By Audrey Storm, Ph.D. Candidate in Art History, University of Southern California
Retrospectives on Yayoi Kusama often point to mental illness as the source of her inspiration. But before she made it big, she was a young girl inspired by traveling the world for the first time.
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By Sarah Wayland, Professor of Social Work, CQUniversity Australia
As a supporter or friend, you don’t need to have the answers, and you shouldn’t speculate. Here’s how to just be there and offer practical support.
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By Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
How did our politics become so personal? Performance Politics considers 70 years of books and documentaries, from the Whitlam era to now.
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By Mark Crosby, Professor of Economics, Monash University
With no clear plan to curb government spending in the US or in Australia, investors are pushing up interest rates to decade highs.
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By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Critical Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University
The ABC wants to dismantle the department behind some of its best television – and the best Australian television ever.
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By Emily Simpson, Doctoral Candidate in Ecology, University of Sydney
Aaron Greenville, Senior Lecturer in Spatial Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
Chris Dickman, Professor Emeritus in Terrestrial Ecology, University of Sydney
Glenda Wardle, Professor of Ecology and Evolution, University of Sydney
Heavy rains after the Black Summer megafires drove rapid regrowth of plants. But these signs of recovery can hide the true story.
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By The Conversation Canada, The Conversation
In his new book, Cree behavioural scientist Louis Busch walks readers through teachings from several prominent Indigenous Knowledge Holders to reveal how suffering can provide both personal insight and communal strength.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image People march in Minneapolis, Minnesota march to protest the actions of federal agents with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency during their immigration crackdown, Operation Metro Surge, in the state, January 30, 2026. © 2026 Dave Decker/ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters The first public meeting of the Minnesota Truth Council, a transitional justice mechanism established to create a historical record of the federal government’s abusive immigration enforcement operations in the state earlier this year, took place on August 26. An independent body comprised…
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to reports that Russian national Denis Kulanin remains in detention after he was pardoned by the president on 28 August, and amid concerns that he could be deported to Russia, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Director, said: “Denis Kulanin has publicly opposed Russia’s war against Ukraine and expressed support […] The post Georgia: Pardoned protester must be protected from forcible return to Russia appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Kyle Bishop, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia
Younes Alila, Professor, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia
The proportion of a watershed that is logged isn’t the only factor that determines flood risk. The landscape and climate matter too.
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