Stripped titles? Compensating rivals? How the Manchester City cheating scandal could play outJames Skinner, University of Newcastle
Trump’s US ratings drop to new record low as Democrats become clear favourites in both chambers of CongressAdrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne
Grattan on Friday: when rogue AI agent ‘scaled a fence’, it reinforced Albanese’s case for tough guardrailsMichelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Are older Australians really safer from crime? The evidence says the harms are just harder to seeXanthe Weston, CQUniversity Australia and Elizabeth Boardman, CQUniversity Australia
Why David Brat, the new US ambassador to Australia, has a big in-trayAva Kalinauskas, University of Sydney
What we learnt on the first day of Victoria’s Big Build royal commissionWilliam Partlett, The University of Melbourne
WA Police’s facial recognition trial delivered strong results. But was it an ethical success?Adam Andreotta, Curtin University
View from The Hill: behind the cheesy smiles, Albanese and Trump couldn’t be further apart on AI and social media controlsMichelle Grattan, University of Canberra
View from The Hill: Albanese seeks to advance Australia’s middle power diplomacy via UN Security Council seatMichelle Grattan, University of Canberra
New rules finally put a ceiling on money in politics – but the cap is double what it should beKate Griffiths, Grattan Institute
Danielle Wood’s blunt message to politicians: don’t undermine public trust by attacking institutionsMichelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Intergenerational Report says AI will be ‘a defining influence’ on Australia’s economy over next 40 yearsMichelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Labor and Albanese slump to new lows in Newspoll, but Labor improves in a DemosAU pollAdrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne
The UN is facing a crisis of trust and possible bankruptcy. Its new leader will have an enormous challengeErika Feller, The University of Melbourne
Three T’s will dominate Trump-Xi summit – but expect little movement on trade, less on Taiwan and who knows on techRana Mitter, Harvard Kennedy School
Trump has banned more media and started his own TV channel. In the process, he risks further eroding American democracyMatthew Ricketson, Deakin University
Elections in Brazil: a lacklustre campaign heightens uncertainty about the resultsSergio Abranches, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Russia-Ukraine war is accelerating the dangerous race toward fully autonomous dronesAmy McAuliffe, University of Notre Dame
As war in the Middle East widens, Saudi Arabia’s new defence pact could face a major testAmin Saikal, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
The Houthis have further tightened their grip on the Red Sea. Here’s what it could mean for the worldJessica Genauer, UNSW
What is Zionism? The different meanings of a contested termDov Waxman, University of California, Los Angeles
Trump declares victory in Greenland, but the deal exposes a deeper crisis of trustShannon Brincat, University of the Sunshine Coast and Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres, University of the Sunshine Coast
Rape myths shape how we respond to sexual violence. What are they and what impact do they have?Jane Gilmore, Monash University
Western Australia is experiencing a child safety crisis. Here’s what would helpJacynta Krakouer, Adelaide University and Renna Gayde, Adelaide University
Australia is responding to domestic violence after the event, not preventing it from happeningVincent Hurley, Macquarie University
Governments across Australia know how to stop violence against Indigenous women, they just don’t do it
Australia’s youth justice crisis needs national leadership. The Senate inquiry is helpful but isn’t enoughKate Fitz-Gibbon, Monash University and Matt Tyler, Monash University
How the government’s new immigration policy will cause more trauma for victim-survivors of domestic violenceMarie Segrave, The University of Melbourne
How rural policing gaps can make escaping domestic violence harderKyle J.D. Mulrooney, University of New England
Is Australia’s ‘voracious’ illicit drug use behind organised crime violence? It’s complicatedAlex Simpson, Macquarie University
AFP commissioner urges ‘conversation’ about link between Australians’ level of illicit drug use and organised crimeMichelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The International Olympic Committee wants mental health screening in elite sports. Here’s whyRosemary Purcell, The University of Melbourne
Poorly fitting sports bras are forcing some women and girls away from sport – new researchDeirdre McGhee, University of Wollongong; Clare Hanlon, Victoria University, and Dr Elliott Flowers, Victoria University
Why Sydney Sweeney’s controversial advert goes beyond sexualising women’s sportVivienne Lewis, University of Canberra
The NFL sold out its Australia game in 30 minutes – but will the sport make its mark Down Under?Adam Cohen, University of Technology Sydney
The demise of the single-handed backhand is a watershed moment for tennisJohn William Devine, Swansea University
Raygun turned her Olympic flop into a media career – and Netflix is helping with the rewriteDavid Rowe, Western Sydney University
The ‘robot Olympics’ were spectacular – but will this technology end up helping humans?Jonathan Roberts, Queensland University of Technology
A majority Māori and Pacific All Blacks squad shows how far rugby’s ‘greatest rivalry’ has comeJeremy Hapeta, University of Canterbury and Rochelle Stewart-Withers, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Australia’s ‘barking mad’ bet on nuclear submarines – the AUKUS deal five years onIsabella Podwinski, The Conversation and Justin Bergman, The ConversationListen
Ratko Mladić: the war criminal who became a martyr for Bosnian SerbsIsabella Podwinski, The Conversation and Justin Bergman, The ConversationListen
Inside the booming ‘shadow fleet’ industry keeping rogue states afloatJustin Bergman, The ConversationListen
The music that made Dolly Parton a global iconGemma Ware, The Conversation and Isabella Podwinski, The ConversationListen
ListenThe Making of One Nation: the rise of Australia’s unofficial opposition partyAshlynne McGhee, The Conversation and Isabella Podwinski, The Conversation
ListenThe Making of an Autocrat: Donald Trump’s step-by-step formula to becoming a strongmanJustin Bergman, The Conversation and Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation
Stripped titles? Compensating rivals? How the Manchester City cheating scandal could play outJames Skinner, University of Newcastle
