By inmediahk.net
While the US Human Trafficking report acknowledges Hong Kong’s efforts to eliminate human trafficking, the city still falls short of international minimum standards. The Hong Kong government disagrees.
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By Latin America Bureau
In March 2025, more than 25,000 barrels of crude oil polluted the rivers of Esmeraldas, Ecuador. The government arrived quickly, but left even faster.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, July 16, 2024. © 2024 Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP Photo (New York) – Developing an effective International Convention to Prevent and Punish Crimes against Humanity will require ambitious and forward-looking diplomacy, Human Rights Watch and Columbia Law School’s Prevention of Crimes Against Humanity Project said today in a new briefing paper outlining 25 recommendations for delegations at the United Nations to consider as they prepare for the formal treaty negotiations. Recommendations for the International…
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By Kelvin (Shiu Fung) Wong, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology
Catherine E. Wood, Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Swinburne University of Technology
Knowing when to stop psychological therapy is just as important as knowing when to start.
The decision is complex and influenced by many factors, including your own progress, your relationship with the therapist, and your broader life.
Therapy is expensive, even if you’ve got a mental health plan entitling you to see a psychologist for ten subsidised sessions each calendar year. So many people stop because they can no longer justify the cost.
But apart from financial considerations,…
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By Alex Munt, Associate Professor, Media Arts & Production, University of Technology Sydney
Sorry, Baby and After the Hunt have put graduate research – and its ethical grey areas – on the screen.
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By Joel Williams, Research Associate in Marine Ecology, University of Tasmania
Nicole Hill, Research Fellow in Marine Ecology, University of Tasmania
In the middle of the Southern Indian Ocean lies a vast underwater volcanic ridge known as the Kerguelen Plateau. At its centre sits Australia’s most remote territory: Heard Island and McDonald Islands. These icy outposts about 4,100km southwest of Perth are home to Australia’s only active volcanoes.
These isolated islands are a biodiversity hotspot. Seals and penguins abound on rocky beaches. Underwater, seabed fish species have evolved antifreeze-like compounds in their blood to cope with near-freezing temperatures.
Isolation doesn’t mean protection. The discovery of many…
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By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
Marwan Barghouti, jailed since 2002, remains the most popular Palestinian leader in polling and is viewed as the one most capable of uniting all Palestinians.
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By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation
Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au.
Monday October 27
Not much love for negative gearing
“I absolutely agree with others on negative…
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By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
Marwan Barghouti, jailed since 2002, remains the most popular Palestinian leader in polling and is viewed as the one most capable of uniting all Palestinians.
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By David Pomeroy, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Canterbury
Lisa Darragh, Lecturer in Mathematics Education, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The third maths and stats curriculum for primary and intermediate schools in less than three years is being introduced on an unrealistic timeline.
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