By Nicholas Coppel, Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne
The elections are a clear attempt by the regime to gain legitimacy and sideline the government in exile. But they open the possibility of some diffusion of power.
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By Deanna Grant-Smith, Professor of Management, University of the Sunshine Coast
Jessica O'Bryan, Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of the Sunshine Coast
Scott Harrison, Professor and Director, Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University
Around Australia, music festival season is once again kicking into high gear. Yet behind every headline act is a vast and often invisible workforce of stage crew, sound engineers, lighting techs, riggers, truck drivers, backup singers, dancers and other support staff.
Many of these workers endure precarious conditions – dealing with inconsistent contracts, long hours and excessive travel. These issues aren’t confined to Australia’s arts…
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By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medical Science & Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute; Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
Insect repellents are the most common way to prevent mozzie bites. Here’s what the science says about their safety profile.
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By Charles Barbour, Associate Professor, Philosophy, Western Sydney University
The internet offered a world of connection and cooperation. What we got was a world of ruthless monopolies and oligarchs.
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By Bram Servais, PhD Candidate Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne
As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach is gaining attention: using living human brain cells as computational hardware.
These “biocomputers” are still in their early days. They can play simple games such as Pong, and perform…
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By Will Jeffery, Sessional Academic, Discipline of Film Studies, University of Sydney
The horror film genre is driven by sound as much as image. Anxiety thrives not in what we can see, but in what we can’t.
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By Amnesty International
As FIFA Awards “Peace Prize,” Coalition Calls for Concrete Protections for Workers, Athletes, Fans, Journalists, and Children FIFA, the international soccer governing body, needs to match its lofty rhetoric on rights with concrete action, a coalition of human rights organizations, trade unions, and fans groups said today. FIFA is holding its World Cup draw at […] The post Global: FIFA needs to act on human rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
By Nciko wa Nciko and Samrawit Getaneh The African Union declared 2025 to be the “Year of Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations”. The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has an opportunity to make that more than just a slogan, as it considers the current request for an advisory opinion before it, […] The post True climate justice demands a reckoning with colonialism appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image FIFA World Cup Trophy is displayed at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, US, July 28, 2024. © 2024 Alika Jenner/FIFA via Getty Images (Washington, DC) – FIFA, the international soccer governing body, needs to match its lofty rhetoric on rights with concrete action, a coalition of human rights organizations, trade unions, and fans groups said today. FIFA is holding its World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2025, and awarding its first “FIFA Peace Prize.” The Sport & Rights Alliance, Dignity 2026, ACLU, AFL-CIO,…
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By Michael Bruening, Professor of History, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Ideological division was tearing the country apart. Factions denounced each other as unpatriotic and evil. There were attempted kidnappings and assassinations of political figures. Public monuments and art were desecrated all over the country.
This was France in the middle of the 16th century. The divisions were rooted in religion.
The Protestant minority denounced Catholics as “superstitious idolaters,” while the Catholics condemned Protestants as “seditious…
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