By Vanessa Pirotta, Whale Scientist and Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University
An adult orca cruises near the surface of the clear, blue water, holding a large sunfish carcass in its mouth.
Seconds later, it releases its prey, right in the path of another adult orca that’s torpedoing up from the depths. The sunfish explodes into thousands of pieces on impact. A younger member of the pod that’s watching on then moves in to feed.
Tourists in the Gulf of California captured this event on camera in July 2024. They captured a similar event…
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By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney
The Reserve Bank will be closely watching these job trends, along with upcoming inflation data, ahead of its August rate announcement.
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By Katie Irvine, TERN Surveillance Communication Lead, Adelaide University
Ben Sparrow, Associate Professor and Director - TERN Ecosystem Surveillance, Adelaide University
How healthy are Australia’s ecosystems? To answer that, scientists need data. But Australia is huge – and the number of professional scientists is limited. That’s where citizen science can help.
Every winter, thousands of grey nomads take to the roads and head north. Families return to familiar campgrounds for school holidays. Bushwalkers move through forests and along coastlines. School students catch invertebrates in rivers to learn about waterway health.
Each of these groups – and many more – can collect data vital to conservation efforts. When a citizen scientist uploads…
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By Jane McAdam, Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
Critics claim the groundbreaking treaty, which turns 75 this month, is no longer fit for purpose. Without it, however, there would be chaos.
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By Jack Janetzki, Lecturer in Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Adelaide University
Lauren Cortis, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Adelaide University
Two pharmacy experts explain why you may actually find more relief from what’s in your kitchen cupboard than on pharmacy shelves.
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By Anastasia Powell, Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
Families are still grieving, and many Australians remain saddened and shocked, after the killing of four women and girls in four days earlier this month. And according to Australian Femicide Watch, 37 women have been killed this year.
Many of us have been asking: what more do we need to do to stop men’s violence against women?
There are many evidence-backed answers to this important…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Cyclists during stage 14 of the 2026 Tour de France, July 18, 2026. © 2026 Gregory Van Gansen/Belga/Sipa USA via AP Photo (Beirut) – The United Arab Emirates’ cycling team Emirates-XRG risks “sportswashing” the country’s egregious human rights record, Human Rights Watch said today.The team’s principal sponsors are state-owned companies, and the team has stated openly that its aim is “representing an entire nation, the UAE.” UAE Team Emirates is currently leading in the Tour de France, which began on July 4, 2026, and will end on July 26.“Even as evidence…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani of Niger attends the Alliance of Sahel States second summit on security and development, in Bamako, Mali, December 23, 2025. © 2025 Mali Government Information Center via AP (Nairobi) – Niger’s military junta has entrenched authoritarian rule, dismantled democratic institutions, and intensified repression since seizing power three years ago, Human Rights Watch said today.On July 26, 2023, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani and other Nigerien army officers overthrew the elected government of President Mohamed Bazoum. Since then, the junta has…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Police officers use batons to disperse protestors during a march by the Cockroach Janta Party in New Delhi, India, July 20, 2026. © Photo by Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto via AP (New York) – Indian security forces used tear gas and batons to suppress largely peaceful student and youth protests in New Delhi on July 20, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration should promptly and impartially investigate unnecessary and excessive use of force, allow peaceful protests, and stop suspending mobile internet services, which put people…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Climate activists hold up portraits of slain Philippine environmental defenders during the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice protest in Quezon City, Philippines, November 6, 2021. © 2021 Ezra Acayan/Getty Images (Manila) – Prosecutors in the Philippines should dismiss criminal libel complaints, including those filed by a mining company, against four rights advocates in Nueva Vizcaya province, Human Rights Watch said today.In July 2026, the North Luzon Mineral Resources Corporation filed a criminal complaint for cyber-libel against two lawyers representing local…
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