By Frank Bongiorno, Director, Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas (CoPI) and Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, University of Canberra
Grand Ambition: Paul Keating’s Global Vision for Australia is based on deep archival research – and author James Curran’s access to Keating, with his personal papers.
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By Kelly Haynes, Midwifery Lecturer, CQUniversity Australia
For some women, the birth of their baby is one of the happiest days of their lives. Others remember it as a frightening, overwhelming or deeply distressing experience. Around one in three women report their birth experience as traumatic.
Women can be traumatised during birth when there is a medical emergency such as a caesarean section, heavy bleeding, or a newborn baby needing intensive care.
But it’s not always the emergency itself that leaves a lasting impact. Women also experience trauma…
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By Linda Merewyn Lorenza, Senior lecturer, CQUniversity Australia
Robert Vanderburg, Academic and Lecturer , CQUniversity Australia
Economists say the theatre sector struggles from something called a ‘cost disease’. But what does that mean? And why is it so hard to fix?
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By Sébastien Caquard, Professor in Geography, Concordia University
The resolution, submitted by a group of African states, corrects 450 years of cartographic injustice by recognizing the distortions produced by the Mercator projection.
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
A successful and lasting transition in Syria requires comprehensive accountability, inclusion and guarantees that violations will not be repeated, UN independent investigators told the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to reports that journalist and human rights defender Kananelo Boloetse was abducted on 5 September from his home in Maseru, interrogated about his work, assaulted and threatened with death, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Vongai Chikwanda, said: “The reported abduction and brutal assault of Kananelo Boloetse is deeply alarming […] The post Lesotho: Authorities must investigate reported abduction and assault of journalist Kananelo Boloetse appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Children, parents, and teachers shelter underground during an air raid alert amid traditional back-to-school celebrations in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 1, 2026. © 2026 Francisco Seco/AP Photo As schools in Ukraine opened for the new academic year on September 1, repeated air raid alerts in Kyiv and elsewhere have disrupted classes and sent children into shelters, sometimes for hours.On September 3, Olya’s daughter managed to complete just one lesson – math –before alerts sent her fourth-grade class into a cramped underground shelter.“The shelter is not equipped…
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By Harriet Earle, Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Writing, Sheffield Hallam University
Using needlework to construct personal stories and a tangible record of events in a form of comic strip has a long and storied history.
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By Louise Champoux-Paillé, Cadre en exercice, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
Anne-Marie Croteau, Dean, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
The prestige and visibility that is often associated with women on boards of directors can ultimately hinder their advancement, rather than help it.
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By Jing Jia, Senior Lecturer, Business School, University of Newcastle
Richard Fisher, Associate Professor, Department of Accounting and Information Systems, University of Canterbury
Zhongtian Li, Senior Lecturer, Business School, University of Newcastle
Large NZ companies may soon be required to report on modern slavery risks. Nearly 17,000 Australian reports reveal what makes such laws work – and what doesn’t.
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