By Jean-Christophe Brunet
Togo adopted French as its official language in 1960, a fact enshrined in the constitution. But what is the role of this language in a diverse linguistic landscape?
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Bassirou Diomaye Faye delivers his inaugural speech after being sworn in as Senegal's president in Dakar, Senegal, April 2, 2024. © 2024 AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui (Nairobi) – Senegal’s newly elected president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, should make protecting and promoting human rights a priority during his presidency, both within Senegal and regionally, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the president made public today. Human Rights Watch outlined five key recommendations to improve human rights in Senegal, urging Faye, during his term in office, to fight impunity…
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By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
US President Joe Biden’s recent warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has limited Israel’s options in Gaza. And neither of Israel’s war objectives appear to have been met.
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By Amy Walters, PhD candidate, English Literature, Australian National University
Over the past few years, a flurry of insightful books have examined the meaning of reproduction and family beyond blood, heteronormativity and the nuclear unit.
In 2022, journalist Gina Rushton published The Most Important Job in the World, a reflection on how her experience covering reproductive health and abortion – and a diagnosis of endometriosis – shaped her ambivalence about becoming a mother.
Review:…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Former Australian Defence Force Chief Mark Binskin has a wide remit, but it’s unclear how he’ll obtain the information needed for his investigation.
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By Stephen Townsend, Research Fellow, UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland
Steven Rynne, Associate Professor, Sports Coaching; Affiliate, UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
The AFL may appoint independent doctors at games to assess players for potential head injuries – can this help the concussion issue?
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By James Armitage, Associate Professor in Vision Science, Optometry Course Director, Deakin University
Nick Hockley, Lecturer in Optometric Clinical Skills, Director Deakin Collaborative Eye Care Clinic, Deakin University
Ever felt like your new glasses are making your ‘natural’ eyesight worse? It could be in the eye of the beholder.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Former Australian Defence Force Chief Mark Binskin has a wide remit, but it’s unclear how he’ll obtain the information needed for his investigation.
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By Rachel Morrison, Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology
James Greenslade-Yeats, Research Fellow in Management, Auckland University of Technology
A new study explains why gossip is in the ear of the beholder – the perceived motivations of the gossiper make all the difference.
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By Francois Guillard, Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering, University of Sydney
Sinkholes are back in the news after a 13-year-old boy fell down a two metre deep hole in a waterlogged football field in Sydney over the weekend. The boy reportedly sank further into the hole every time he tried to push down with his feet, but was later rescued by a police officer who pulled him out by his wrists.
Sinkholes aren’t uncommon. Two…
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