By Briar Wormington, Postdoctoral Researcher in Translational Neurogenomics, QIMR Berghofer
Michelle K Lupton, Associate Professor and Head of the Neurogenetics and Dementia Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer
A study of more than 1 million people found genetic influences on the Big Five traits that shape our personality.
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By Matthew Sharpe, Professor in Philosophy, Australian Catholic University
Modern societies, argues Michel Foucault, think and talk about sex far more than their forbears ever did. But this has not been liberating.
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By Izabella Nantsou, Academic in Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Sydney
Disputes from 1944 to today trace the increasingly central role of government funding in shaping working conditions in the arts.
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By Christoph Brodnik, Research Knowledge Manager, Monash University
Many Australian homes were not built to cope with a rapidly changing climate.
Compared to new homes, established houses tend to consume – and waste – significant amounts of energy.
That’s where home energy upgrade programs come in. These programs help households…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Cambodia, January 14, 2020. © 2020 Heng Sinith/AP Photo The government-controlled municipal court in Phnom Penh on September 2, 2026 sentenced three activists to seven years in prison for allegedly plotting against the government. They were 25-year-old student leader Thy Thorn and two political opposition activists, Soeung Kunthea and Mean Chanthon. Kunthea and Chanthon were arrested in Thailand in November 2024 and summarily deported to Cambodia to face trial, despite being recognized as refugees by the United Nations refugee agency.The…
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to the detention of Lidiya (Lida) Moniava, a Russian civil society activist and prominent charity leader, for alleged “dissemination of false information” about the Russian Armed Forces, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “The criminal case against Lida Moniava is yet another brazen attempt by Russia’s authorities to […] The post Russia: Detention of charity leader Lida Moniava for anti-war social media posts a brazen attack on freedom of expression appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Zoe Stephenson, Associate Professor of Forensic Psychology, University of Birmingham
Prisons running near capacity have created a dilemma for Andy Burnham. The new prime minister has now confirmed that anyone convicted of manslaughter would not be eligible from the prisoner early-release scheme.
Questions around prison capacity hinge on public safety, of course, but also on what types of criminals “deserve” to be let out early.
There was little pushback when Burnham announced that those convicted of rape, grooming offences or serious child sexual offences would not…
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By Ed Turner, Reader in Politics, Co-Director, Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University
Germans in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt will go to the polls on September 7 to elect a new parliament.
With forecasts indicating that the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is on course to win around 40% of the vote, which would double its support there compared to five years ago, there is a real chance the far-right party could take over a state government for the first time.
Former East Germany,…
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By Matt Jacobsen, Senior Lecturer in Film History in the School of Society and Environment, Queen Mary University of London
You can imagine being a queer teen in a Christian fundamentalist community in rural Australia is not an easy ride. In his debut feature Leviticus, writer and director Adrian Chiarella imagines how much harder that would be if there were also supernatural forces conspiring against you.
The film centres on the burgeoning romance between 17-year-old Naim – played by Joe Bird, who recently impressed in the wonderful Australian horror film Talk to Me (2022) – and Ryan (Stacy Clausen). The pair are forced…
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By Lewis C. E. Mason, Lecturer in Microbiology, Kingston University
Cases of giardiasis, an intestinal infection that causes diarrhoea, bloating and gas, have reached their highest level in England since 2016 according to newly published data by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
The agency reported 6,069 lab-confirmed cases of giardiasis in 2025, an 11.4% rise from 2024. It is the highest yearly total in almost a decade.
This rise might sound…
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