
A damning study of online abuse of female MPs shows urgent legal reform is needed
Women MPs are increasingly targets of misogynistic, racist and sexual online abuse, but New Zealands legal framework to protect them is simply not fit for purpose. Recently released research found online threats of...

What would – and should – happen to the ABC under the next federal government?
Who would argue that the ABC should be efficiently run and produce excellent programs? No one, you would think. So why, then, has there been immediate resistance to Opposition Leader Peter Duttons statement that, if...

Big changes are planned for aged care in 2025. But you’d never know from the major parties
There has been little new in pre-election promises for Australias aged-care workers, providers or the 1.3 million people who use aged care. In March, Labor announced A$2.6 billion for another pay rise for aged-care nurses...

What is dehumanisation? Some want it to replace definitions of antisemitism and Islamophobia
Muslim and Palestinian advocacy groups have called for the term dehumanisation to be used by Australian universities, instead of two distinct terms: antisemitism and Islamophobia. In February, Australian universities...

This chart explains why Trump backflipped on tariffs. The economic damage would have been huge
The Trump administration has announced a 90-day pause on its plan to impose so-called reciprocal tariffs on nearly all US imports. But the pause does not extend to China, where import duties will rise to around 125%. The...

Gabon elections: why a landmark vote won’t bring real change
The upcoming elections in Gabon will test whether the country is on a firm democratic footing, or whether it will be business as usual with military men in control, but under the guise of democratic choice. Brice Oligui...