By Gabriela Mesones Rojo
As Venezuela's presidential election approaches on July 28, will the opposition be able to endorse a viable candidate? Will Maduro leave anyone who threatens him electorally out of the race?
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By Vernon Rive, Associate Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The recent climate case win in the European Court of Human Rights by a group of older Swiss women has real implications for a number of current cases before New Zealand courts.
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By David Fechner, Research Fellow, Social Marketing, Griffith University
Bettina Grün, Associate Professor, Institute for Statistics and Mathematics, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Sara Dolnicar, Research Professor in Tourism, School of Business, The University of Queensland
Imagine having dinner at a restaurant. The menu offers plant-based meat alternatives made mostly from vegetables, mushrooms, legumes and wheat that mimic meat in taste, texture and smell. Despite being given that choice, you decide to order a traditional meat or vegetable dish. That’s a common decision.
The Australian plant-based meat industry has grown significantly in recent years and has been projected to become a A$3…
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By Tony Birch, Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature, The University of Melbourne
With all the talk of “truth-telling” in Australia, some of it worthwhile and some clichéd, Kim Scott’s writing provides an invaluable entry point to a meaningful dialogue.
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By Kelly Saunders, PhD Candidate, University of Canberra
Lehrmann gave evidence in his case against Channel 10, but exercised his right to silence during the 2022 criminal trial. It shows the unfairness
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By Shimona Kealy, Postdoctoral Researcher, College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian National University
Hendri A. F. Kaharudin, PhD Student & Research Assistant, Australian National University
Sue O'Connor, Distinguished Professor, School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University
The excavation of Makpan Cave on the southwest coast of Alor in mid-2016 successfully discovered new evidence that humans settled on Alor Island, East Nusa Tenggara, around 43,000 years ago.
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By Kathy Gibbs, Program Director for the Bachelor of Education, Griffith University
Around one in 20 people has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It’s one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood and often continues into adulthood.
ADHD is diagnosed when people experience problems with inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity that negatively impacts them at school or…
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By Emma Lewis
“By returning the galliwasp to its rightful place, we take a small but significant step towards laying the foundation for a regional and international discussion on repatriation.”
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
ASIO chief says technology companies should do more to work with security agencies to ensure access to encrypted messages, where that access is lawful.
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By Amnesty International
I never expected the state of human rights to lead me to reference the 1980s sci-fi film Back to the Future. Yet here we are. A world spiralling through time, hurtling backwards past the 1948 promise of universal human rights, even as it spins ever faster forwards into a future overtaken by Big Tech and […] The post Reflections from the Secretary General on the state of human rights in 2023/24 appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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