By Cindy Towns, Senior Lecturer, University of Otago Wellington, University of Otago
Angela Ballantyne, Associate Professor of Bioethics, University of Otago
Matthew Kelly, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Health Sciences, University of Otago
Multi-patient rooms are the status quo for hospitals in New Zealand. But this breaches best practice for healthcare and infection control protocols, as well as the rights of vulnerable patients.
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By Sukhbir Sandhu, Associate Professor in Sustainability, University of South Australia
Two decades ago, the fight against climate change was often framed as a personal choice. You might try to reduce your carbon footprint by avoiding flights or change your buying habits to avoid meat or reduce plastic.
But this approach lost popularity, as it shifted responsibility from producer to consumer. The carbon footprint, for instance, was famously popularised by oil company BP. In 2008, well-known American climate activist Bill McKibben pointed…
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By Alexandra Wake, Associate Professor, Journalism, RMIT University
Internal data from the ABC show the harmful content moderators are exposed to weekly, sometimes even daily. But the organisation’s response is one many others can learn from.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Duong Van Thai, a Vietnamese rights activist and independent journalist. © Duong Van Thai/Youtube (Bangkok) – The Vietnamese government should annul the politically motivated verdict against the democracy activist Duong Van Thai and release him immediately, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 30, 2024, a Hanoi court convicted Duong Van Thai of issuing propaganda against the state under article 117 of the penal code and sentenced him to 12 years in prison.Duong Van Thai, 42, fled Vietnam in 2019 and was registered in Thailand as a refugee by the United…
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By Amnesty International
For the organization, the trial of the perpetrators is an important step, although there is a long way to full justice More than six years after the murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes, the former military police officers and confessed murderers, Ronnie Lessa and Élcio Queiroz, will be tried by a […] The post Brazil: The jury trial in the case of Marielle and Anderson may be a response from the State to violence against human rights defenders. appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Anastasia Denisova, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, University of Westminster
Here they come: an apron and tattoos that make you look like chef Carmy from The Bear, or weird insect-like accessories resembling the infamous Paris Fashion Week bedbugs – new year, new over-the-top inventive Halloween trends. Thanks to the proliferation of social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, we’re in for a treat for this year’s online Halloween extravaganza.
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By Caroline Seiler, PhD, McMaster University
Diet plays an important role in human health, but how it does so — especially among those with gastrointestinal diseases — becomes complicated by the emotional and psychological aspects of eating.
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By Rachel Hadas, Professor of English, Rutgers University - Newark
“Fear stalks the land, including the Upper West Side,” I wrote to a friend the other day. A week before the election, everyone seems to be afraid.
Not that we’re afraid of the same things. Newspaper owners and corporate leaders fear Donald Trump’s retribution if they endorse Kamala Harris. Election workers fear the mob. Democrats fear losing…
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By Jeff Inglis, Politics + Society Editor, The Conversation US
Take a deep breath: Having to wait for election results means the system is working as it should, with safeguards and double-checks.
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By Neil Sims, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO
Pep Canadell, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
Worldwide, greenhouse gas emissions are still increasing, and temperatures are rising across land and sea.
But what is climate change doing to Australia, the driest inhabited continent? The latest CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology State of the Climate Report report highlights that Australia’s climate is continuing to warm.
Extreme fire weather is increasing. Sea levels…
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