Human Rights

Turnbull's UN immigration spin doesn't disguise a Government in crisis

Turnbull’s tough-on-border-protection nonsense at the UN is a desperate ploy to make him look strong at home. Nobody’s fooled, says David Tyler. 
David Tyler@urbanwronskiMalcolm Turnbull
UN Refugee Summit NY: Turnbull breaks the commitments we have given

Anna Talbot and Greg Barns from the Australian Lawyers Alliance report on the UN Refugee Summit in New York and why the Turnbull Government's current [...] 
Anna TalbotGreg Barns@annactalbot
The bald-faced hypocrisy of Same Sex Marriage opponents

How would opponents of marriage equality feel if powerful lobby groups campaigned against divorce or getting married for the 2nd or 3rd time? Well, that is [...] 
Benjamin T Jonessame sex marriagemarriage equality
Yet another TV show privileges Andrew Bolt's views — this time on the ABC

Amy Maguire critiques the ABC's 'Recognition: Yes or No?' — a programme which supposedly debates whether Indigenous Australians should be "recognised" in [...] 
The ConversationLinda BurneyAndrew Bolt
Plebiscite or bust: A Coalition folly

“What is the disaster that will unfold … what is it that would be so terrible if we just passed it as legislation?” ~ Magda Szubanski 
Michelle Pini@vmp9#plebiscite
Ms Hanson: How can we be One Nation if you pit Australian against Australian?

"Ms Hanson, we can never truly be One Nation if you continue to pit Australian against Australian," says Junaid Cheema as he challenges Hanson's anti-Isla [...] 
Junaid Cheema @Junaid_m_cheemaPauline Hanson
#BringThemHere — but then what?

Bill Burrhouse says #BringThemHere is not a plan but a three word slogan, as he outlines a proposal of how we could go about bringing asylum seekers into [...] 
Bill Burrhouse@giddyupbill#BringThemHere
Australia's complicity in Sri Lankan war crimes

'Returning asylum seekers and refugees to a place of danger attracts a strong legal sanction known as "sur place" and, in this instance, makes Australia [...] 
Bruce HaighSri Lanka civil warSri Lanka
Australia’s Indigenous children are incarcerated at the world’s highest rate

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are sentenced and incarcerated at the world's highest rate ahead of the mother of all gaolers – the USA [...] 
Gerry Georgatos@GerryGeorgatosdetention centres
Mother Teresa's foetal attraction

Mother Teresa was officially declared a saint this week, but is still a figure of some controversy. Several years ago, Tess Lawrence met Mother Teresa and [...] 
Tess LawrenceMother TeresaCatholic Church

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