Society
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A Last Chance to End Somalia’s Dangerous Election Impasse
To avert a further breakdown, the African Union and UN should quickly step in to mediate. ICG The political crisis…
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The Rebels Come to Khartoum: How to Implement Sudan’s New Peace Agreement
But difficulties remain. ICG External powers should help Khartoum broaden the deal to include holdouts, reform the security sector and…
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EU to remind members not to stamp UK passports after Brexit breaches
LONDON — The European Commission will remind member states that border officials should not be stamping the U.K. passports of…
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Kiribati and China to develop former climate-refuge land in Fiji
A block of land the government of Kiribati bought in Fiji half a decade ago – ostensibly to serve as…
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We know what it takes to raise men who don’t rape, so why don’t we act on it?
Most contemporary men, and most teenage boys thankfully, are caring and ethical. Steve Biddulph The Age They like and value…
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Crisis in Marib: Averting a Chain Reaction in Yemen
International actors must stave off a humanitarian disaster, as they did in Hodeida in 2018, and then turn toward brokering…
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John Keats: how his poems of death and lost youth are resonating during COVID-19
This might seem appropriate on the 200th anniversary of the death of Keats, who was popularly viewed as the young…
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Mixed marriages: ‘One family bigot can throw a spanner in the works’
Jimmy and Anne McClelland – now retired and living in the coastal town of Amanzimtoti, outside Durban in South Africa…
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French minister defends ‘Islamo-leftism’ inquiry
French Minister for Higher Education and Research Frédérique Vidal today defended her probe into the influence of postcolonial studies and…
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny loses jail appeal, is fined for slander
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny lost his appeal on Saturday against what he said was a politically motivated decision to jail…
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Young Australians in remote jobs share their amazing workplaces through photography
Michael Pride is among the select few who call the ocean home for six months every year. Courtney Wilson Landline…
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Dutch parliament overrides court to keep curfew
The Dutch parliament’s upper house approved late Friday legislation to keep its nighttime curfew in place until at least March…
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Jordan king channels intelligence energies to ‘security threats’
AMMAN–Jordanian King Abdullah II defined the new framework for the work of the country’s General Intelligence Department by limiting its…
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Public drunkenness to be decriminalised following historic vote
The decriminalisation of public drunkenness was first recommended by the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 30 years ago.…
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Government looks to broaden ACNC’s powers amid crackdown on unlawful activity
The charities commissioner could be given discretion to take enforcement action against charities even if they have not been charged…
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How Chinese courtyard housing can help older Australian women avoid homelessness
One such model is Chinese siheyuan courtyard housing, which provides safe, affordable and private living spaces while maintaining a sense…
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