Property and sovereignty in space − as countries and companies take to the stars, they could run into disputes
Space isn’t lawless, but the agreements governing it don’t cover everything nations will have to grapple with as they develop ...
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 ...
Teens on social media: Red, blue and purple states are all passing laws to restrict and protect adolescents
In 1998, long before the age of Instagram or TikTok, the federal government set a minimal baseline for internet safety for ...
AI gives nonprogrammers a boost in writing computer code
Writing computer code is helpful for people in many disciplines, but learning to program is hard. Large language models can ...
How Trump’s suggestion to ‘clean out’ Gaza sent shockwaves through the Middle East
Hundreds of thousands of civilians returned to the northern Gaza Strip this week after checkpoints were reopened in line with ...
The sound of skateboarding offers skaters a therapeutic way to connect with the city
The sound of a skateboard trick communicates a world of sensory information to skateboarders. The power of “skatesound” – the ...
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 ...