Can a child legally take puberty blockers? What if their parents disagree?
Recent political attention might imply gender-affirming care is risky, controversial, perhaps even new. But Australian law ...
How satellites have become Earth’s new health and nature watchdogs
Satellite-derived Earth observation data helps researchers unlock new insights into monitoring both environmental and human ...
South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.
‘Reel justice’: a unique collaboration between university filmmakers and police
The films’ influence extends far beyond the university. They have been integrated into training programmes for police ...
Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth. Here’s what we know so far
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
Fiji’s HIV crisis is a regional challenge that demands a regional response
Australian and New Zealand aid and support will be crucial in containing Fiji’s serious HIV outbreak – including combating ...
The Treaty Principles Bill’s promise of ‘equal rights’ ignores the blind spots of our democracy
For as long as we’ve had democracies, majority rule has left some in the minority worse off. We need to be talking about what ...
Trump says he wants to take Greenland. International law says otherwise
The US president says he wants Greenland for security reasons. But Greenland is not terra nullius ripe for American ...
Make a noise or work with the system? New research reveals 4 ways to create real change for nature
Researchers mined the knowledge of politicians, public servants and environmental advocates to understand how everyday people ...
Speed thrills: why are so many sports getting faster?
Many sports are almost unrecognisable to what they were a generation or more ago, and speed is one of the biggest factors in ...
Scottish teachers to strike over pupil behaviour – my research shows what they’re dealing with
Our study found that a third of teachers’ lesson time is spent on low-level and serious behaviour interruptions.