By Melissa Haswell, Professor of Health, Safety and Environment, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology
Branka Miljevic, Associate Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Science, Queensland University of Technology
Lidia Morawska, Professor, Science and Engineering Faculty; Director, International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health (WHO CC for Air Quality and Health); Director - Australia, Australia – China Centre for Air Quality Science and Management (ACC-AQSM), Queensland University of Technology
Levels of toxic compounds emitted by the Inpex LNG facility in Darwin are substantially higher than first estimated, posing risks to public health.
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By David E Kiwuwa, Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
For the first time ever, the opposition parties in Cameroon have come “close” to unseating 92-year-old Paul Biya, who has run the country since 1982.
The stiffest competition for Biya in the 2025 election came from 76-year-old Tchiroma Bakary, a former ally and government spokesperson, who contested on the platform of Cameroon National…
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By Martalu D Pazos, Investigadora predoctoral en neuropsicofarmacología de derivados anfetamínicos y otras nuevas sustancias psicoactivas del Departamento de Farmacología, Toxicología y Química Terapéutica, Universidad de Barcelona., Universitat de Barcelona
David Pubill Sánchez, Catedrático de Farmacología, Universitat de Barcelona
Imagine a world where you can buy recreational drugs online and receive them in the post. Well, this world already exists, and not just with one or two substances, but hundreds. These drugs are known as new psychoactive substances (NPS), and their popularity shows no signs of slowing down.
They are created with one very clear objective: to imitate the effects of well-known drugs like cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy (MDMA) or LSD, but with slightly modified chemical structures that get around existing laws. Their “legality”…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Amid rising demand for aged care, major changes are rolling out from Saturday. Minister for seniors Sam Rae explains what the overhaul means for older Australians.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Sussan Ley will survive “the killing season”, as commentators dub the fag end of the political year. But she’s in bad shape.
In an Essential poll published this week, Ley polled just 13% when people were asked who, from a list, would be best to lead the Liberal Party.
On 10% each were Andrew Hastie and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, with Angus Taylor on only 7%. Tim Wilson (who defeated teal Zoe Daniel to return to parliament) was on 3%, behind teal MP Allegra Spender at 4%. A whopping 42% weren’t sure about anyone.
Ley’s poor judgement and the unwillingness of…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Sheikh Saleh bin Abdullah bin Fawzan al-Fawzan, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia. © صالح الفوزان/Wikimedia (Beirut) – Saudi authorities on October 22, 2025, appointed a new Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia who has demonized the country’s Shia Muslim minority in past public written statements and comments, Human Rights Watch said today. Sheikh Saleh bin Abdullah bin Fawzan al-Fawzan was appointed Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, the country’s highest religious official, and the chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars, Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body, by royal…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Activists hold a banner reading “No to the 11th Judicial Package” in Turkish at a press conference in Istanbul on October 28, 2025 against the leaked 11th Judicial Reform containing provisions targeting LGBT people. © 2025 Ra Yavuz (Istanbul, October 29, 2025) – A government proposal would pave the way to bring criminal charges against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Türkiye, one of the most alarming rollbacks of rights in decades, Human Rights Watch said today. The proposal should be immediately withdrawn. A draft of the omnibus reform…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrive at the European Political Community summit, May 16, 2025. © 2025 Kay Nietfeld/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo On the heels of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to sign a dealfor Türkiye to acquire fighter jets, on October 30 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will beat his own path to the presidential palace. While the announced focus is foreign policy, security, and bilateral matters, Merz should not overlook Türkiye’s deepening slide on democracy and…
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By Amnesty International
A new, in-depth investigation by Amnesty International concludes that a US air strike on a migrant detention centre in Sa’ada, north-western Yemen, on 28 April 2025 that killed and injured dozens of African migrants amounted to an indiscriminate attack. US authorities must promptly and transparently investigate it as a war crime. The attack, carried out […] The post Yemen: US air strike on migrant detention centre must be investigated as a war crime appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Shadi Rouhshahbaz, Associate Research Fellow at Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University
Iranian authorities brutally suppressed the Woman, Life, Freedom protests, but women in Iran and the diaspora are continuing the fight in small but meaningful ways.
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