By Gethin Rees, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Newcastle University
People in police custody are often denied essential medication or face dangerous delays in care. New research shows current systems are failing—and what must change.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Ex-Labor strategist turned pollster Kos Samaras says both major parties have been slow in adapting to this year’s huge pre-poll voter turnout.
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By Koffi Améssou Adaba, Enseignant et chercheur en sociologie politique, Université de Lomé
A recent Afrobarometer study has shown declining trust in public institutions over the past decade among African citizens. Study findings call into question the credibility and legitimacy of state institutions like the presidency, parliament and security forces, including the police. The study also shows that many Africans still believe in traditional and religious figures, raising concerns about the effectiveness of governments. It also highlights…
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By Ayobami Precious Adekola, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of South Africa
Azwihangwisi Helen Mavhandu-Mudzusi, Professor, University of South Africa
In South Africa, the age of consent for sex is 16 years old. Engaging in sexual activity with someone under the age of 16 is considered statutory rape, even if the minor consents as defined under the law that applies to adults.
In December 2021, South Africa’s Department of Basic Education introduced a policy…
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By Morten Bøås, Research Professor, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Viljar Haavik, Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Mali’s interim president, Colonel d’Armée Assimi Goïta, who came to power in a coup on 18 August 2020, enjoys remarkably strong public support. Survey data from pan-African research network Afrobarometer and the Mali-Métre survey, run by Germany’s Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung since 2012, indicate high levels of satisfaction with junta rule. In the 2024
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By Jeremy Howick, Professor and Director of the Stoneygate Centre for Excellence in Empathic Healthcare, University of Leicester
Patients’ lives are being put at risk by poor communication from healthcare professionals in hospitals worldwide, according to new research my colleagues and I conducted.
Our analysis included 46 studies, published between 2013 and 2024, involving over 67,000 patients across Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. And the findings are alarming. We discovered that poor communication was the sole cause of patient-safety incidents in over one in ten cases and contributed to causing incidents…
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By Mohan Yellishetty, Professor, Co-Founder, Critical Minerals Consortium, and Australia-India Critical Minerals Research Hub, Monash University
Australia’s plan to build strategic reserves of critical minerals makes sense as the US and China vie for control of the minerals which will shape the future
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By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
There is nothing in the work of these media outlets that would qualify them as “hate media” - which means the opposition leader simply resents the scrutiny.
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By Nial Wheate, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
Shoohb Alassadi, Associate Lecturer and Registered Pharmacist, University of Sydney
After May 1, the drug will cost a tiny fraction of its original price. But it can’t be taken at home.
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By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
Labor has released details of how much its election spending promises will cost, putting pressure on the Coalition to do the same.
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