By Guest Contributor
“We can't feed our families, so we have to be on the street to stop the increasing prices, to stop the (police) abductions, and to stand up for our country,"
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By Alok Prasanna Kumar
The article explores why the term “secular” or “secularism” in the constitution has become a source of significant controversy in both India and Bangladesh.
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By Fidele B. Ebia, Postdoctoral fellow, Duke Africa Initiative, Duke University
Rory Horner, Reader, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester
Chinese manufactured cloth has undermined the monopoly on the trade of Dutch African print textiles that Togolese traders once enjoyed.
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By Popi Sotiriadou, Associate Professor of Sport Management - Director Business Innovation, Griffith University
Most sports look to support their athletes to become “faster, higher, stronger” – in reference to the Olympic Games’ original motto – so it is perhaps surprising that cycling’s world governing body is trying to slow down elite riders.
However, there’s good reason the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) recently announced new rules to slow riders down.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
We’re joined on this podcast by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen who outlines Australia’s ongoing energy transition.
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By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney
Gillian Moon, Senior Visiting Fellow and Research Lead, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
The landmark ruling means Australia must reduce emissions in line with the best science, and regulate the fossil fuel industry to prevent further harm.
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By Kim Dovey, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, The University of Melbourne
The Bingin Beach settlement has proven sustainable for more than 50 years, and has become an integral part of the local heritage.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Police officers detain alleged undocumented Bangladeshi nationals after they were arrested during raids in Ahmedabad, India, April 26, 2025. © 2025 Amit Dave/Reuters Indian authorities have expelled hundreds of ethnic Bengali Muslims to Bangladesh in recent weeks without due process, claiming they are illegal immigrants.The authorities’ claims that they are managing irregular immigration are unconvincing given their disregard for due process, domestic guarantees, and international human rights standards.The Indian government should ensure access to fundamental…
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By Benjamin Pope, Associate Professor, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University
The day before my thesis examination, my friend and radio astronomer Joe Callingham showed me an image we’d been awaiting for five long years – an infrared photo of two dying stars we’d requested from the Very Large Telescope in Chile.
I gasped – the stars were wreathed in a huge spiral of dust, like a snake eating its own tail.
We named it
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By Amnesty International
The Iranian forces’ use of cluster munitions during the ‘12 Day War’ with Israel was a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, Amnesty International said today. Last month, the Iranian forces fired ballistic missiles whose warheads contained submunitions into populated residential areas of Israel, in attacks endangering civilians. Amnesty International analysed photos and videos showing […] The post Iran/Israel: Iranian forces’ use of cluster munitions in ‘12 Day War’ violated international humanitarian law appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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