By José Miguel Soriano del Castillo, Catedrático de Nutrición y Bromatología del Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universitat de València
With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself resurfaces: if aliens were to arrive on Earth, would they come to conquer us, to study us… or perhaps to eat?
We must begin here with a word of caution. There is no scientific evidence that extraterrestrial beings have visited…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Pauline Hanson’s first-ever – and perhaps only-ever – appearance at the National Press Club was always destined to be one of those political “moments”.
As theatre, the 90-minute performance (including the question-and-answer session) didn’t disappoint, although it will have shocked, indeed appalled, many. Some would be left scratching their heads about how Australian politics has come to this, with Hanson scaling the political heights, at least in the polls and (on recent tests) in votes. But we only have to look abroad and remember we follow the trends.
Here was Hanson…
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By Floyd Alexander-Hunt, PhD Student in Media Law, University of Sydney
Banks is taking Netflix to court over its docuseries Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model. But US defamation law sets a high bar for proof.
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By Kevin Morrison, Industry Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Trump urged ships to return to the Strait of Hormuz and “let the oil flow”. But it’s not that straightforward.
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By Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
Katinka van de Ven, Alcohol and other drug specialist, UNSW Sydney
For the first time, people aged 50–59 years make up the highest proportion of unintentional drug overdose deaths. But these aren’t just from illicit drugs.
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By Erin Harper, Lecturer, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
The federal government has set aside $3.6 billion over the next two years for early educator pay. But what happens after that is not yet clear.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A Palestinian man looks on as an excavator clears the rubble of homes demolished by Israeli authorities in the Silwan neighborhood of east Jerusalem, May 19, 2026. © 2026 Mahmoud Illean/AP Photo (Beirut) – Israeli authorities are accelerating home demolitions and forced evictions of Palestinian residents in the Silwan district of occupied East Jerusalem, Human Rights Watch said today. The forcible deportation or transfer of the population of an occupiedterritory within or outside the territory, unless justified on a temporary basis for the protection of the population…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A mother faces her sons’ unpaid fine debt of tens of thousands of euros resulting from dozens of fines they received throughout their childhood, Paris, France, June 2026. © 2026 Souleymane Fofana (Commeas) French police issue on-the-spot fines for alleged public disturbance offenses to harass boys and young men perceived as Black, Arab, or North African and evict them from public space in their own neighborhoods.Children and young men have received fines that can grow to tens of thousands of euros, causing immense economic hardship, and social and economic exclusion.France…
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By Shadi Rouhshahbaz, PhD Candidate, Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Melbourne; University of Newcastle
Few Iranian women are as celebrated for defending freedom in Iran as Narges Mohammadi. She is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Andrei Sakharov Prize, the Olof Palme Prize, and the PEN and UNESCO press freedom awards, among others.…
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By Seyedali Mirjalili, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Business and Hospitality, Torrens University Australia
We know not to leave lights on all day. We also know not to run an air conditioner with windows open. We need a similar mindset for AI.
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