Human Rights
The politicians awake: Australia calls for Julian Assange

Australians from both the public and political sectors are becoming increasingly vocal in bringing ...  
JOHN PILGER: Journalism and The Assange Effect

The mainstream media has recently declared a passion for freedom of speech — they are worried ...  
Illegal Israeli settlements find U.S. support

A U.S. policy shift on the Israel settlements in the Middle East leaves no room for a two-state ...  
Bringing home ancestral remains to an Australia rife with racism

The remains of 42 Indigenous ancestors are soon returning to their homeland, but it is not the ...  
Hong Kong champion 'blitzchung' deserves #takeaknee moment

Michael Williams discusses the ramifications of Blizzard's suspension on Hong Kong pro gamer for ...  
JOHN PILGER: Assange's case will define the future of free journalism

John Pilger describes the disturbing scene inside a London courtroom when Julian Assange appeared ...  
Buttrose pulls 'offensive' Q&A episode in Aunt Lydia-style censorship

If you were labouring under the belief that women are free to express ourselves in 2019, last ...  
No luck for asylum seekers in the 'lucky country'

The Government's refusal to show compassion to those seeking asylum is still damaging mental ...  
Treatment of Tamil family shows the inhumanity of the Morrison Government

Despite many Australians campaigning for fairness, the Morrison Government still insists on ...  
The whistleblower that stopped the nation

On Cup Day, let's drink to ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle, without whom we may not be able to ...  
The FBI tried to make Iceland a complicit ally in framing Julian Assange

Former Icelandic Interior Minister tells Independent Australia how he blocked U.S. interference ...  
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EDITORIAL: The Right to Know blackout

On Monday, Australia’s major newspapers decided to stylistically blank out their front pages. It ...  
Morrison's medevac madness

Never let evidence, however abundant, trouble the minds of those at the Home Affairs department in ...  
Letters from Belmarsh: What Julian Assange says we should do to save his life

Imprisoned journalist Julian Assange has found another voice from prison in order to urge people ...  
Betrayal of Kurds one of Trump’s gravest errors

It hasn’t all just been trash talking. U.S. President Donald Trump’s tenure in office has seen ...  
The Coalition: Where protesting free speech is only a right for the Right

The Morrison Government, for all its pretensions and rhetoric, has shown that its commitment to ...  
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EDITORIAL: Protesting free speech is only a right for the Right

The Morrison Government, for all its pretensions and rhetoric, has shown that its commitment to ...  
No simple resolution to Hong Kong unrest

Last Friday at midnight, the Hong Kong Government, led by Carrie Lam, enlivened their “emergency ...