Human Rights

The Abbott Government and Sri Lanka's new regime

Tony Abbott will need to take a different approach to new Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena, says former diplomat Bruce Haigh, but is our current PM [...] 
Bruce HaighMaithripala SirisenaTony Abbott
Australia's complicity with brutal regime exposed

The Australian Government routinely treats human rights, the rule of law and the right to natural justice as inconvenient obstacles to be cast aside at any [...] 
Trevor GrantSri LankaMahinda Rajapaksa
Shooting the messenger — forgetting the children

There are children and young people nearing suicide because Abbott is trying to bully and shame their protector, Gillian Triggs, into resignation, writes Bob [...] 
Bob EllisGillian TriggsNauruu
EXCLUSIVE: Tim Wilson already promised Gillian Triggs' job

Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson has allegedly been promised Professor Gillian Triggs' job as president of the Human Rights Commission, writes contribu [...] 
Tim WilsonTony AbbottIPA
Sting in the Bali Two tale

Could Sting and an assortment of other bands and musicians persuade rock music fan President Joko Widodo to spare the "Bali 2"? Contributing editor-at-large [...] 
Joko WidodoStingMegadeth
Top lawyers and former PM Fraser slam Abbott's attacks on Triggs and AHRC

PM Tony Abbott's assertions about "good government" starting this week looked even more shaky after Australia’s two peak legal bodies, as well with former [...] 
Malcolm FraserTony AbbottGillian Triggs
Australia's imminent TPP disaster: Crowning corporations

The controvsial top-secret Trans-Pacific Partnership is due to be signed very soon and is likely to have far-reaching and very negative impacts upon many [...] 
TPPAndrew RobbDr Matthew Mitchell
Children in detention: A government without compassion

Prime Minister Tony Abbott dismisses a damning Human Rights Commission report into children in refugee detention, saying he feels no guilt about their plight [...] 
Joshua DaleTony Abbottrefugee detention
The TPP: The dirtiest, most dangerous trade deal you've probably never heard of

The secretive Trans Pacific Partnership is reportedly close to being finalised, which is bad news for people who don't want to give away their rights and [...] 
GetUp!trade dealsTPP
Skeletons galore: some victims of health regulation dysfunction

With the opaque changes in Medicare reimbursement regulations being suddenly redacted, another co-payment plan looming for July and a furphy being exposed, Dr [...] 
Henry KeoghLindy ChamberlainGordon Wood

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