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By Ekta Patel, Scientist, International Livestock Research Institute
Eric Teplitz, Aquatic/Livestock Veterinarian and Epidemiology PhD Candidate, Cornell University
Kathryn Fiorella, Cornell University, Cornell University
Aquaculture – the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms – is the world’s fastest-growing food production system.

The sharpest growth in aquaculture is happening in Africa. Average annual growth rates have exceeded 10% in recent years measured by production value.

Over the past 10 years in Lake Victoria,…The Conversation (Full Story)

By Misheck Mutize, Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
The problem with rating models applied to African countries is that they use a narrow definition of risk and don’t take into account qualitative factors.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Kerry McCuaig, Fellow in Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Michal Perlman, Professor of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto
Nina Howe, Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Research Chair in Early Childhood Development and Education, Concordia University
Petr Varmuza, Assistant Researcher, Perlman Lab, Ontario Institute for the Studies of Education, University of Toronto
The $10-a-day plan was meant to give every child an equal start in life, but right now, the families who need care the most are being left behind.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Syed Salman Mehdi
“What is missing from these debates is the voice of women themselves. Few policymakers ask how women feel about being told what to wear, either in Kabul or in Quebec.” (Full Story)
By Rachel Iampolski, PhD Candidate, Centre for Urban Research RMIT, RMIT University
On Friday, thousands packed into Federation Square for an Amyl and the Sniffers show. Within minutes, the Melbourne gig was cancelled over crowd crush fears.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Anthony Linton, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Sydney
Schools have been shut in the Australian Capital Territory after children’s play sand was recalled due to asbestos fears.

Almost all Canberra primary schools were closed on Monday, with Education Minister Yvette Berry conceding it could take “days” for schools to be declared safe…The Conversation (Full Story)

By Sam Whiting, Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow in Music Industries and Cultural Economy, RMIT University
Megan Sharp, Lecturer in Sociology, The University of Melbourne
When Amyl and the Sniffers’ show was cancelled on Friday night, they placed $35,000 across the bars of seven prominent grassroots music venues around Melbourne.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
In 2015, soon after he had rolled Tony Abbott to become prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull was heckled when, with a straight face, he told New South Wales Liberals, “We are not run by factions”.

Once, there had been a contrast, at least in degree, between the factionally-organised Labor party and the Liberals. But those days are long gone.

Today the difference is that factions in the federal Labor Party are externally well behaved – albeit sometimes internally brutal as Ed Husic and Mark Dreyfus can attest – while the Liberal factions are currently creating havoc for their…The Conversation (Full Story)

By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Palestinians walk through the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by Israeli forces in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in northern Gaza City, October 13, 2025.  © 2025 Sipa via AP Images Governments should act on recent political commitments to protect civilians from the bombing and shelling that devastates cities and towns around the world.Civilians make up the vast majority of casualties caused by the use of explosive weapons—such as aerial bombs, rockets, missiles, and artillery and mortar projectiles—in populated areas.Governments should maximize civilian… (Full Story)
By Danilo Urzedo, Research fellow, The University of Western Australia
Oliver Tester, Indigenous Liaison Manager, Curtin University
Stephen van Leeuwen, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia
The UN climate conference in the Brazilian Amazon marks an unprecedented effort to elevate Indigenous concerns in negotiating rooms and on the streets.The Conversation (Full Story)
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