What Article 23 means for the future of Hong Kong and its once vibrant pro-democracy movement
Mar 21, 2024 17:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Lawmakers in Hong Kong passed new security legislation on March 19, 2024, handing authorities in the semi-autonomous city-state further power to clamp down on dissent. The law, under Article 23, has been decades in the...
Elon Musk says ketamine can get you out of a ‘negative frame of mind’. What does the research say?
Mar 21, 2024 17:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
X owner Elon Musk recently described using small amounts of ketamine once every other week to manage the chemical tides that cause his depression. He says its helpful to get out of a negative frame of mind. This has...
How do halibut migrate? Clues are in their ear bones
Mar 21, 2024 17:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Rising temperatures, changes in major currents, oxygen depletion at great depths: the Gulf of St. Lawrence has undergone major changes in its environmental conditions in recent decades. That has put many species in danger...
Why China’s economy has hit a wall
Mar 20, 2024 12:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Chinas annual parliamentary meetings in Beijing came to a close on March 11. They were conducted under great pressure: a weak economy and high expectations from both the domestic public and international observers as to...
Deepfakes are still new, but 2024 could be the year they have an impact on elections
Mar 20, 2024 12:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Politics
Disinformation caught many people off guard during the 2016 Brexit referendum and US presidential election. Since then, a mini-industry has developed to analyse and counter it. Yet despite that, we have entered 2024 a...
Mar 20, 2024 12:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Russias invasion of Ukraine and the conflict in Gaza, have left tens of thousands dead and sent shockwaves across Europe and the Middle East. But brutal and tragic as they are the wars in Ukraine and Gaza are regionally...
Mar 20, 2024 12:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
What is post-liberalism? That is no simple question, though the simplest responses are given by those who identify with it as a movement. Adrian Pabst, author of the most influential book on the subject, proposes it as...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well