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6 February 2023
Did China’s balloon violate international law?
The balloon incident has clearly tested the Biden administration and the US response to China’s growing military assertiveness.
2 October 2024
Attacks on health care during war are becoming more common, creating devastating ripple effects
Medical services are protected under international law. When they are attacked without any consequences, it sends the message healthcare workers and patients are acceptable targets.
23 August 2024
Palestine has been recognised by more than 140 nations - but not yet Australia. So, what exactly defines a 'state'?
For most of the world, Palestine statehood is not a question for the future - it's already a reality.
10 July 2024
Democracy Sausage: A question of recognition
Leading international law expert Donald Rothwell joins Democracy Sausage to talk Palestinian statehood, Senator Payman’s resignation from Labor and the moral dimensions of politics.
19 June 2024
Rentals are grim and expensive. Should young people squat instead?
In this age of cozzie livs, TikToker Purple Pingers is offering Gen Z unconventional housing advice.
8 March 2024
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim outlines vision for peace in the Asia Pacific
In an address filled with both humour and consequential ideas, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim spoke frankly about the challenges that confront the region and how Australia and his country could continue to ensure peace and prosperity.
30 January 2024
Israel-Palestinian conflict: is the two-state solution now dead?
Growing frictions have raised concerns that a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict may no longer be viable.
10 January 2024
South Africa is taking Israel to court for genocide in Palestine. What does it mean for the war in Gaza?
South Africa claims Israel has been committing genocide against Palestinians during the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
8 November 2023
Democracy Sausage: Responsibilities to protect
Newly appointed United Nations rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism Ben Saul joins us to discuss the Israel-Gaza conflict.
10 October 2023
Why did Hamas attack, and why now? What does it hope to gain?
A number of factors seem to have motivated the timing of the Hamas attack, including the 50th anniversary of the start of the Ramadan War.
6 July 2023
What is the 'nine-dash line' and what does it have to do with the Barbie movie?
Maps can be very touchy subjects. That’s why Vietnam has banned the Barbie movie.
7 December 2022
We must reject colonial legal concepts to revive Indigenous rights
Enacting the Uluru Statement will progress Australia towards correcting colonial concepts that dehumanised Indigenous Peoples and denied their rights.
6 November 2021
Law scholar first Australian woman elected to the ICJ
Long-time human rights scholar and international law expert, ANU Distinguished Professor Hilary Charlesworth, has been elected to the United Nations' International Court of Justice.
19 November 2020
The 'most significant' inquiry of our times
The report on the alleged war crimes by special operation members of the Australian Defence Force in Afghanistan is the most significant modern inquiry, an ANU international law expert says.