Human Rights
Gaza’s children bear the hidden cost of war

While the bombs fall on Gaza, the deepest wounds are carved into the minds of its children — ...  
Palestinian women bear brunt of Gaza war while leading community resilience

Women in Gaza are enduring displacement, loss and hunger, yet continue to lead resilience efforts ...  
Solitary confinement as a sentence isn't justice, it's torture

Erin Patterson’s crimes shocked Australia, but decades of near-total isolation defy human ...  
UN intervention essential to stop Gaza genocide and establish peace

Calls are mounting for the UN General Assembly to bypass Security Council vetoes and urgently ...  
Suicide risk grows as prison overcrowding continues to be ignored

Overcrowded cells break people — prison suicides linked to worsening mental illness and disr ...  
Coroner confirms sedation risks in circumcision death of WA toddler

The death of David Flynn during a non-therapeutic circumcision has reignited debate over Medicare ...  
Kostakidis defended as journalists back Palestine in historic MEAA vote

On Wednesday 20 August 2025, history was made in the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance.  
Justice denied: Prisoner rights missing in WA’s broken system

Western Australia’s rising prison population exposes systemic neglect, with overcrowding, ...  
Festival fallout: Antisemitism code sparks exodus from Bendigo writers' event

An ironic censorship saga has threatened the very existence of an entire literary festival.  
Greta Thunberg’s Gaza stance ignites debate on protest and denial

As Greta Thunberg joins the Gaza flotilla, her activism forces a global reckoning with denial — ...  
Gaza march draws 100,000 despite state opposition

Despite resistance from NSW authorities, a massive protest march for Gaza crossed Sydney’s ...  
Experts sound alarm on mass starvation in Gaza

With increasing urgency, leading world health experts are condemning the famine inflicted on ...  
The global 'historic shift' on Gaza genocide

Standing up for human rights in the 2020s is something that moves at a glacial pace.  
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EDITORIAL: The global 'historic shift' on Gaza genocide

Standing up for human rights in the 2020s is something that moves at a glacial pace.  
The human cost of Australia’s housing crisis

Australia’s housing crisis is one you can’t fully comprehend — until you witness the conga ...  
Unfair dismissal in Australia: A legal and human reality

Unfair dismissal in Australia isn’t just a legal issue, it's a system stacked against the vuln ...  
Segal’s anti-antisemitism role draws criticism over free speech concerns

Critics say Jillian Segal’s role as antisemitism envoy could threaten open debate, silence ...  
Australia ratified the UN torture treaty, yet still violates it

Australia’s failure to meet anti-torture treaty obligations is under fire — contestation is ...  

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