By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
Editing any photo, anywhere, is cheaper and easier than ever. What does that mean for having ‘visual proof’ of something?
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By Bartholomew Stanford, Senior Lecturer of Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Education and Research Centre, James Cook University
Since the Voice, policies to improve the lives of First Nations people haven’t gotten much traction. What are the major parties promising this election?
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By Maria Atienzar-Prieto, PhD Candidate, School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University
Silke Meyer, Professor of Social Work; Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research, Griffith University
Location-sharing apps provide convenience and a sense of security for families. But they can also be used as a weapon of control.
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By Jane McAdam, Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney
The Australia–Tuvalu Falepili Union, as it is known, is the world’s first bilateral agreement to create a special visa like this in the context of climate change.
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By Bill Bateman, Associate Professor, Behavioural Ecology, Curtin University
Lauren Gilson, Research Associate, Behavioural Ecology, Curtin University
We don’t want to admit it, but our beloved pet dogs do a lot of environmental damage, from killing or terrifying wildlife to emissions from pet food.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
More than three years on from the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian civilians continue to face the devastating consequences of war, with March 2025 proving to be another deadly month.
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By Amnesty International
This press release contains descriptions of sexual violence and torture. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has inflicted widespread sexual violence on women and girls throughout Sudan’s two-year civil war to humiliate, assert control and displace communities across the country. The RSF’s atrocities, including rape, gang-rape and sexual slavery, amount to war crimes and possible crimes […] The post Sudan: Rapid Support Forces’ horrific and widespread use of sexual violence leaves lives in tatters appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition
Most rivers need some human help to stay clean and healthy and to flow freely. People have to fish out litter, block sewage, look out for invasive species and so on. This is obvious enough. But, as rivers…
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By Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, Associate Professor of Agri-Food Trade and Policy, University of Guelph
Canada must stand in solidarity with the international community to exert collective pressure on the U.S. A co-ordinated global response could compel Trump to reconsider his unilateral trade policies.
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By Rebecca Hamlin, Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
Paul M. Collins Jr., Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
President Donald Trump has claimed victory at the Supreme Court in his campaign to deport Venezuelan migrants accused by the government of being part of a foreign terrorist organization.
“The Supreme Court has upheld the Rule of Law in our Nation by allowing a President, whoever that may be, to be able to secure our Borders, and protect our families and our Country, itself,”…
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