Human Rights
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 ...  
Lives of people on Work for the Dole are worth less

The death of Josh Park-Fing highlights the absence of basic human rights for unemployed people on ...  
Labor blocks 'religious freedom' same-sex marriage bill amendments

The Brandis amendment to the same-sex marriage bill would privilege religious freedom over other ...  
Athletes, dope and the lords of the court

The playing field is not level in the area of human rights for athletes and national sports ...  
The ethics of Manus Island

What is happening on Manus Island isn’t morally justifiable and neither is the behaviour of the ...  
#SOSManus demonstrators converge on Australian cities

As the brutalisation of refugees on Manus Island becomes obvious, more and more Australians want ...  
BILL SHORTEN: Response to letter from Australians of the Year re Manus Island

'I, like you, believe Australia has a moral obligation to ensure refugees have access to essential ...  
BREAKING: Let doctors treat the sick on Manus Island, say Australians of the Year

Australians of the Year have called on the Government and Opposition to allow medical relief for ...  
Do Australians care more about their phones than refugees on Manus Island?

Even if Australians are racist and indifferent to the plight of refugees, pointing this out is ...  
Same-sex marriage 'Yes' vote: High Noon in the Christian religion

'Such is the privilege of the religious conservatives, they feel that disagreement with their ...  
Australia's heartless 'House of Discards' refuse First Nations' fundamental rights

The weakness at the heart of our democracy is revealed in the lack of protections for our First ...  
Malcolm Turnbull, Manus and New Zealand: Time to let these people go

New Zealand has offered sanctuary to 150 refugees Australia has marooned on Manus Island, but our ...  
Marriage equality: Don't be distracted by false conflicts with natural allies

Mike Dowson says presumptions and false conflicts keep us distracted from our common enemy — the ...  
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What part of 'Yes' don't you understand? Equality opponents' new war

Today was a great day for equality, but not such a great day for the Prime Minister, says managing ...  
Australia votes YES: Love is in the air, but is marriage equality?

Deputy editor Michelle Pini reports on the "Yes" vote and the way forward for same-sex marriage. ...  
Mungo MacCallum: The bizarre, dishonest 'No' campaign that never ends

Turnbull could end the 'No' campaign shenanigans but this would take guts so it probably won't ...  
Dutton's human rights abuses on Manus: There for the world to see

Dutton's logic may hold sway in PNG where Australia's $500 million in aid is on the line, but he ...