UN Security Council rejects Russian draft resolution on Ukraine

WASHINGTON – The UN Security Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a draft resolution from Russia on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Only China joined Russia in voting...

Omicron subvariant infections on rise in US

LOS ANGELES – The BA.2 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant has made up over one third of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections in the United States...

No silver lining for climate change: pain at the petrol pump will do little to get us out of our cars

As global petrol prices skyrocket and governments step in to reduce the cost, is there a point when car owners will say enough is enough and...

Atomic disruption: how Russia’s war on Ukraine has rattled the nuclear world order

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has upended all kinds of certainties, created new possibilities and closed off old ones. This is certainly true for the world’s...

Saving the Great Barrier Reef: these recent research breakthroughs give us renewed hope for its survival

With yet another coral bleaching event underway on the Great Barrier Reef, we’re reminded of the tragic consequences of climate change. Even if we manage to...

Ukraine’s fight for its identity is more than a century old – it is not about to stop

In just three weeks, the war in Ukraine has seen what could be the largest refugee movement since the second world war. There are currently more...

Two years into the pandemic, why is Australia still short of medicines?

This might be a familiar scene. You pop into your local pharmacy to fill a script and you’re told your regular medicine is out of stock....

Ukraine hopes China will play ‘more prominent’ role to end war

ANKARA – A senior Ukrainian official said Tuesday that his country hopes China, as an important global actor, will play a more notable role to bring an...

1 in 3 uni students have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime. They demand action on their vision of a safer society

One in three university students (30.6%) have experienced sexual assault at least once in their lifetime. This is one finding from the 2021 National Student Safety...

Economic sanctions may make Russians’ lives worse – without stopping Putin’s assault on Ukraine