By Peter McDonald, Honorary Professor of Demography, Centre for Health Policy, The University of Melbourne
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced the government’s long-awaited migration policy yesterday. It’s been a week dominated by the topic, with One Nation unveiling its policy on Monday, too.
The government’s proposed settings appear to be knee-jerk reactions to reducing net overseas…
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Thursday, September 17, 2026
The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran confirmed that civilians in the country suffered serious human rights violations and “crimes against humanity committed by their government,” while finding "reasonable grounds" to believe that the United States committed “war crimes” in the context of its ongoing conflict with the Islamic Republic.
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By Mike Annear, Senior Lecturer, Department of Tourism, Sport & Society, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Richard Keith Wright, Associate Professor in Sport Leadership & Management, Auckland University of Technology
Sara Napier, Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences, Auckland University of Technology
Most older New Zealanders live in private homes. As the population ages, making streets, transport and public spaces work for them will become crucial.
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By Seth Robinson, Senior Lecturer in Creative Practice and Public Humanities, The University of Melbourne
Emily St John Mandel’s new novel presents divergent visions of our world and future – particularly of the US as a state at a crossroads.
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By Ben Mather, ARC Early Career Industry Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Maria Seton, Associate Professor, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney
Lord Howe Island sits about 600 kilometres off the New South Wales coast, a crescent of rainforest and sea cliffs that draws visitors for its spectacular beaches and its unique birdlife. Few realise they are standing on the weathered remains of a volcano.
And that volcano has family.
Lord Howe is part of a chain of islands, called “seamounts”. It is the only island above sea level – the rest are submerged in the Tasman Sea. Roughly 650 kilometres west runs a second chain, the Tasmantid seamounts, tracing almost the same path.
Two nearly identical chains side…
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By Kyle J.D. Mulrooney, Associate professor in Criminology, University of New England
Rural and regional areas bear a disproportionate burden of domestic violence. Distance, police staffing and station hours aren’t the only barriers to seeking help.
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By Rosemary Purcell, Professorial Fellow, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
Elite athletes are exposed to a range of sport-specific factors that can heighten their vulnerability to mental ill-health. These include injury, overtraining, burnout, performance-related pressures, intense public scrutiny and social media abuse.
Despite these risks, athletes are often…
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By Stephen Randerson, Research Officer in Drug Policy, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
For people living in New Zealand’s most deprived communities, alcohol is often far too accessible.
These areas have around three times as many off-licence supermarkets, grocery stores and bottle stores as the least deprived. Just within South Auckland suburbs Ōtara, Ōtāhuhu and Papatoetoe, there are 32 separate outlets.
Research suggests that concentration comes at a cost. Having more off-licence alcohol outlets nearby has been linked to violence,…
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By Yvonne Poitras Pratt, Full Professor and UCalgary Research Excellence Chair, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
Madelaine McCracken, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Education, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Melanie Griffith Brice, Associate Professor and Director of Indigenous Education, University of Calgary
There is a great need for ongoing authentic Métis voice, representation and expression of our unique cultural identity, and a Métis studies conference convenes people this September.
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By Matthew Benetti, Policy Manager (Energy), Climateworks Centre
Eleanor Guerra, Policy & Stakeholder Coordinator, Climateworks Centre
Australia is in the middle of a rapid data centre rollout. Warehouses full of computer servers that run the artificial intelligence (AI) tools society increasingly uses are being built at pace, and they draw heavily on essential resources.
Data centres need large amounts of electricity, water and land. Without the right planning and oversight, developers will secure what they need at the expense of Australia’s economy, nature and communities.
Without careful design, data centres could increase power bills, put pressure on water supplies, and slow the transition to net…
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