By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University
Philip Glover, Lecturer in Law, Edith Cowan University
Dozens of people – many elderly – have been arrested in the United Kingdom after protest group Palestine Action was proscribed as a terrorist organisation.
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By Timothy Heffernan, Lecturer in Anthropology, Australian National University
Almost half of all Australian properties are at risk of bushfire, while 17,500 face risk of coastal erosion. By 2030, more than 3 million will face riverine flood risk.
Meanwhile,…
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By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Other countries have learned to harness the economic and cultural energy of their super-cities, but New Zealand is held back by Auckland’s failure to thrive.
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By Ashley Humphrey, Lecturer in Social Sciences, Monash University
Helen Forbes-Mewett, Professor of Sociology, Monash University
New research sheds light on how young Ukrainians have navigated the war on their doorstep, as well as how they have coped psychologically.
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By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato
Jennifer Campion, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato
Advisory opinions are not legally binding, but from the world’s highest court they present an authoritative and persuasive position on states’ climate obligations.
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By Pandanus Petter, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
Blair Williams, Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University
Faith Gordon, Associate Professor in Law, Australian National University
Intifar Chowdhury, Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
Jill Sheppard, Senior Lecturer, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
The UK wants to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in the next general election in 2029. 5 experts give their verdicts on if Australia should do the same.
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By John Simon, Adjunct Fellow in Economics, Macquarie University
Ben Wang, Associate Professor of Economics, Macquarie University
The Reserve Bank’s surprise decision to hold rates in July shocked the market. But a new survey finds its credibility has actually improved.
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By Rowena Maguire, Professor of Law and Director of the Centre of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
Ultra-fast fashion comes with a host of environmental problems. Australia’s response to the deluge of cheap low quality clothes hasn’t led to change.
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By Sara Webb, Lecturer, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
On July 1, astronomers spotted an unusual high-speed object zooming towards the Sun. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the surprising space traveller had one very special quality: its orbit showed it had come from outside our Solar System.
For only the third time ever, we had discovered a true interstellar visitor. And it was weird.
3I/ATLAS breaking records
3I/ATLAS appeared to be travelling…
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By Julian Savulescu, Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, The University of Melbourne
A young woman needs an abortion and the reasons, while urgent, are not medical. A United States Navy nurse at Guantánamo Bay is ordered to force-feed a defiant detainee on hunger strike.
These very different real-life cases have…
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