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Water scarcity and the need for reusing wastewater

Reclaimed water is becoming an attractive option for ensuring water security.

Making food safer and sustainable

Greater investments in science, technology and innovative practices can transform food systems, and ensure steady supplies, nutrition, and access

Environmental carcinogens threaten our wellbeing

The increase in cancer rates globally has been linked to prolonged exposure to environmental contaminants.

The nations most (and least) likely to support UN principles

Barbados ranks first and the United States last in a new index ranking countries’ global cooperation.

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Death penalty not the whole answer to rape

Expecting a social problem to be entirely addressed by a legislative solution is likely to lead to disappointment.

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Australia’s moment to take on modern slavery

Fifty million people worldwide are trapped in modern slavery, more than half of them in the Asia-Pacific. New laws are forcing greater efforts to stamp it out.

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Why can’t Indonesia let go of child marriage?

Indonesia’s child marriage rate remains high, driven by poverty and tradition. Preventing it means dealing with its deep cultural and socio-economic roots.

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This ‘new’ human right offers hope to climate activists

The right to a healthy environment is being used to challenge government policies on climate change, logging and mining. The global south is leading the way.

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Getting it wrong on disability rights

Societies don’t just fail to accommodate disability — they can be actively disabling in themselves.

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Law and order in Australia has a blind spot: human rights

A ‘tough on crime’ political culture tends to bring the same solution to every crisis: harsher laws. That’s a problem.

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Can a new law address doctors’ demand for safe workplaces?

The rape and murder of a young female doctor has renewed the demand for safe workplaces for health workers in India.

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Google’s monopoly case builds pressure on tech giants

The US Federal Court’s ruling on Google could be the first domino in a long overdue reckoning on how major platforms operate.

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Why organised crime puts its money on online gambling

Illegal online casinos are used by criminal gangs to launder billions in profit garnered from transnational crime.

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Indonesia has to hold or fold on online gambling ban

Indonesia’s online gambling problem is huge. Four million people lost more than $US20 billion in 2023 and 80,000 of them were under 10.

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Water scarcity and the need for reusing wastewater

Making food safer and sustainable

Environmental carcinogens threaten our wellbeing

The nations most (and least) likely to support UN principles

Death penalty not the whole answer to rape

Australia’s moment to take on modern slavery

Why can’t Indonesia let go of child marriage?

This ‘new’ human right offers hope to climate activists

Getting it wrong on disability rights

Law and order in Australia has a blind spot: human rights

Can a new law address doctors’ demand for safe workplaces?

Google’s monopoly case builds pressure on tech giants

Why organised crime puts its money on online gambling

Indonesia has to hold or fold on online gambling ban

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