Tuesday, September 16, 2025
In South Sudan, “systemic government corruption” and “brazen predation” on the part of political elites have created a human rights crisis that must be urgently addressed, the UN Commission on Human Rights in the country said in a new report issued on Tuesday.
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By Sione Tekiteki, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Auckland University of Technology
Marco de Jong, Lecturer, Law School, Auckland University of Technology
Last week’s Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting showed why true integration remains challenging while island nations are at different stages of independence.
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By Yaqoot Fatima, Professor of Sleep Health, University of the Sunshine Coast
Alexandra Metse, Senior Lecturer, Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
Daniel Sullivan, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Griffith University
As we transition from wakefulness to sleep, the nervous system winds down and muscles relax. Sometimes, the brain misinterprets what’s happening.
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By Paul Harrison, Director, Master of Business Administration Program (MBA); Co-Director, Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University
We are living in a world where our unease, vigilance, and even our guilt is being used for corporate profit.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
It doesn’t take much for a journalist to get under Donald Trump’s skin. When the ABC’s United States correspondent John Lyons started questioning the president during a Washington “doorstop” about his business dealings while in office, the response was both full-on and petty.
Lyons was trying to get answers for a coming ABC Four Corners program.
He asked how much wealthier Trump was now than when he re-entered office and “Is it appropriate, President Trump, that a president in office should be engaged in so much business activity?”
Trump said that “my kids…
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By Brendan Zietsch, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland
A study of more than 400,000 people found 1% had never had sex – which was linked to a range of genetic, environmental and other factors.
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By Chris Kirkland, Professor of Geochronology, Curtin University
Phil Sutton, Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics, University of Lincoln
The findings suggest Earth’s geological story was partly written in the stars – specifically, in the spiral arms of our home galaxy.
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By Melvin Barrientos Marzan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne
Lisa Hui, Professorial Fellow, Maternal Fetal Medicine Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health, The University of Melbourne
Suzanne Mavoa, Senior Research Fellow in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
New research shows fast-food outlets and with few healthy food options was strongly linked to indicators of poorer health for both mother and baby.
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By Elianor Gerrard, Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Kimberley Crofts, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Energy Transitions, Deakin University
Getting to net zero relies on the bush. Rapid change can create tensions – but media framing and vested interests have inflamed the situation.
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By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer, Media Studies and Production, University of Southern Queensland
Hollywood is the place where having a great face will get you far. Think Errol Flynn, James Dean, George Clooney, Brad Pitt – a handsome appearance opens acting doors.
Those good looks, the magical smile, the natural charm all became synonymous with Robert Redford, who has died aged 89.
But good looks can only get you so far. You still need the acting chops as well as the strength of character to make a real impression in the world of cinema, and in the world itself.
Redford had this all in spades.
The young actor
After a rough start in…
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