Human Rights
Labor, listen up: Refugees are not okay

The Labor Government continues to ignore the plight of refugees awaiting permanent visas as the ...  
Refugees aren’t illegal — No one is 'illegal'

Taking in refugees should be a fundamental part of being a responsible citizen nation of the ...  
65 reasons why Dutton is unfit to be PM

No stranger to controversy, Peter Dutton's offensive pattern of behaviour continues to darken his ...  
NT kicks off 'opportunity' plan by locking up children and throwing away key

Managing editor Michelle Pini discusses the alacrity with which the incoming Northern Territory ...  
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EDITORIAL: NT kicks off 'opportunity' plan by locking up children and throwing away key

The NT has elected another Country Liberal Party Government. This iteration comes complete with a ...  
Deception and genocide part of Israel's arsenal against 'terrorism'

Under the pretence of fighting terrorism, Israel has bombardment thousands of innocents in its ...  
Queensland gag laws are a human rights violation

Laws preventing freedom of speech in Queensland need to be repealed to stop the legal gagging of ...  
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra cancels pianist over pro-Palestine stance

Internationally acclaimed pianist Jayson Gillham has been cancelled by the Melbourne Symphony ...  
POEM: The Road

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
Dutton dotes on Israel during visit organised by pro-Israel lobby group

Australian politicians – lately, Peter Dutton – have enjoyed political junkets to Israel more ...  
7 October horrors won't silence us on genocide

Propagandists are trying to punish those who stand with Palestine by sharing what they said about ...  
POEM: The siren's call

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
'Used to dying' — memoir tells brutal history of East Timor

The hardships endured by the East Timorese are detailed in a memoir by Dr Vacy Vlazna, both a ...  
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EDITORIAL: Tenacious D comedy-rocker makes gag — prepare the gallows!

Managing editor Michelle Pini discusses Tenacious D band member Kyle Gass' inappropriate joke and ...  
Media reinvents neo-Nazism as post-7 October phenomenon

If the media can help with the fight against neo-Nazis, it must use clear analysis. Nazis aren ...  
Right to protest in Queensland under threat

Queensland law is making it tougher to stage peaceful protests, a pattern being followed by other ...  
John Shipton delivers triumphant speech at Julian Assange's birthday

A week after Julian Assange’s release from Belmarsh Prison, a boisterous gathering of Assange ...  
Roger Waters campaigns for UK pro-Palestine candidate Craig Murray

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters travelled to a Lancashire town to give his endorsement to former amba ...  
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