By Catherine Draper, Associate Professor at MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
The first 1,000 days of a child’s life – pregnancy and the months leading to their second birthday – are a critical time. Expectant mothers need good antenatal care. The better their physical and mental health, the greater the likelihood of giving birth to a healthy baby and being able to nurture that baby through the first two years of life.
There’s a large global body of evidence to show that what happens during this period has lifelong effects on a person’s health, growth and well-being.
Less attention…
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By Joo-Cheong Tham, Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
The proposed bill reduces the risk of corruption but other problems remain - including that it favours the major parties.
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By Emmanuel Rowlands, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, African Centre for Evidence, University of Johannesburg
Leo O. Igbanoi, Research Associate, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg
Interviews with 25 men from seven African countries revealed that some abused men choose to control their reactions, associating real manliness with non-violence.
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By Thami Croeser, Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
Have you heard of the 3+30+300 rule for urban forestry? See how Melbourne and Sydney compare to New York, Denver, Seattle, Buenos Aires, Amsterdam and Singapore on trees, canopy and park proximity.
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By Jon Richardson, Visiting Fellow, Centre for European Studies, Australian National University
While many questions remain, the move by the US to green light the use of missiles inside Russia will no doubt lead US allies to do the same – and provoke Russia’s ire.
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By Margarita Vladimirova, PhD in Privacy Law and Facial Recognition Technology, Deakin University
Despite the ruling against Bunnings, Australian businesses can continue to collect your biometric information without your explicit consent by simply putting up signs.
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By Meg Edwards, Lecturer in Wildlife Science, University of Southern Queensland
Why can’t you keep a wombat or koala as a pet rather than a cat or dog? There are good reasons why keeping native animals as pets isn’t as easy as it seems
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Barbed wire. © 2017 Nasis/Getty Images (Beirut) – The Iraqi government dramatically increased the scale and pace of unlawful executions in 2024, Human Rights Watch said today. Cases Human Rights Watch documented show that the authorities are carrying out these executions without prior notice to lawyers or family members and despite credible allegations of torture and violations of the right to a fair trial. In January, Human Rights Watch reported that at least 150 prisoners at the Iraqi Nasiriyah Central Prison were facing imminent execution without…
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By Amnesty International
What is a firewall? A firewall is like a security guard for your computer or a network. It watches the data that comes in and goes out and decides whether to allow it or block it based on a set of security rules. In principle, a firewall on your own devices isn’t a bad thing. […] The post How do authorities use firewalls and other tools of internet control? appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
For decades it seemed Alan Jones was unassailable.
A finding against him of professional misconduct by the Australian Broadcasting Authority (2000); a finding that he incited hatred, serious contempt and severe ridicule of Lebanese Muslims (2009); propositions of violence against two women prime ministers (2011 and
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