Human Rights
Will changing its offshore detention policy cost Labor government?

Only the Labor Party can put an end to mandatory offshore detention, writes Chris Mordd Richar ...  
Advance Australia fairly (Part 3)

Tom Orren concludes his three-part series on how the laws of economics could help us create a fair ...  
Deporting the innocents: The UK’s forced child migration program and Australia

Dr Binoy Kampmark discusses the recently released UK Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual ...  
Advance Australia fairly (Part 2)

Tom Orren continues his three-part series on how the laws of economics could help us create a fair ...  
White vans carry hostages in Colombo, Melbourne and Sydney

Australia has deported five Tamil asylum seekers to Sri Lanka, despite knowledge of the human ...  
Julian Assange hung out to dry — yet again

A British court's refusal to lift an arrest warrant on Julian Assange dispels any doubts that the ...  
Advance Australia fairly (Part 1)

Tom Orren begins his three-part series into how the laws of economics could help us create a fair ...  
Father pledges second walk to Canberra to support Manus Island refugees

Compelled by human rights and a desire to teach his son valuable life lessons, Adam Richards will ...  
Jim Molan: Australia's newest Senator has blood on his hands?

Recently sworn-in Liberal Senator Jim Molan, the architect of Operation Sovereign Borders, has a ...  
Ahed Tamimi: An activist's slap and the occupation of Palestine

Ian Curr exposes the injustice of a 16-year-old Palestinian activist on trial for slapping an ...  
Morrison, Dutton or Turnbull: Who is the cruellest minister of them all?

Revelations that Morrison delayed the processing of legitimate asylum seekers are just the latest ...  
Stopping trauma in its tracks

Gerry Georgatos shares excerpts of his research into the effects of trauma and a radical altern ...  
Australia's child protection system is ripping families apart

Child protection and family services should focus on assisting vulnerable families as opposed to ...  
The days of peaceful protest in Palestine may soon be over

Dr Ibraham Natil says the current wave of peaceful protest by Palestinians is at risk of becoming ...  
City of Melbourne: World's most liveable city ... unless you're homeless

The City of Melbourne's claim it "recognises the hardship" of people living on the streets i ...  
Surviving the shame: Sexual violence in Myanmar

Women’s rights advocates attribute many of the problems facing women and girls in Burma to ...  
Parliament and the STC: What not to do about workplace sexual harassment

The Australian Parliament and Sydney Theatre Company are two workplace examples of what not to do ...  
Workers unite! Government force escalates as workers take to the streets

Workers must stand with fellow workers and unionists and not acquiesce to police demands to break ...  

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