Michelle Pleace is a research associate at UNU-WIDER.

Every year as Ramadan approaches, the southwest Sydney suburb of Lakemba seems to attract unfair criticism from the community ...

The eventual departure (in six weeks’ time) of Paul Brereton from the position of Commissioner of the National ...

In his new encyclical on AI, Magnificat Humanitas, Pope Leo seeks to lead a global conversation on the need to ensure that human dignity guides us in this brave new world. Angst about AI in education ...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard are ruthless, but they are not irrational, reports Pulitzer Prize winner Seymour Hersh. The Iranian military and civilian leadership structure has so far befuddled the ...

Jack de Groot leads 80 Catholic schools across Western Sydney as Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese. Shaped by a working life that includes social and public policy ...

Freedom of speech and assembly is being curbed by legislation designed to address hate speech. What does this mean for the ...

A recent panel discussing multiculturalism addressed both the issues facing the policy and its positive artistic and cultural contributions.

Of all the things which most frustrate about the Albanese government is the tendency of ministers to fall into a form of paralysis the moment it meets any sort of organised opposition, particularly ...

The Coalition’s plan to strip welfare access from non-citizens could accelerate a surge in citizenship and voter enrolment ...

Believing in their military might, neither Putin nor Trump considered the consequences of their attacks on Ukraine and Iran.

China's careful approach to ensuring its energy security is paying off, even as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz damages the global economy.