By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Left to right: Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan's ambassador to India Ono Kelichi, India's ambassador to Japan Nagma Mohamed Mallick, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a signed bilateral agreement after their delegation level meeting in New Delhi, India, July 2, 2026. © 2026 Manish Swarup/AP Photo On July 2, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, on her first visit to India since taking office, met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under their shared "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" vision, an effort to counter China, they agreed to deepen cooperation…
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By Guest Contributor
Police used colonial-era law to block a protest of police authority in the name of protecting the “integrity” of a national event memorialising unauthorised, anti-colonial resistance to police.
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By Sam Power, Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol
It was prototypical Nigel Farage. A cryptic announcement that a statement is about to be made, a wholesale hijacking of the news agenda hinting at a “will he won’t he?” state of affairs, followed by a blistering attack on “the establishment” (or, at least, Farage’s conception of the establishment), and a big finish – he is resigning as MP for Clacton, therefore triggering a by-election – in which he will stand once more (though it appears the other main parties will not).
This news does rather bury the bigger…
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By Natalie Kirby, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
Audrey-Ann Deneault, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
The film is a chance to examine what research tells us about the roles of play and digital technology in children’s lives, and how parents can support a healthy balance.
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By Niraj Meisuria, PhD Student in Disease Ecology, University of Sydney
Michael Ward, Chair of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, University of Sydney
Thomas Newsome, Associate Professor in Global Ecology, University of Sydney
Australia is racing to contain the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which is now believed to have infected seven seabirds.
There are currently five confirmed or suspected cases of the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b strain in Western Australia, alongside one in South Australia and one in New South Wales.
HPAI is still not established in Australia,…
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By Sonia S Anand, Associate Vice-President Global Health, McMaster University
Gina Ogilvie, Professor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Control of HPV-Related Disease and Cancer, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
Vanessa Watts, Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies and Sociology, McMaster University
An ethics process must not become so preoccupied with the potential harm of participation that it overlooks the certain harm of exclusion.
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By Mei Pheng Lee, Practice Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University
The Australian government has brought in sweeping changes to the laws on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing, known as AML/CTF, which began on July 1.
The initial aim was to simplify and modernise the anti-money laundering regime. But the laws have also been expanded to cover not just banks, financial institutions and casinos, but also to include many roles in the real estate sector.
The changes aim to close gaps that criminals have…
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By Leonora Risse, Associate Professor in Economics, Queensland University of Technology
A survey showed the annual median full-time graduate salary for women was $3,700 less than men’s. Research suggests gender bias might be at play.
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By Danielle Thielke, PhD Candidate, Sexual Wellbeing, Edith Cowan University
Campbell Ince, PhD Candidate, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University
Giselle Woodley, Sexologist & Lecturer and Research Fellow in Communications & Culture, Edith Cowan University
Porn is a topic we tend to avoid talking about – whether it be at school, work or around the dinner table.
But in Australia, roughly three-quarters of men (76%) and more than one-third of women (41%) report to have looked at pornographic material in the past year.
And among Australians aged 15-20, more than half (54%) of young men and nearly one-fifth (14%) of young women report accessing porn weekly.
You may…
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By Teesta Prakash, Research Fellow - Security and Geopolitics, Australia India Institute, The University of Melbourne
The Indian leader is visiting for the third time. Australia and India will be united in their shared geopolitical interests, if not their domestic approaches.
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