By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation
On the problem with living longer, AI chatbots and timely reporting on the Socceroos: an edited selection of your views.
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By Samuel Cornell, Honorary Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
Six months on from Australia’s under-16s social media ban taking effect, the early verdict from headlines and children themselves has been blunt: it isn’t working.
A new study published today in the British Medical Journal…
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By Andrew M. Baker, Associate Professor in Ecology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology
Australia is home to unusual mammals not found anywhere else – consider the platypus, Tasmanian devil or the red kangaroo.
But did you know our understanding of this continent’s incredible mammalian diversity is still incomplete?
We have discovered a new species in one of Australia’s cutest and fiercest mammal groups: planigales. And we also unearthed a second new planigale species, from a 100-year-old specimen held in a Swedish museum.
In the past five years alone, there have been 20…
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By Peter Edwell, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University
After dozens of wars between the two ancient empires of Rome and Persia, peace deals often failed to solve problems – and sometimes made the situation worse.
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By Kya Raina Lal, Lecturer in Law, Auckland University of Technology
Prison sentences for drug offences in Fiji sometimes surpass those for rape and murder and are out of line with penalties in Australia and New Zealand.
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By Amnesty International
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) must take urgent action to condemn the unlawful use of the death penalty for drug-related offences and work with UN member states towards abolishing this cruel punishment once and for all, Amnesty International and Harm Reduction International said ahead of […] The post Global: UN drug control bodies must take urgent action towards ending unlawful use of the death penalty for drug-related offences appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Sakkcham Singh Parmaar
As India reflects on the media coverage during Operation Sindoor, questions remain over accountability and whether future crises will again feature recycled visuals, misidentified civilians, and narratives of fake conflicts.
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By David Menkes, Associate Professor in Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Doctors working in palliative care see promise in emerging therapies involving psychedelic drugs, but say many questions still need to be addressed.
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By Rachel Ong ViforJ, John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin University
Australia has long romanticised home ownership. But with evidence linking mortgage stress to poor mental health, we can’t forget people once they get the keys.
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By Benjamin T. Jones, Associate Professor, CQUniversity Australia
Post-truth politics means emotions trump facts. The major parties would be wise to remember this when trying to combat the rise of One Nation.
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