Wednesday, June 3rd 2026
Children in Ukraine have been profoundly impacted by years of war, sheltering in underground schools – or forced to study online – and living with the psychological strain of constant air raid sirens that could spell death for them and their families.
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By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
If there’s one area of New Zealand foreign policy that demands delicate diplomatic language from elected officials, it is the country’s nuclear-free status.
So when Defence Minister Chris Penk suggested it “would be helpful” to have a conversation about the difference between nuclear weapons and nuclear propulsion, the response was swift.
Opposition parties questioned whether the government was planning a review of the relevant legislation, forcing Prime Minister Christopher…
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By Michelle Burgis-Kasthala, Professor of International Law, La Trobe University
Two million Palestinians are being squeezed into a smaller pocket of Gaza, while Israel is preparing the ground for a longer-term occupation.
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By Pandanus Petter, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
It’s certainly not impossible for the One Nation leader to take the country’s top job – but there are several hurdles she’d have to jump to get there.
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By Laura Jobson, Professor in Clinical Psychology, Monash University
Xin Kie Lee, Research Associate in Psychology, Monash University
Western PTSD treatments typically focus on talking to a therapist about your feelings and emotions. But this doesn’t actually help everyone.
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By Jane Younger, Senior Lecturer in Southern Ocean Vertebrate Ecology, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
When most people imagine scientists discovering new species, they probably still picture an expedition into the unknown.
A naturalist travels somewhere remote, perhaps on a wooden ship, and traipses through the jungle to encounter an animal or plant never before described by science. The intrepid explorer brings back specimens or observations to a museum, where they can be compared, named and described.
There is some truth to this stereotype. Between 1854 and 1862, scientist Alfred Russel Wallace…
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By Donna Mazza, Associate Professor, English and Creative Writing, Edith Cowan University
Francesca de Tores’ Cast Away or, the Surprising Adventures of Alexander Selkirk is a timely consideration of human resilience and resourcefulness.
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By Cindy Stocken, Cindy Stocken, PhD Researcher, Department of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Whether you call it a living funeral or a ‘bon voyage party’, a growing number of Australians are choosing to celebrate their lives before they die.
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By Jes Battis, Associate Professor of English and Graduate Coordinator, University of Regina
The Netflix show is missing a richer and more accurate history of queer and trans life during that period in history.
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By Kojo Damptey, PhD student & Sessional Instructor for the African & Black Diaspora Studies program, McMaster University
Racialized communities are systematically over-represented in police use-of-force data across 17 cities and regions. And this is rooted in ongoing racism in policing.
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