By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
While the final results in Tasmania’s second election in 16 months won’t be known for days, the Liberals are well ahead – but will fall short of a clear majority.
(Full Story)
|
By Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
The foundational belief of many of the QAnon followers is that Donald Trump is the heroic figure fighting the elite pedophile ring.
(Full Story)
|
By Adesewa Olofinko
If the COVID-19 pandemic taught Africa anything, it is that when the next global health crisis hits, no one is coming to save her.
(Full Story)
|
By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
Selwyn Cornish, Honorary Associate Professor in the School of History, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University
John Owen Stone AO was a legendary leader of the Commonwealth Treasury. He was secretary (departmental head) from January 1979 to September 1984 but was an intellectual driving force before then as deputy secretary from 1971 to 1978.
Over those years he dealt with eight treasurers: Billy Snedden, Gough…
(Full Story)
|
By Amnesty International
Responding to reports and Cambodian government announcements that a crackdown on scamming compounds in the country is under way, Amnesty International’s Regional Research Director Montse Ferrer said: “A coordinated government response to Cambodia’s scamming crisis is long overdue. However, it is vital that authorities respect the human rights of individuals found in these locations, where […] The post Cambodia: Scamming crisis survivors must be protected amid police crackdown appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
(Full Story)
|
By Beverly Moran, Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University
The measure enables broad tax cuts that disproportionately favor wealthy households while forcing its costs on the most economically vulnerable Americans.
(Full Story)
|
By Rachael Eastham, Lecturer in Young People's Health Inequalities, Division of Health Research, Lancaster University
Christopher Baguma, Postgraduate Researcher in Public Health, Lancaster University
My phone wouldn’t stop ringing – nurses, social workers, young mothers – all begging for help. ‘I’ve lost my job,’ ‘I have no food,’ ‘What do we do now?’ I felt helpless.
These are the words of Rogers Omollo, founder and CEO of Activate Action – a youth-led non-profit organisation that supports young people with HIV and disabilities in Homa Bay, a town in west Kenya on the shores of Lake Victoria.
As specialists in youth and sexual and reproductive health, we were on a field trip to…
(Full Story)
|
By Sarah Parkhouse, British Academy Research Fellow, Centre for Biblical Studies, University of Manchester
Cynthia Erivo, the award-winning actor and star of Wicked, will play Jesus Christ at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles between August 1 and 3 2025.
Unsurprisingly perhaps, the casting of the Wicked star as the son of God in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s provocative rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar has caused upset…
(Full Story)
|
By Natalie Hanley-Smith, Teaching fellow in early modern history, University of Warwick
Painters across the centuries have turned this most intimate of transgressions into art, inviting viewers to become voyeurs of passion, guilt and desire.
(Full Story)
|
By Giray Gozgor, Associate Professor of Economics & Finance, School of Management, University of Bradford
Kamran Mahroof, Associate Professor, Supply Chain Analytics, University of Bradford
Historically, UK spending on defence has often been pitted against welfare, education and local government. But at a time when the government has pledged to meet Nato’s target for defence spending – 5% of GDP in the next decade, up from around 2.3% – it appears to be offering a different fiscal…
(Full Story)
|