The International Criminal Court (ICC) has an active arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is accused of allegedly committing the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children.

Kamala Harris’ entry into the US Presidential race has dramatically changed the nature of the country’s election. The overwhelming narrative is that she has re-energised the Democratic campaign and ...

On Waveroo Country – about 30 kilometres south of Wodonga in north-east Victoria – Indigenous farmer Gay Therese Baker enjoys a piece of freshly baked lemon myrtle cake. Drizzled with fragrant lemon ...

Australia’s topography, highly flammable vegetation and frequent exposure to extremely hot, dry, windy weather means that bushfire is a natural part of the landscape. For our ongoing study on ...

There is growing evidence that mindfulness-based training programs may support teacher wellbeing and resilience. This clearly sounds like a good idea, in the current context of alarmingly high rates ...

In a little over three weeks, US voters will head to the polls to decide which candidate will become the 47th US president. In Part 1 of this series, we explored why Donald Trump could take the reins ...

Vanuatu’s capital city, Port Vila, is growing rapidly as people migrate from one of the 83 islands that comprise the archipelago nation. The city can be a big contrast for these migrants, known in the ...

The world is moving closer to the brink of instability, according to United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres. “…our world is heading off the rails — and we need tough decisions to get ...

The United States was designed according to ‘the science of politics’ (Federalist Papers No. 9). Founders like James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were among history’s greatest political scientists.

Many readers will know the concept of legal professional privilege from US TV shows and movies like the Tom Cruise hit film The Firm, an adaptation of the John Grisham novel of the same name. In the ...

Each year over 368 million tonnes of plastics are produced with over 13 million tonnes of it ending up in the soil where it can be toxic to wildlife. Our research team is particularly worried about ...

Associate Professor Ecotoxicology, School of BioSciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne ...