Society
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Calls for an investigation after police raid on Brazil favela left 25 people dead
Police in Brazil faced outraged protests and a UN call for an investigation Friday after a raid on a Rio…
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Is Brazil ‘overkilling’ its cattle herd to meet China’s demand for beef?
China’s escalating demand for beef is being met by Brazil — the world’s biggest beef exporter — but at least…
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Scotland’s election this week has reignited its independence debate – but does it still matter?
But is breaking free from the UK still a priority as it navigates a pandemic and the Brexit fallout? Ben…
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‘See What You Made Me Do’ is must-watch TV. Here’s what needs to happen now to address domestic abuse
ANALYSIS: As SBS airs See What You Made Me Do, a landmark documentary series about domestic abuse, two experts explain…
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Explaining the UN Secretary-General’s Cautious Crisis Diplomacy
As he applies for a second term, it is worth contemplating why and how he can still leave his mark.…
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‘It is a disgraceful prosecution’: Geoffrey Robertson condemns Australian government for secret trials of Bernard Collaery and Witness K
The controversial decision by former attorney-general Christian Porter to allow the prosecutions of Bernard Collaery and Witness K to go…
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Napoleon’s bicentenary: why celebrating the French emperor has become so controversial
This year marks the last in a series of bicentenaries since 1969, the 200th anniversary of his birth, but the…
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A Belgian farmer moved a rock and accidentally annexed France: the weird and wonderful history of man-made borders
This stone marked the boundary between Belgium and France. By moving it 2.29 metres, he expanded Belgium’s territory. Imogen Wegman…
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Biden quadruples Trump refugee cap after delay backlash
Refugee resettlement agencies have waited for Biden to quadruple the number of refugees allowed into the United States this year…
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Ending Nigeria’s Herder-Farmer Crisis: The Livestock Reform Plan
If this initiative fails, there could be more rural violence. ICG Abuja should work with donors to raise both money…
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Africa scrambles as India vaccine export ban bites region
The second shot is proving difficult. Cai Nebe Deutsche Welle Most African countries rely on COVAX, the World Health Organization…
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Victorian parliament to consider telehealth in voluntary euthanasia laws
Laws currently prevent doctors and their patients from discussing euthanasia due to federal rules that prohibit people to “incite or counsel”…
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‘Apartheid’ claim, Israel and the verdict of international law
The 213-page report, released on April 27, accuses Israel of operating a system of apartheid in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.…
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Who’s Afraid of Antiracism?
It seeks to rectify and repair, not terrorize and destroy. Chelsea Stieber Public Books Yet you wouldn’t know that if…
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After several women suicided, this Melbourne community is addressing family violence
In 2018 and 2019, seven suspected suicides in Melbourne’s City of Whittlesea left local authorities deeply concerned. Lin Evlin SBS…
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The essence of liberalism is under challenge from Australia’s India travel ban
No wonder the Human Rights Commission released a statement on Saturday raising “deep concerns about these extraordinary new restrictions”. Professor…
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