By Amnesty International
The widespread use of risk profiling systems by public authorities in law enforcement, social security and migration is incompatible with international human rights law and must be banned, Amnesty International said in a new report. Risk profiling is the assessment of whether a person or group is likely to break a law or a rule. […] The post Global: Risk profiling systems used to identify potential offenders are in breach of international law and must be banned – new report appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
The big question now is how this new media-politics-money combination will form an effective force on the right of Australian politics.
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By Vanessa Pirotta, Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University
Chinese scientists have discovered hundreds of ancient whale carcasses deep in the Diamantina Zone off the coast of Western Australia.
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By Steven Stern, Professor of Data Science, Bond University
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is one of the most watched events of the international sports calendar, and fans from across the globe will be trying to predict how far their team will go.
I’m a data scientist and in an attempt to forecast the eventual tournament winner, semi-finalists and teams’ chances of progressing through the group stages, I built a model to predict how the World Cup may unfold.
Here’s how I did it and what my model predicted.
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By Anna Marie Brennan, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato
Commercial operators are launching more rockets and carrying more passengers than ever before. But international space law was written in the 1960s.
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By Tasso Azevedo, Coordenador Geral, MapBiomas
The decline in deforestation is largely due to the strengthening of monitoring and control mechanisms, but this could be undermined by a bill that restricts environmental enforcement
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By Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, University of Leeds
Debbie Rosen, Research and Innovation Development Manager for the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, University of Leeds
Heatwaves across Europe and south Asia have dominated the news recently. But these events are really a surface expression of more fundamental changes that are affecting our planet: the Earth itself is accumulating heat faster than ever before.
We lead a large international team of scientists who come together every year to provide an update on the state of the climate system. This year, we find that Earth’s energy imbalance – the difference between the amount of energy entering and leaving the planet – has…
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By Alberto Meucci, Research Fellow in Oceanography, The University of Melbourne
Guisela Grossmann-Matheson, Research Fellow in Oceanography, The University of Melbourne
Shiaohuey Chow, Associate Professor in Geotechnical Engineering, The University of Melbourne
Strong, reliable winds blowing over Australia’s southern seas make offshore wind farms appealing. These winds are set to stay strong.
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By Kai Kopecky, Postdoctoral Researcher in Community Ecology, University of Colorado Boulder
John Kominoski, Professor of Ecology, Florida International University
The dead remains of foundation species can boost or deter how well future generations are able to grow and thrive.
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By Cate Macinnis-Ng, Professor in Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Warmer winters mean insect pests like wasps will likely spread further, while weedy plants and rats invade alpine zones, shrinking the refuge for endangered birds.
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