By Warwick Smith, Honorary Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
If we want to avoid becoming a nation where the great divide is between those who own property and those who never will, we should jump at the chance for reform.
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By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
Cyclone Narelle is expected to cross the Queensland coast on Friday morning. It has followed a predictable westward path, which is highly unusual.
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By Niall Johnston, Conjoint Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
Phoebe Williams, Paediatrician & Infectious Diseases Physician; Senior Lecturer & NHMRC Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
Easter holidays are around the corner. Here’s why it’s a good time to check if you’ve been vaccinated against measles if you’re about to head overseas.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Tanzanian riot police disperse demonstrators during violent protests that marred the election following the disqualification of the two leading opposition candidates in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, October 29, 2025. © 2025 REUTERS/Onsase Ochando Tanzanian security forces cracking down on protests during and after the country’s 2025 general elections killed and injured people who were not participating in demonstrations.Based on initial research into the killings, Human Rights Watch believes that hundreds of people across the country may have been killed. The Tanzanian…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Flag of Bahrain in Sakhir, March 2, 2023. © 2023 Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP Photo (Beirut) – Bahraini authorities have arrested dozens of people for exercising their right to peaceful expression, seeking the death penalty in some cases, amid the conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran, Human Rights Watch said today.“At this critical moment, Bahrain authorities should be expanding their efforts to protect people, not arresting them for peacefully demonstrating or posting on social media,” said Niku Jafarnia, Yemen and Bahrain researcher at Human Rights…
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By Amnesty International
As journalist and human rights defender Irfan Mehraj marks three years in arbitrary detention tomorrow, we the undersigned civil society organizations call for his immediate and unconditional release. We continue to stand in solidarity with Irfan and his family. Our organisations also demand an end to the Indian government’s continued repression of human rights defenders […] The post India: Kashmiri journalist and human rights defender Irfan Mehraj held for three-years in pre-trial detention appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Jonathan W. Marshall, Associate Professor & Postgraduate Research Coordinator, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University
The arts depict extremes of emotional life, overtly and with clarity. This was in much evidence at the 2026 Perth Festival.
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By Jo Case, Senior Deputy Books + Ideas Editor, The Conversation
What were you like in the 90s? This question is a social media trend right now, with achingly nostalgic slideshows of old photos, set to music.
When bookish types think about what we were like, we also remember the books that helped make us who we are. So the Books & Ideas team asked five literary experts for their picks.
Because we never just engage with the new, their answers range from stone-cold classics (one from the late…
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By Christopher Niezrecki, Director of the Center for Energy Innovation, UMass Lowell
Suspending the Jones Act will increase the supply of fuel by allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil between US ports, which should eventually educe gas prices.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The federal government has appointed Anthea Harris, former chief executive of the Australian Energy Regulator and of the Energy Security Board, as Coordinator of a new Fuel Supply Taskforce.
The new taskforce will be established in Anthony Albanese’s own Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Harris will be responsible for:
driving coordination between the Commonwealth and the states and territories on fuel security and supply chain resilience
providing consistent, coordinated updates to the Commonwealth and states and territories on…
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