By Amnesty International
OpEd by Dr Marta Schaaf & Nazia Erum The world’s slide into authoritarian practices is accelerating the climate crisis. At its core, the authoritarian goal is typically to enable resource consolidation for a few. Such projects pursue muscular governance that puts the concerns of these few people ahead of the planet, while weaponising disinformation and […] The post Authoritarianism is supercharging the climate crisis appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Farhan Mutaqin, PhD Researcher, University of Edinburgh
Almukantar Fikriansyah, MSc Marketing (cand.) at The University of Edinburgh
For many business owners, managing a crisis in silence is the default response. Companies generally prefer to deal with the fallout behind the scenes, following a simple mantra: resolve the issue and keep up the appearance that everything is “business as usual”.
However, this time, KitKat took a different approach. Instead of keeping it low-key, the brand took the incident public, transforming it into a campaign to engage the audience.
In just a few days, the incident gained…
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By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation
Brent crude oil surged to US$126 (£94) a barrel after US president Donald Trump announced that he was willing to prolong the blockade of Iranian ports for “months if needed”. This conflict has been billed…
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By John Mangan, Emeritus Professor Australian Institute for Business and Economics, University of Queensland, The University of Queensland
Cricket Australia’s plan to sell off some or all of its Big Bash franchises has been put on ice – for now.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema speaks at a high-level meeting in Angola, December 4, 2024. © 2024 Ben Curtis/AP Photo (Johannesburg) – The Zambian government’s decision to postpone RightsCon 2026, effectively canceling the summit, raises concerns about the authorities’ commitment to free expression and assembly and about possible Chinese government interference, Human Rights Watch said today. The 14th edition of RightsCon was scheduled to be held in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, from May 5 to 8, 2026.In an April 29 statement, the Zambian government said that the…
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By Rod Sims, Enterprise Professor, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
The News Media Bargaining Code was world-leading. The government’s new plan, the News Bargaining Incentive, will build on past progress to protect journalism.
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By Alberto Filgueiras, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia
Arsenal is still on the top of the English Premier League ladder, but as in previous years, the Gunners might be crumbling just when a first title since 2003–04 is within touching distance.
In early April, Arsenal had a commanding grip on the title – nine points ahead of nearest rivals Manchester City. Now it’s just three (and City has played one less game).
This isn’t the first time Arsenal has lapsed at late stages in…
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By Jen Webb, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
The title of Edwina Preston’s fourth book, Sororicidal, warns us against the presence of a happy family. After all, the word refers to the killing of a sister, or the tendency to harm a sister – and in each section of this novel we come up against a different kind of harm.
It begins in early 20th century Australia and follows a dysfunctional family, and especially their daughters – one an artist, one later a conflicted mother – over several decades. It is organised chronologically in four sections, with the…
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By Ashlynne McGhee, Head of Editorial Innovation, The Conversation
Isabella Podwinski, Social Media Producer, The Conversation
The media made Pauline Hanson and One Nation, but now the party holds all the power.
For 30 years, journalists have ridden a merry-go-round reporting on its stunts and inflammatory rhetoric, while grappling with how to interrogate its policies and hold the party to account.
In Episode…
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By Howard Wiseman, Director, Centre for Quantum Dynamics, Griffith University
A light particle can appear to leave a cloud of atoms before it enters – a new experiment, asking the atoms, confirms the light spends ‘negative time’ with them.
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