By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
While the world is focused on the fate of a ruined Gaza, Israel has accelerated its creeping annexation of the West Bank.
Israeli legislative moves, security operations, settlement expansion and support of settlers’ violence are forcing the Palestinians out of their lands at an unprecedented rate.
US President Donald Trump has publicly opposed Israel’s annexation of the occupied territory, but he may not be able to stop it – unless he…
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By Christopher Hoy, McKenzie Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
By 2025, 45% of full-time workers in Australia had ‘six figure’ earnings. But years of high inflation mean cracking this threshold doesn’t mean what it used to.
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By Thomas Moran, Lecturer in the Department of English, Creative Writing and Film, Adelaide University
Frederick Wiseman has died at 96. He is known for films including Titicut Follies (1967), Hospital (1970) and Welfare (1975).
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By Matevz (Matt) Raskovic, Professor of International Business & Strategy, Auckland University of Technology
New Zealand remains among the ‘cleanest’ countries in the world for perceived corruption. But a deeper trend suggests government action is needed.
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By Gregory Radisic, Fellow at the Centre for Space, Cyberspace and Data Law; Senior Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Law, Bond University
Samantha Lawler, Associate Professor, Astronomy, University of Regina
On January 30 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to one million satellites to power data centres in space.
The proposal envisions satellites operating between 500 and 2,000 kilometres in low Earth orbit. Some of the orbits are designed for near-constant exposure to sunlight. The public can
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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
The large-scale disclosure of materials known as the “Epstein Files” has revealed “disturbing and credible evidence” of what independent human rights experts describe as a possible global criminal enterprise involving systematic sexual abuse, trafficking and exploitation of women and girls.
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By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
The ‘vile’ side of humanity William Golding saw in World War II haunts his famous novel. He later came to dislike the book, dismissing it as ‘boring’ and ‘crude’.
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By Gaala Watson, Lecturer, Indigenous Business Hub, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland
The federal government is spending more on contracts for Indigenous business, while finally tackling ‘Black cladding’ fraud. But those reforms don’t go far enough.
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By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University
Lewis Ingram, Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Adelaide University
A new review suggests exercise might not help osteoarthritis after all. But don’t write off exercise just yet. Here’s what you can do to ease the pain.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Same-sex couples share a slow dance after exchanging vows at a commitment ceremony in Quezon City, Philippines, on February 14, 2026. © 2026 Jyor So/ZUMA via Reuters In a watershed moment for same-sex couples in the Philippines, the Supreme Court ruled on February 5 that a cohabiting same-sex partner has co-ownership rights to property they helped acquire during the relationship.The case involved a lesbian couple who bought property together but registered it under one partner’s name to facilitate the sale. When they separated, the partner whose name was on…
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