By Abhimanyu Bandyopadhyay
Tarique Rahman’s return marks a defining moment for Bangladesh’s politics, energizing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party amid deep uncertainty, rising tensions, and an urgent search for democratic leadership.
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By Kevin Kristian, PhD student in Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Wandering or ‘exit-seeking’ is common in dementia, often triggered by confusion or memory loss. Families need practical strategies and government support to navigate the risks.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Sussan Ley may pay the price for the implosion of the Coalition, but the blame rests squarely with Nationals leader David Littleproud.
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By Amnesty International
The prosecution of Hong Kong activists for commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown is a further escalation in the authorities’ weaponization of national security laws to silence dissent, Amnesty International said today at the opening of the activists’ trial. Lawyer Chow Hang-tung and trade unionist Lee Cheuk-yan have been detained for more than four years awaiting […] The post Hong Kong: Trial of Tiananmen activists a cynical attempt to erase historical memory appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A 16-year-old boy collects water from a spring near Lega Dembi gold mine in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. © 2020 Tom Gardner People living near Lega Dembi gold mine in Ethiopia’s Oromia region have for years complained about serious health impacts, including children born with long-term health conditions, miscarriages, and stillbirths. Several studies have found high concentrations of toxic chemicals, including cadmium, mercury, lead, and arsenic, in the country’s largest gold mine. Next week, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child will…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A supporter lights candles in commemoration of HIV/AIDS victims in the Philippines at a ceremony in Quezon City, Metro Manila, May 14, 2016. © 2016 Reuters (New York) – Major donor nations dealt a devastating blow to the right to health for millions of people worldwide when they cut support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Human Rights Watch said today. Only US$11.85 billion has so far been pledged for 2026-2028 of an urgently needed US$18 billion. All but one of the 10 leading donors reduced their pledges.“People will die because of donor…
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By Linda Botterill, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Most coalitions are marriages of convenience for power, but the Liberal National arrangement continued even in opposition. Some time apart may be beneficial for all.
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By Erin Brannigan, Associate Professor, Theatre and Performance, UNSW Sydney
Of all the arts, dance has a special capacity to create worlds. Centred around the moving body, these worlds draw on other art forms – music, visual art, design, projection – to fill-out visions in time-space.
Dance at this year’s Sydney Festival ranged from a 20 minute, salon-style performance for two dancers, to an outdoor, multimedia, participatory sunset event with Sydney Harbour as a backdrop.
Garrigarrang Badu
Jannawi Dance Clan’s premiere of Garrigarrang Badu by Peta Strachan is the perfect work to orient audiences to the Dharug Country at the heart of Sydney…
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By Eric Van Rythoven, Instructor in Political Science, Carleton University
Looking at headlines around the world, it seemed like United States President Donald Trump’s annexation of Greenland was imminent. Buoyed by the success of his military operation to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric and threatened tariffs on any nation that opposed him.
Adding insult to injury,…
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By Shannon Brincat, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the Sunshine Coast
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, created global headlines for his criticism of US President Donald Trump and his frank admission the rules-based international order is undergoing a “rupture, not a transition”.
Carney also called on middle powers like Canada (and while he did not say so specifically, Australia) to band together to fight for their own interests:
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