Essay: US states are weakening their child labour restrictions nearly eight decades after the US Government took kids out of the workforce
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- JOHN A FLITER and BETSY WOOD
US scholars of child labour, JOHN A FLITER and BETSY WOOD, canvas - in an article first published on The Conversation - what they say are efforts to weaken child labour laws...
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- RICHARD BALLARD
Researcher RICHARD BALLARD, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the response in the wake of last week's devastating fire in Johannesburg...
Essay: Space junk in Earth orbit and on the Moon will increase with future missions − but nobody’s in charge of cleaning it up
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- CHRIS IMPEY
In an article first published on The Conversation, professor of astronomy CHRIS IMPEY says the problem of space junk is only set to grow...
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- GERSHON NIMBALKER
GERSHON NIMBALKER, national director of Australian-based Christian justice advocacy organisation Common Grace, explains why the organisation is calling for a 'yes' vote in the upcoming referendum on the proposed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament...
Essay: After the shooting stops in Ukraine, landmines will keep killing – as we’ve seen in too many countries
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- SARAH NJERI
In an article first published on The Conversation, SARAH NJERI, a lecturer in humanitarianism and development at SOAS, University of London, looks at the insidious problem landmines pose - both now and in the future - as a result of their extensive use in the Ukraine conflict...
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- TIM COSTELLO
TIM COSTELLO wonders whether Australian Christians have learnt the lessons of history when it comes to addressing injustice...
Essay: Climate change threatens the rights of children. The UN just outlined the obligations states have to protect them
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- NOAM PELEG
In an article first published on The Conversation, NOAM PELEG, an associate at the Australian Human Rights Institute at UNSW Sydney, looks at what the UN is saying are the responsibilities of governments - in particularly Australian governments - when it comes to protecting children from climate change...
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- GAIL ILES
In an article first published on The Conversation, GAIL ILES looks at the challenges of Moon landings...
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- RICHARD MACHIN
UK academic RICHARD MACHIN, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the situation facing Ukrainian refugees in the UK, 18 months after the war in their country began...
Essay: What the Pope’s visit to Mongolia says about his priorities and how he is changing the Catholic Church
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- KRISTY NABHAN-WARREN
In an article first published on The Conversation, scholar of Roman Catholicism KRISTY NABHAN-WARREN looks at what Pope Francis' upcoming visit to the East Asian nation reveals...
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- DAOUD KUTTAB
DAOUD KUTTAB, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says Palestinian Christians are doing their utmost to encourage their cohort to stay put on their lands...
