Society
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Hundreds defy restrictions, join protests in Kashmir
The U.N. Security Council met on Jammu and Kashmir for the first time in decades, and Pakistan’s ambassador to the…
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Sudan conflict: Army and civilians seal power-sharing deal
The agreement ushers in a new governing council, including both civilians and generals, to pave the way towards elections and…
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How Trump trips up his own Afghan peace efforts
President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the U.S. war in Afghanistan keep hitting a major roadblock: his own proclamations that…
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Catholic Church not ‘above the secular law’
The Blue Knot Foundation, which offers trauma and resilience support to the millions of Australians with lived experience of abuse,…
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Festivals can transform cities by making space for overlooked people and cultures
And arts and culture have a surprisingly critical role in tackling these kind of urban challenges. Authors The Conversation Festivals…
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Women aren’t better multi-taskers than men — they’re just doing more work
A woman, particularly one with children, will routinely be juggling a job and running a household — in itself a…
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Why are so many languages spoken in some places and so few in others?
These languages form a fundamental part of our humanity. Authors The Conversation They determine whom we communicate with and how…
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DR Congo: 1,900 Civilians Killed in Kivus Over 2 Years
(Goma) – Armed groups in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Kivu provinces have killed 1,900 civilians and abducted more than…
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Migration under review amid growing congestion concerns
The comprehensive review, to be led by Parliament’s joint migration committee, which usually examines the nation’s detention centres and visa…
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Who am I? Why am I here? Why children should be taught philosophy (beyond better test scores)
Around half the audience said yes, the other said no. Ben Kilby The Conversation He went on to describe the…
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Why Your Brain Can’t Process Climate Change
This past July was the hottest month on record, punctuated by intense heat waves throughout Europe and the Arctic, leading…
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Archbishop prepared to risk jail rather than comply with confession law
Religious leaders could be imprisoned for up to three years for refusing to comply with the planned legislation, being introduced…
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What’s really behind the new trespassing laws?
As New South Wales and Queensland prepare to introduce heightened penalties for activists who trespass onto farming properties to expose…
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Koala habitat cleared for housing development against Environment Department’s offset policy
Documents obtained under Freedom of Information laws by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) reveal two housing developments in the Ipswich…
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Is the bystander effect a myth?
A study published in the American Psychologist suggests there are more Good Samaritans out there than we might think. BBC…
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Video Games Really Can Hurt People. But the Victims Aren’t Who You Think.
Immediately after the shootings in El Paso and Dayton, President Donald Trump blamed “gruesome video games that are now commonplace,”…
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