By Ramna Saeed
After two days of intense military operations, 33 attackers were killed, and 26 passengers — including 18 army and FC personnel, as well as four Frontier Corps personnel — were dead.
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By Jon Richardson, Visiting Fellow, Centre for European Studies, Australian National University
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump agreed on a very limited ceasefire in Ukraine, making clear the Russian leader has no real ambition to stop the fighting.
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By Amy Peden, NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney
New figures show shocking numbers of Australian kids are not achieving basic swimming skills.
Royal Life Saving Australia data estimates 48% of Year 6 students cannot swim 50 metres and tread water for two minutes. For those in high school, the results are even more worrying. Teachers estimate 39% of…
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By Human Rights Watch
(New York) – Pakistani authorities have intensified abusive tactics and other pressure on Afghan refugees to return to Afghanistan, where they risk persecution by the Taliban and face dire economic conditions, Human Rights Watch said today.The human rights situation in Afghanistan has continued to deteriorate since the Taliban takeover in August 2021. Women and girls are banned from postprimary education and denied a broad range of rights and freedoms. Human rights defenders, journalists, and former government personnel are at particular risk. And all of those returning struggle to survive amid…
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By Human Rights Watch
(Mexico City) – Mexican authorities should conduct a thorough and impartial investigation of the recent discovery by family members of missing people of hundreds of bone fragments and clothing items, Human Rights Watch said today. On March 5, 2025, a local group of volunteers who search for missing people reported the discovery of hundreds of shoes, clothing items, charred human remains, and three underground ovens on a ranch outside the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco state. The Jalisco state prosecutor’s office and the National Guard had inspected the location six months earlier,…
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By Guest Contributor
Following Assad’s fall, Syria’s new leadership faces allegations of mass killings, as Alawite communities endure field executions and mass displacement amid escalating sectarian violence.
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By Amnesty International
Just one year after its passage, Hong Kong’s Article 23 law has further squeezed people’s freedoms and enabled authorities to intensify their crackdown on peaceful activism in the city and beyond, Amnesty International said. “Over the past year, Article 23 has been used to entrench a ‘new normal’ of systematic repression of dissent, criminalizing peaceful […] The post Hong Kong: Article 23 law used to ‘normalize’ repression one year since enactment appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
What did Donald Trump’s phone call with Vladimir Putin actually accomplish in terms of a lasting ceasefire agreement with Ukraine? Not much.
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By Luke Beck, Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University
Dutton says his proposed referendum would “keep our country safe”. But as courts can already strip citizenship, why would we need a national vote?
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By Anne Tiedemann, Professor of Physical Activity and Health, University of Sydney
Cathie Sherrington, Professor, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Geraldine Wallbank, Study Manager, PhD Candidate, Physiotherapist, University of Sydney
We all recognise the benefits of regular aerobic or cardiovascular exercise to support our heart and lung health. Being active is also good for our social and mental health. And strength training promotes strong bones and muscles.
But as we age, we also need to train our balance to avoid falls.
Around one…
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