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According to the UN, humanity may only have 300 to 600 oral languages left by the end of this century. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

The very regions richest in languages are the ones most at risk of climate-induced language loss.

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Lost languages

Can we afford to lose any more languages?

The very regions richest in languages are the ones most at risk of climate-induced language loss.

Special Report
Same-sex couples are excluded from using an altruistic surrogate to have a child under India’s revised surrogacy laws. : Flickr: Vinayak Das https://www.flickr.com/photos/lighttripper/3667998525/ CC BY 2.0

India’s revised surrogacy law does little to meet the needs of its growing LGBTQ+ community.

State of surrogacy

Surrogacy in India not just for married heterosexuals

India’s revised surrogacy law does little to meet the needs of its growing LGBTQ+ community.

Law
The Partition of India following independence led to what is thought to be the greatest migration in human history in both the west and east of the country. : Flickr: shankar s. https://www.flickr.com/photos/77742560@N06/24071136917 CC BY 2.0

The refugee as ‘other’ has emerged as a common theme in literature from India’s north-east, after the region saw an influx of people following 1947’s Partition.

Shock mobility

Partition lives on in north-east Indian literature

The refugee as ‘other’ has emerged as a common theme in literature from India’s north-east, after the region saw an influx of people following 1947’s Partition.

Conflict
Owning your own home increasingly feels out of reach for many. : Unsplash: Tom Rumble Unsplash Licence (https://unsplash.com/license)

How political parties have influenced our desire to own our own homes.

Housing affordability

Home ownership is not only personal but political

Economy
King Tupou VI was the first Tongan monarch crowned under Tonga’s more democratically-elected government. : Mark Tantrum via Governor-General of New Zealand CC BY 4.0

The Pacific’s last remaining monarchy has taken a unique approach to balancing executive powers between the king and the parliament.

Monarchies in modern democracy

How Tonga strikes a balance between king and democracy

Culture
The coronation of King Charles III has put the monarchy’s role in Commonwealth countries back at the forefront of public debate. : COP PARIS via Flickr Public domain

Support for the monarchy across Australia, Canada and New Zealand varies widely, and reveals a lot about how citizens view themselves.

Monarchies in modern democracy

Are Australians, Canadians and New Zealanders still loyal to the British crown?

Culture
The death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 led to an outpouring of grief across the world. : Doyle of London via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0

As Charles is set to be crowned it’s unclear if he’s inherited the love felt for his mother or whether it’s time for Australian republicans to stage a new push.

Monarchies in modern democracy

Why Aussies will give King Charles a fair go

Law
A propaganda film constantly aired during a military regime in Indonesia : “Film, Teror Negara dan Luka Bangsa” by Historia magazine is available at https://bit.ly/3LgeYjE

History recorded mass killings in Indonesia in 1965. One particular anti-communist film haunted Indonesians for years afterward.

Film as propaganda

One propaganda film has haunted Indonesia

Arts
Dhaka’s urban planning system is synonymous with a cumbersome bureaucracy, procedural inefficiency and lack of public accountability. : Pinu Rahman CC4.0

Depoliticised planning in Dhaka has meant a shift away from professional planners and public concerns.

Cities after colonialism

Town planners sidelined in Dhaka’s development

Society