By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Professor of History, Australian Catholic University
Across nearly 2,000 years, popes have been involved in peace efforts – almost always on the sidelines. Can the papacy keep its independence in a polarised world?
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By Benjamin Liu, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Treating consumers of financial products and services fairly seems uncontroversial. But translating it into a legal obligation can have unintended consequences.
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By Farah N. Jan, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Pennsylvania
The Trump administration has called on Iran to permanently end its nuclear program. But threats of force may undermine effort of nonproliferation.
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By Per Henningsgaard, Senior Lecturer, Professional Writing and Publishing, Curtin University
An anthology of essays from Melbourne’s The Paris End showcases personal yet serious reportage and a delight in the weird.
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By Elizabeth C. Tippett, Associate Professor of Law, University of Oregon
This is not a typical employment law case because Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board, has far more legal rights to her job than most American workers.
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By Stewart Prest, Lecturer, Political Science, University of British Columbia
The Pierre Poilievre leadership review will likely retain the status quo: an opposition leader only liked by his party’s base but deeply distrusted by non-conservative Canadians.
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By Kai Riemer, Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney
Sandra Peter, Director of Sydney Executive Plus, Business School, University of Sydney
The 2,500 questions that make up the exam are specifically designed to probe the outer limits of what today’s AI systems cannot do.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Labor’s big 2025 victory sparked high hopes for significant reform. But real change is not so easy – especially in our time of high grievance and permanent campaigning.
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By Pan Wang, Associate Professor in Chinese and Asian Studies, UNSW Sydney
A Chinese personal safety app called Are You Dead? – recently rebranded as Demumu – has gone viral in recent weeks, attracting widespread media attention.
Behind its sudden popularity lie deeper social transformations, including demographic shifts and changing personal and family relationships. At the same time, demand is growing for trust-based, non-medical, easy-to-use care networks tailored to the rapid rise of one-person households.
Demumu…
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By Tess Parker, Research Scientist in Climate Variability and Hazards, CSIRO
Michael Barnes, Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Weather of the 21st Century, Monash University
In 2009, the combination of a cyclone, atmospheric waves and warm moist air triggered a record-breaking heatwave. It’s happening again.
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