By Ilan Noy, Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
History shows how devastating famines are and the lasting impact they have. Gaza is no different and a moral stain on those perpetuating it.
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By Nisa Salim, Director, Swinburne-CSIRO National Testlab for Composite Additive Manufacturing, Swinburne University of Technology
You followed the instructions, but the garment still shrunk. Here’s why that can happen – and what to do about it.
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By Janet Ransley, Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
Around half of all assaults and homicides that involve weapons happen in domestic settings, yet new laws overwhelmingly focus on public knife offences.
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By Liz Allen, Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
Greater longevity of marriages has been heralded as a sign of more successful relationships, but the reality is far more nuanced.
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By Jason Nassios, Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
James Giesecke, Professor, Centre of Policy Studies and the Impact Project, Victoria University
If state and federal governments replaced inefficient taxes with better designed ones, households would be at least $900 better off.
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By Nicholas Procter, Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, University of South Australia
Data from the Mental Health Commission shows the proportion of people finding it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to cope on their income has doubled.
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By Kevin O’Sullivan, Associate Professor, School of Law, The University of Western Australia
Society needs efficient and well-functioning courts. In practice, that means we need judges and magistrates in good mental health.
However, a growing body of research shows these judicial officers are living with very concerning levels of stress and trauma.
A growing body of research
This is a worldwide problem.
One 2025 New Zealand study reported judges and magistrates had to contend with “enormous workloads, complex cases, unmanageable deadlines,…
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By Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney
Emma Burns, ARC DECRA fellow and Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Macquarie University
Joel Pearson, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, UNSW Sydney
Rebecca J. Collie, Scientia Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney
Roger Kennett, Researcher in educational neuroscience, UNSW Sydney
The study looked at students’ levels of confidence and anxiety, while monitoring their brain waves and sweat glands while they did a test.
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By Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
Left-wing Jewish political journalist Rachel Shabi delivers a nuanced take on antisemitism, legitimate criticism of Israel and the role of race and colonialism.
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By Amnesty International
What motivates you as a human rights lawyer? I am motivated by the need to contribute to justice, fairness and progress in my society and the world. I am irritated by injustice, tyranny and oppression and it is my life’s mission to fight and resist them. I agree with the wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther […] The post Eron Kiiza: Ugandan civilians must not be tried in military courts appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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