By Amnesty International
Meet Alexandre Anderson – a water defender from Brazil My name is Alexandre Anderson. I am 54 years old; I am a fisherman and I have been living and working in Guanabara Bay since 1997. Artisanal fishing is not just a means of subsistence. It is our culture, a way of life. In the 1990s, […] The post “Every little boat here, every fisherman… is an act of resistance” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026
UN independent experts welcomed on Wednesday a recent landmark corporate accountability ruling involving the Ecopetrol oil company by Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace, calling for reparations for victims.
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By Fan Yang, Research Fellow at Melbourne Law School and ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making Society, The University of Melbourne
Luke Heemsbergen, Senior Lecturer in Communication, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University
Robbie Fordyce, Senior Lecturer, Communications and Media Studies, Monash University
If the government’s digital duty of care bill passes, users would be able to switch off algorithms. But this might not be as good as it seems.
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By Megan Prictor, Associate Professor in Health Technology Law, The University of Melbourne
Veterans have launched a class action against the department for ‘mass and routine sharing’ of their medical records over 20 years. How common is this?
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By Anita Manfreda, Associate Professor, Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, Torrens University Australia
South Australia’s first Michelin selection celebrates a food culture rooted in place, shaped by migration and sustained by the people behind every plate and welcome.
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By James Skinner, Dean Newcastle Business School/Professor of Sport Business, University of Newcastle
Danny F Hill, Assistant Professor Finance, Providence College
The cheating scandal has caused political ripples across the UK and UAE and highlights how geopolitical interests can threaten sporting independence.
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By Kerry Fanson, Head of Wildlife Conservation and Reproductive Endocrinology Lab, La Trobe University
Phoebe Edwards, Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University
Cortisol has been cast as a modern health villain, seeking to slowly destroy you. But it’s actually a critical hormone.
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By Fiona Petchey, Associate Professor and Director, Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, Te Aka Mātuatua-School of Science, University of Waikato
Radiocarbon dating at two archaeological sites shows how early settlers adapted to life in Aotearoa, with some economic changes happening sooner than thought.
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By Laurent Bonnefoy, CNRS research fellow, Center for International Studies, Sciences Po
A deadly bombing at Riyadh’s international airport is the latest in a tit-for-tat retaliation campaign the Houthis have ramped up for weeks.
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By Jonathan W. Chipman, Director, The Citrin Family GIS/Applied Spatial Analysis Lab, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dartmouth College
Botanists and ecologists have noticed changes in the northern Appalachian Mountains. More trees and small shrubs are growing in the alpine zones. Will they crowd out alpine plants?
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