By Intifar Chowdhury, Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
How does coming of age in Australia look now compared to in the year 2000? Evidence shows young people now have it much worse.
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By Rebecca Kaiser, PhD Candidate, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania
Hanne E F Nielsen, Senior lecturer, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
Recent allegations of violence at the SANAE IV Antarctic research base highlight the urgent need to improve safety in remote and extreme places.
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By Ian Tyrrell, Emeritus Professor of History, UNSW Sydney
Donald Trump has cited the Gilded Age era as an inspiration – but experts say it was rife with government and business corruption, social turmoil and inequality.
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By Andy G Howe, Research Fellow (Entomology), University of the Sunshine Coast
Erinn Fagan-Jeffries, Wasp biodiversity group leader, University of Adelaide
Patrick O'Connor, Professor in Natural Resource Economics, University of Adelaide
Trang Nguyen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
Playgrounds can host a variety of natural wonders – and, of course, kids! Now some students are not just learning about insects and spiders at school — they are putting them on the map and even discovering and naming new species.
Studies indicate insect populations are declining, and species are going extinct every week in Australia. But scientists have…
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By Nathan Kilah, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Tasmania
There is something special about sharing baked goods with family, friends and colleagues. But I’ll never forget the disappointment of serving my colleagues rhubarb muffins that had failed to rise. They were dense, rubbery and an embarrassment to the reputation of chemists as good cooks (#ChemistsWhoCook feeds on social media are full of delicious food).
The cause of my failure was an imbalance between the acidity of rhubarb and the chemical raising agents I used in baking.
Both baking powder and baking…
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By Rebecca Willis, PhD Candidate, Classics and Ancient History, University of Newcastle
The handful animal ghosts in the ancient world are often depicted not as friendly visitors but as mere tools for humans – and are often used to do evil.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Overview during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, February 26, 2024. © 2024 Janine Schmitz/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images (Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council should renew the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran and ensure the continuation of a complementary international independent investigative mechanism with a broad mandate to build on the work of the UN fact-finding mission, 42 Iranian and international human rights organizations said on March 18, 2025, in a letter to member states. The fact-finding…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A demonstrator holds a banner during a protest against a new law banning Pride events on March 18, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. © 2025 Janos Kummer/Getty Images Hungary deepened its repression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people on March 18 as the parliament passed a draconian law that will outlaw Pride and similar events, thereby penalizing public support for LGBT people in the country.The law, which curtails the right of assembly when it pertains to supporting LGBT rights, also authorizes authorities to use facial recognition technology to…
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By Amnesty International
Itamar Greenberg is an 18-year-old Israeli conscientious objector who has been repeatedly jailed, and has served five consecutive sentences at Neve Tzedek military prison in Central Israel, for refusing to enlist in the Israeli army after being summoned for compulsory military service. Here he describes why he refuses to serve in the Israeli army. Hi, […] The post “I couldn’t wear a uniform that symbolizes killing and oppression” – Israeli activist who refuses to serve in the Israeli army appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By James White, Professor of Planning and Urban Design, University of Glasgow
Andy Inch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield
The UK’s Labour government has promised to “take an axe to red tape” through “bold reforms to the planning system”. It hopes to kickstart economic growth by generating the “biggest building boom in a…
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