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Gaza flotilla exposes world’s selective attention to suffering

The Gaza flotilla drew global attention, but its activists delivered a stark message: the suffe ...  
Beyond the sentence: Why Australia’s justice system fails at the point of release

Examining Australia’s prison system through the lens of release and reintegration, the greatest ...  
Caroline Graham’s enduring legacy of resistance and activism

The life and legacy of activist Caroline Graham reflects decades of struggle across feminism ...  
Breaking cycles of disadvantage: Australia versus global economic models

Breaking cycles of disadvantage is a test of a society’s commitment to fairness and human ...  
Australia’s migrant communities are filling the gaps in refugee protection

From Iranian footballers to Hong Kong dissidents, recent cases show that protection in Australia ...  
Two words: Case closed

"ISIS brides" – the two words that ended a debate before it began.  
Reasons to be cheerful: The rise of the resistance

There are many monstrous things happening in the world, but nevertheless there are reasons to be ...  
NSW Police drifting dangerously toward I.C.E.-style tactics

By cracking down on protest and edging toward heavy-handed enforcement, NSW risks turning its ...  
Afghanistan starves as allies freeze its future

Australia’s Afghan war legacy is no longer just about battlefield conduct, but a humanitarian ...  
Open Letter to A-G Michelle Rowland: Mercy for David McBride

An open letter asking for mercy for David McBride from Attorney General Michelle Rowland  
Ben Roberts-Smith v David McBride: Compare the pair

Managing editor Michelle Pini discusses the absurdity of David McBride's continued imprisonmen ...  
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EDITORIAL: Ben Roberts-Smith v David McBride: Compare the pair

Managing editor Michelle Pini discusses the absurdity of David McBride's continued imprisonmen ...  
Nationals' Leader Matt Canavan’s latest citizenship thought bubble

New Nationals Leader Matt Canavan wants to make it harder for permanent residents to become ...  
Here we Joh again! Queensland’s new speech bans and police powers

Last month, Queensland's draconian antisemitism bill became law and within hours, the first arre ...  
The hardening of youth in Israel’s nationalist enclave

As a Jewish Australian who spent considerable time in Israel, I noticed, decades ago, something ...  
Cuba is running out of fuel and time

Cuba is in crisis as a global convoy and new alliances move to break a decades-long U.S. blocka ...  
The hard truth about whistleblowing in Australia

Australia praises whistleblowers in principle, but the legal and institutional reality shows those ...  
Labor should practice what it preaches about human rights

Australia condemns human rights abuses abroad but still won’t protect them at home.  
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