government to impose targeted sanctions and travel…
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By Tom W. Allen, Associate Research Professor of Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University
A Chinese plant scientist at the University of Michigan who drew national attention in June 2025 when she was arrested and accused of smuggling a crop-damaging fungus into the U.S. pleaded guilty on Nov. 12, 2025, to charges of smuggling and making false statements…
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By Rebecca Moosavian, Associate Professor in Law, University of Leeds
The BBC is the latest media organisation to be targeted by Donald Trump’s highly litigious machine. The fallout over a Panorama episode that included a misleadingly edited clip of the US president’s January 6 2021 speech led to the resignation of two BBC executives, and Trump’s threat to sue the BBC for $1 billion if they do not retract the episode.
How likely is he to succeed if he goes through with such a lawsuit? To answer this, we must look at two distinct issues. First, how defamation laws on…
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By Brendon Hyndman, Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Arts and Education, Charles Sturt University
Simon Board, Associate Lecturer in PDHPE, Charles Sturt University
Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
Several leading Australian fast bowlers are injured but that may have been avoidable if the team was more proactive in resting and rotating key players.
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By Natasha Heap, Program Director for the Bachelor of Aviation, University of Southern Queensland
It has been more than 88 years since the world’s most famous female aviator, Amelia Earhart, and her navigator Fred Noonan, disappeared on the second-last leg of their around-the-world flight odyssey.
According to the United States government’s official report of the 16-day search, Earhart and Noonan ran out of fuel and crashed into the Pacific Ocean, short of their objective of Howland Island, on July 2 1937.
The disappearance, which is often labelled as “mysterious”, continues…
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