By Laura
After losing three finals, the Cameroonian women’s team finally lifted the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Their 3–0 victory over Malawi demonstrates this generation’s perseverance and progressive transformation in African women’s football.
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By Sadia Hossain, Lecturer in Public Health, Western Sydney University
In some communities, cultural norms can make it hard for women to ask about sex, contraception, periods, pregnancy or birth in mainstream health-care settings.
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By Jan McDonald, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Tasmania
Jonathan Symons, Director of Research and Innovation, School of International Studies, Macquarie University
Manon Simon, Researcher in Climate Intervention Law and Governance, University of Tasmania
Matt McDonald, Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
Rachel Neef, Research fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania
The world is set to miss the 1.5°C global warming target, and plans are underway for UN climate talks in the Pacific and Turkey.
Climate mitigation – reducing or preventing greenhouse emissions – was once treated as the only legitimate response to global warming. In comparison, climate adaptation – trying to adjust to global warming – was…
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By Samuel Cornell, Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
Testosterone is having a moment. On social media, it’s being lauded for everything from building muscle to gaining wealth and sexual dominance.
United States secretary of war Pete Hegseth…
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By Helen Trenos, Lecturer (Theatre & Creative Arts), Curtin University
From lights up to the production’s satisfying conclusion, Day (After Day) in the Life of the Useless is seriously funny and surprisingly moving.
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By Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann, Professor in Law and Security, University of Canberra; Stellenbosch University
Recent drone and GPS jamming attacks on Germany and Romania have ratcheted up tensions between Russia and the rest of Europe.
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By Ehsan Yaghoubi, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Victoria University
A pothole is usually not the disease – it is the visible symptom. The main engineering challenge is trying to stop them forming in the first place.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Charred remains of a building following a violent clash between the Tangkhul Naga and Kuki tribes at Litan village, in Ukhrul, Manipur, India, February 10, 2026. © 2026 Vishma Ahanthem via Reuters Connect (New York, September 4, 2026) – Indian authorities should urgently address renewed violence between ethnic communities in the northeastern state of Manipur, Human Rights Watch said today. At least seven people were killed in late August 2026 in violence between the Naga and Kuki-Zo tribal communities in the state’s hill districts, leaving 34 dead since…
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By Ann-Marie Kennedy, Professor or Marketing, Business School, University of Canterbury
Jennifer Smith, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Canterbury
Johnpaul Smith, Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
Rachael Dixon, Senior Lecturer, University of Canterbury
Booze-free drinks that mimic the taste of alcohol can help teenagers fit in socially. But new research suggests there are important limits to what they can replace.
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By Kate O'Connor, Senior Lecturer in Policy and Leadership in the School of Education, La Trobe University
In Victoria, for instance, the subject which scales the highest is Latin. But it’s only offered by a handful of schools, most of which cater to privileged families.
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