Gaza conditions 'catastrophic' as report finds $US71b needed to rebuild More than $US71 billion will be needed over the next 10 years for recovery and reconstruction in Gaza, according to a new report by the European Union and the United Nations.

Reading this should overwhelm you with horror, despair, and rage.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

In honour of Beirut's fallen victims
www.intellinews.com/in-honour-of...

Disgraceful!

The US/Israel just bombed Sharif University in Tehran. This is not only Iran's best university, but also a top 100 global university in the field of Civil Engineering.

It has also been a center of student opposition to the Iranian gov

And Trump just bombed it...

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This is one of my favourite podcasts at the moment. Always a really interesting discussion between two economists who don't always agree. Held in a kind of debate format, and always topical. Love it.

Post from Andrew A.N. Deloucas @aandeloucas.com: In line with discussion about the job market, the latest majors being closed at Syracuse University: Nine majors "sunsetting": • Classical civilization • Classics (Greek and Latin) • Digital humanities • Fine arts • German • Latino-Latin American studies • Middle Eastern studies • Modern Jewish studies • Russian ALT

The First University in the Nation to Build a Center Dedicated to the Creator Economy Syracuse University is creating something that doesn't exist anywhere else in higher education. The Center for the Creator Economy is the first academic center of its kind on a U.S. college campus. Led jointly by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Martin). Whitman School of Management, the center reinforces Syracuse University's commitment to bold, forward-looking academic leadership. By aligning strengths in entrepreneurship, media, communications, athletics and digital infrastructure, the University is charting how higher education can prepare students for the 21st-century economy.

Another university getting rid of things you could only ever do at a university and replacing them with stuff a 13-year-old can do on a phone

Video appears to show U.S. cruise missile striking Iranian school compound The seven-second video was released by Iranian state media and directly contradicts statements made by President Trump, who said Iran was responsible for the strike.

The Iranian girls’ school was hit by a US tomahawk cruise missile. NPR has confirmed the footage.

Looks like a fantastic online course!

Notwithstanding the obvious Islamophobia inherent in this proposal, the idea of banning migration to Australia from the Philippines makes no sense politically or economically.

Gee, I wonder what these countries could possibly have in common?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This is the best you've got? "We deported more people more efficiently than Trump"

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Asia-Pacific Migration Data Report 2025 - World Analysis in English on World about Climate Change and Environment, Health and more; published on 19 Nov 2025 by IOM

Displacement (refugees, asylum seekers and IDPs) has more than doubled across Asia Pacific in less than a 10-year period. Now at 18+ million people.

Most are from Afghanistan or Myanmar, while 2-in-5 (41%) are under the age of 18.

New report from @iom.int

reliefweb.int/report/world...

Osamah is the first to arrive in Australia via this new visa pathway. His long 'limbo' is over The 24-year-old, originally from Yemen, is one of just 20 refugees due to come to Australia as part of this pilot program.

New Refugee Student Settlement Pathway (RSSP) "allows us to select really promising students who are in a refugee situation abroad, they're stuck, they're not able to continue their studies or settle where they are and they can't go home and they need a solution"

www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Fragment of a speech by Tony Burke MP: There’s no longer a potato famine – I got to say. You know, this is how Australia has always been. Some people return. Some people return home, some people will. Occasionally, someone, while they’re still at visa status, behaves badly, and they get their visa cancelled and they get told to leave. But usually what happens in Australia is people come for the right reasons, and we are enriched by them, and we should have the courage to celebrate that.

Quite liked this from @tonyburkemp.bsky.social:

www.tonyburke.com.au/speechestran...

Australian Minister Anne Aly to visit Bangladesh to boost regional cooperation Trip aims to deepen engagement in the Indian Ocean region

Australia has pledged an additional AUD 370 million in humanitarian aid over the next three years for Myanmar and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, taking its total contribution since 2017 to over AUD 1.26 billion.

www.thedailystar.net/news/banglad...

Exclusive: Trump administration weighing refugee cap of 40,000 with focus on white South Africans Trump's focus on resettling Afrikaners could upend the precedent around the refugee program, which for decades had bipartisan support.

This isn't the worst thing happening in America right now, but it is pretty heartbreaking for the hundreds of thousands of *actual* refugees awaiting resettlement options.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Exclusive: Trump administration plans push at UN to restrict global asylum rights President Donald Trump's administration plans to call for sharply narrowing the right to asylum at the United Nations later this month, documents show, as it seeks to undo the post-World War Two framework around humanitarian protection.

Hey! Incredibly bleak news, everyone!

www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Super useful statistical primer on global migration via @migrationpolicy.bsky.social 👇

Americans' Views on Immigration's Effect on the U.S. On the whole, do you think immigration is a good thing or a bad thing for this country today? — % Good thing - - % Bad thing 100% 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 79 17 2001 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 The percentages who volunteer that the effects are "mixed" or who do not have an opinion are not shown. GALLUP®

Highest level of support since Gallup started asking this question a quarter century ago

Determinants of Refugees’ Identification with Country of Origin and Host Country and Their Naturalization Intentions: Evidence from Germany Despite extensive research on immigrants’ identification and its integration implications, a substantial gap remains in understanding the factors and mechanisms underlying refugees’ identification ...

New paper out!!
10 years after “Wir schaffen das”: Refugees in Germany often feel more connected to their host country than to their origin country – even soon after arrival. Language, local contacts & welcome matter.
#MigrationStudies #SocSci #Refugees #Citizenship

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Something that I have been thinking about with attribution of "PhD level intelligence" or "PhD level expertise" to a machine is that it reflects an increasing trend among these AI bros and their sycophants to want the products of highly skilled training without actually doing any of the work.

A PhD program is where you go to figure out the exact kinds of mental illnesses impacting your life, and an LLM just isn't capable of that sort of introspection. It can simulate the spiraling and denial, but that only gets you so close.

A dense crowd of protestors walking across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, waving Palestinian flags.

There were babies in prams, elderly people in wheelchairs, families, friends, organisations, unions, and a sea of Palestinian flags and keffiyehs. It was the largest and most moving protest I have ever seen. #MarchForHumanity

White House defends firing of jobs official - Michael West White House economic advisers have on defended President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, rejecting criticism it could undermine confidence in official US economic ...

If you don't like the statistics you can just fire the statistician.

michaelwest.com.au/news/white-h...

Air-dropping food into Gaza is a ‘smokescreen’ – this is what must be done to prevent mass starvation States must exercise their full diplomatic leverage to pressure Israel to let aid in at the scale required to avert famine.

Halting starvation in Gaza isn't just about letting aid trucks in (or dropping palettes on shelters). Hospitals have been bombed. So even with food, people can't access the medical care to recover from malnourishment.

via @civilianprotection.bsky.social

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