By Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
Tom Hartley, Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
The AFL’s new wildcard round kicks off the finals series, and the narratives about its introduction have fluctuated through the season.
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By Philip Hulme, Distinguished Professor of Plant Biosecurity, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Effective pest control depends on local teams but requires national oversight and funding. A federated system could strengthen New Zealand’s biosecurity response.
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By Gemma Tarpey-Brown, PhD Candidate, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
Cathy Vaughan, Director, Nossal Institute for Global Health and Chair of Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
Karen Block, Migration and Health Unit Head, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
Laurentina mica Barreto Soares, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e
New research interviewing women involved with the federal government’s Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme shows why it needs urgent reform to stop worker exploitation.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Prison vans transport former ministers and leaders of the Bangladesh Awami League party to jail after their court hearing from the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 18, 2024. © Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via AP (London) – Bangladeshi authorities should immediately take steps to end the prolonged pretrial detention of politicians and others linked to the deposed Awami League government, Human Rights Watch said today. Police detained thousands of party officials, activists, and supporters after Sheikh Hasina was forced…
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By Amnesty International
One month after Indian police deployed unlawful and deadly force against peaceful protesters at the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)-led “Chalo Sansad” march, not a single officer in Delhi has been held accountable, Amnesty International said today as it published a new digital investigation documenting the police response to the protests. Witness testimony and video and […] The post India: New investigation documents unlawful and deadly force against CJP-led protests amid ongoing police impunity appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Akbar Ghobakhlou, Senior Lecturer, Department of Data Science & AI, Auckland University of Technology
AI listening devices could help find New Zealand’s last remaining possums – but only if they don’t mistake bird calls for pests. Here’s how a new fix works.
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By Akbar Ghobakhlou, Senior Lecturer, Department of Data Science & AI, Auckland University of Technology
AI listening devices could help find New Zealand’s last remaining possums – but only if they don’t mistake bird calls for pests. Here’s how a new fix works.
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By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
When news broke over the weekend that Australia’s first mainland bird flu case in a mammal – the death of a long-nosed fur seal – had been detected, I felt deep sadness and dread for what’s likely to come next. We should expect large scale deaths of mammals, in addition to birds.
The deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu has been spreading…
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By Laura Edwards, PhD Candidate, Vaccines and Antiviral Effectiveness, UNSW
Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
Bette Liu, Associate Professor and NHMRC Career Development Fellow, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW
James Wood, Head of School of Population Health and Professor, Infectious Diseases Dynamics and Interventions, UNSW
New research suggests that with high levels of vaccination and immunity from previous infections, COVID antivirals are no longer working as well.
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By Narelle Miragliotta, Associate Professor in Politics, Murdoch University
The Secret Harbour byelection will take place on August 29. Traditionally a Labor seat, One Nation is posing a serious threat.
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