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what role does ministerial discretion play in the Chelsea Manning visa case?

  • Written by: Amy Maguire, Senior Lecturer in International Law and Human Rights, University of Newcastle
what role does ministerial discretion play in the Chelsea Manning visa case?On the letter of the law, Manning fails the character test. But it is difficult to see what harm her speaking tour could possibly cause.AAP/DPA/Britta Pedersen

Chelsea Manning is due to commence a speaking tour of Australia and New Zealand on Sunday. Her appearances at the Sydney Opera House and subsequent venues, though, are in doubt.

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For Pacific Island nations, rising sea levels are a bigger security concern than rising Chinese influence

  • Written by: Michael O'Keefe, Head of Department, Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University
For Pacific Island nations, rising sea levels are a bigger security concern than rising Chinese influenceMalcolm Turnbull promised to 'step up' Australian engagement with the Pacific last year. Will it continue now that he's gone?Lukas Coch/AAP

When the Pacific Islands Forum is held in Nauru from September 1, one of the main objectives will be signing a wide-ranging security agreement that covers everything from defence and law and order concerns to...

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Children’s well-being goes hand in hand with their dads’ mental health

  • Written by: Catherine Wade, Research Affiliate, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney
Children’s well-being goes hand in hand with their dads’ mental healthChildren whose father experiences mental illness are more likely to experience emotional or behavioural problems.www.shutterstock.com

We know from new research that children whose mothers are depressed may respond differently to stress, have altered immunity and be at greater risk of psychological disorders. This work adds to the body of research sh...

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why the UN has found Myanmar’s military committed genocide against the Rohingya

  • Written by: Anthony Ware, Senior Lecturer in International & Community Development, Deakin University
why the UN has found Myanmar’s military committed genocide against the RohingyaMedicins san Frontieres estimates that so far, over 13,000 Rohingya Muslims have died in the conflict. Shutterstock

The UN Human Rights Council released a new report last Monday, which calls last year’s violence against the Rohingya “genocide”.

Released almost exactly a year after the start of devastating violence that drove...

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