An accessible explainer on how primary and secondary sanctions are meant to enforce international compliance, and whether the rise of alternative trade, finance and tech networks is weakening their coercive power, with discussion questions to prompt dialogue.

An accessible explainer on the push to mine polymetallic nodules from the Pacific seabed, the ecological and legal risks involved, and the tension between Australia's cautious stance and its industry involvement, with discussion questions to prompt dialogue.

An accessible explainer on how Australian schools are governing generative AI use under the national Framework, and the risks of cognitive offloading, academic dishonesty and widening inequality, with discussion questions to prompt dialogue.

An accessible explainer on how a US export-control directive forced the global withdrawal of two AI models, what it reveals about "deemed export" rules, and what it means for Australia's AI sovereignty, with discussion questions to prompt dialogue.