By Sarah McDonald, Senior Lecturer, Education, Adelaide University
Samantha Schulz, Associate Professor, School of Education, Adelaide University
Stephanie Wescott, Lecturer in Humanities and Social Sciences, Monash University
This week, Australian Story profiled former NRL player, BookTok creator and fantasy author Luke Bateman. The episode explored his recovery from addiction, his struggles with mental illness and his love of reading, which led to a three-book publishing contract after his BookTok account went viral.
“It was not something that men did,” he…
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By Timothy Koskie, Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Media and Communications, University of Sydney
The eSafety Commissioner alleges Telegram failed to detect and remove pro-terrorist and extremist material, including videos of executions and attacks.
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By Michael Burke, Associate professor, First Year College, Victoria University
Australia’s swimming team dominated the pool at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
The Dolphins produced a record-shattering haul of 76 medals (including 37 gold), eclipsing the previous record of 73 medals in Birmingham 2022 and Gold Coast 2018.
As well as winning medals and breaking records, many of Australia’s swimmers…
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By Global Movement Against Statelessness
Without a legal identity, an individual is stripped of basic human rights, barred from formal education, blocked from healthcare, denied basic state services and rights, and vulnerable to institutional exploitation.
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By Chandni Sengupta, PhD Candidate, Animal Science, Western Sydney University
Hayley Stannard, Associate Professor, Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Charles Sturt University
Julie Old, Associate Professor in Biology, Zoology and Animal Science, Western Sydney University
Constant scratching, bumpy skin and tufts of lost fur.
Those are just some of the signs an animal has scabies, a severe and potentially fatal skin disease caused by tiny mites (Sarcoptes scabiei) that burrow into skin.
In humans, scabies most commonly presents as an itchy skin rash. Just this month, an outbreak of a highly infectious form of scabies shut down an entire…
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Independent UN experts on Wednesday called for urgent action to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after reports indicated two boats carrying more than 500 passengers may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in mid-July.
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By Tom Wingfield, Deputy Director of the Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Reader in Tuberculosis and Social Medicine, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK; and Honorary Research Associate at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, and, University of Liverpool
New research found 574 people were diagnosed with TB only after death, exposing delays in recognising a preventable and treatable disease.
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By Amnesty International
The Niger Delta is one of the world’s largest wetlands and also one of its most valuable oil-producing regions. For decades, oil spills, gas flaring, waste dumping and failed clean-ups have devastated communities who depend on its land, rivers and creeks for food, water and livelihoods. Amnesty International’s research has shown that Shell’s record there […] The post Shell, oil spills and human rights in Nigeria: What you need to know appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
India continued to supply arms to Israel despite the substantial risk they could be used in its ongoing genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, Amnesty International said in a new report. Made in India: The Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel documents how the Government of India has forged a close and […] The post India: Continuing weapons exports to Israel could risk complicity in ongoing genocide in Gaza – new investigation appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
NT Police said in an early Thursday statement the alleged incident took place at a public event on Saturday July 18.
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