Analysis: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 12, 2025.
MIL-Evening Report: After weeks of confusion and chaos, Tasmania heads back to the polls on July 19
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hortle, Deputy Director, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania The Tasmanian government has called a state election for July 19, the fourth in a little over seven years. Following days of high drama, Governor Barbara Baker finally granted Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff’s election request, saying there […]
MIL-OSI Global: 201 ways to say ‘fuck’: what 1.7 billion words of online text shows about how the world swears
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Martin Schweinberger, Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, The University of Queensland Our brains swear for good reasons: to vent, cope, boost our grit and feel closer to those around us. Swear words can act as social glue and play meaningful roles in how people communicate, connect and express […]
MIL-Evening Report: Goodbye to all that? Rethinking Australia’s alliance with Trump’s America
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Beeson, Adjunct professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney Even the most ardent supporters of the alliance with the United States – the notional foundation of Australian security for more than 70 years – must be having some misgivings about the second coming of Donald […]
MIL-Evening Report: A reversal in US climate policy will send renewables investors packing – and Australia can reap the benefits
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Downie, Professor, Australian National University President Donald Trump is trying to unravel the signature climate policy of his predecessor Joe Biden, the Inflation Reduction Act, as part of a sweeping bid to dismantle the United States’ climate ambition. The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, is a […]
MIL-Evening Report: ‘Hard to measure and difficult to shift’: the government’s big productivity challenge
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra Higher productivity has quickly emerged as an economic reform priority for Labor’s second term. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has laid down some markers for a productivity round table in August, saying he wants it to build the “broadest possible […]
MIL-Evening Report: Extreme weather could send milk prices soaring, deepening challenges for the dairy industry
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milena Bojovic, Lecturer, Sustainability and Environment, University of Technology Sydney Australia’s dairy industry is in the middle of a crisis, fuelled by an almost perfect storm of challenges. Climate change and extreme weather have been battering farmlands and impacting animal productivity, creating mounting financial strains and mental […]
MIL-Evening Report: 201 ways to say ‘fuck’: what 1.7 billion words of online text shows about how the world swears
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Schweinberger, Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, The University of Queensland Our brains swear for good reasons: to vent, cope, boost our grit and feel closer to those around us. Swear words can act as social glue and play meaningful roles in how people communicate, connect and express […]
MIL-Evening Report: Were the first kings of Poland actually from Scotland? New DNA evidence unsettles a nation’s founding myth
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University An illustration from a 15th-century manuscript showing the coronation of the first king of Poland, Boleslaw I. Chronica Polonorum by Mathiae de Mechovia For two centuries, scholars have sparred over the roots of the Piasts, Poland’s first documented royal […]
MIL-Evening Report: Medical scans are big business and investors are circling. Here are 3 reasons to be concerned
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sean Docking, Research Fellow, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University wedmoments.stock/Shutterstock Timely access to high-quality medical imaging can be lifesaving and life-altering. Radiology can confirm a fractured bone, give us an early glimpse of our baby or detect cancer. But behind the x-ray, ultrasound, […]
MIL-Evening Report: ‘Microaggressions’ can fly under the radar in schools. Here’s how to spot them and respond
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Leslie, Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy with a focus on Educational Psychology, University of Southern Queensland Klaus Vedfelt/ Getty Images Bullying is sadly a common experience for Australian children and teenagers. It is estimated at least 25% experience bullying at some point in their schooling. The […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: The leading risk factor for cancer isn’t what you think
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Kristen Haase, Associate Professor, Nursing, University of British Columbia International guidelines say that all older adults should have a geriatric assessment prior to making a decision about their cancer treatment. (Shutterstock) If you were to ask most people what causes cancer, the answer would probably be smoking, alcohol, […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Sanctuary cities can’t protect people from ICE immigration raids − but they don’t actually violate federal law
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Benjamin Gonzalez O’Brien, Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University While sanctuary policies for immigrants have grown in the U.S. since the 1980s, the Trump administration is the first to challenge them. Marcos Silva/iStock/Getty Images Plus The Trump administration plans to send special response teams of Immigration […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: What family firms like Rothschild can teach Canadian businesses about resilience
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Liena Kano, Professor, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary The Gunnersbury Estate, which was purchased by merchant and financier Nathan Mayer Rothschild in 1835, is seen in London in 2022. (Shutterstock) Family businesses constitute a vital component of Canada’s economic landscape. They make up 63 per cent […]
MIL-OSI Global: More free school meals is a start – here’s what would really address child poverty
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Will Baker, Associate Professor of Sociology and Education, University of Bristol victoriyasmail/Shutterstock All children in England living in households claiming universal credit will soon be eligible for free school meals, the UK government has announced. This will improve the lives of 500,000 more children and save their families […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Hidden gems of LGBTQ+ cinema: Saving Face is a complicated romcom that tenderly depicts the experiences of queer Asians
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Eva Cheuk-Yin Li, Lecturer in Media & Cultural Studies, Lancaster University As a queer woman of East Asian descent who researches transnational queer media and culture, Saving Face (2004), the debut feature by Alice Wu, holds a special place in both my heart and my research. Set in […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: E-bikes are becoming e-waste – here’s how to reduce the environmental cost
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Yvonne Ryan, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, University of Limerick Electric e-bikes make cycling easier, faster and more accessible. They are already playing an important role in reducing the environmental impact of transport, particularly when they replace a trip in a private car. But when you scrap an […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Inside the chimpanzee medicine cabinet: we’ve found a new way chimps treat wounds with plants
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Elodie Freymann, Post-doc affiliate, University of Oxford Robin Nieuwenkamp/Shutterstock As it turns out, chimpanzees make pretty good doctors. For decades, scientists have been studying what chimpanzees do when they fall ill. This search has led to the identification of medicinal behaviour, which often involves the ingestion of plants […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Spending review delivers big boosts for health and defence – but Rachel Reeves is focused on investment
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Linda Yueh, Fellow in Economics/Adjunct Professor of Economics, University of Oxford UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered the government’s spending review, setting out its plans and priorities for the next three years. The aim of the review is of course to allocate spending over that time period – […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Where should governments spend your money? The impossible maths of political and moral decisions
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University Whenever the UK government decides to spend public money on a new project, it needs to weigh up the costs against the value of the benefits it hopes to achieve. And it’s rarely a simple calculation. […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: The Last of Us: season two forgets what made its video game unforgettable
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adam Jerrett, Lecturer, Faculty of Creative & Cultural Industries, University of Portsmouth Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Last of Us season two. The Last of Us season two began with the familiar rhythm of its video game source material. Throwing bottles to distract “stalkers” (the second […]