Human Rights
Liquidating the Manus Island refugee camp

The untimely death of refugee Hamed Shamshiripour is a tragic reminder of the cruelty and ...  
The unknown homeless man and the Mayor of Martin Place

An ode to the 'Mayor of Martin Place' and the Homeless Tent City and protest camp.  
Boycotting the ballot benefits the bigots but ‘Yes’ will win anyway

Computer says 'No'! Boycotting the marriage equality vote will only serve to delay its inevitable ...  
More evidence of British complicity in East Timor invasion emerges

Archival documents show the British Government actively assisted Indonesia cover up crimes against ...  
City of Port Adelaide Enfield first council to advocate for increase to Newstart

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield makes history by becoming the first Australian council to ...  
Turnbull takes his Elizabethan Australia back to the same-sex plebiscite

In keeping with its regressive policies, the Turnbull Government has taken us back to an era where ...  
Turnbull takes a dive for his conservative colleagues on marriage equality

The strategy of the marriage equality opponents in the Coalition is to retain the conservative ...  
Turnbull's 'finest moment' versus the truth about the leaked Trump phone call

The leaked transcript of a phone call between Turnbull and Trump is a master class on "truthful ...  
The long crucifixion of Gillian Triggs

The Coalition Government spent years demonising Gillian Triggs for daring to prick their consci ...  
Jerusalem's identity and the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict

Restrictions on access to the sacred sanctity of the Holy City of Jerusalem remains fuel to the ...  
The Hero's Journey: The story of Ben Moghimi

This is the story of Iranian refugee Ben Moghimi, held on Manus Island for four years next mont ...  
The Turnbull Government's interminable US refugee deal and broken promises

The true sufferers remain the refugees, who continue being shuffled in a broken international ...  
Kevin Rudd and Australia's 'No Advantage' refugee shame

Although not the only ones to use refugees for political point scoring, Kevin Rudd and the ALP can ...  
Elijah Doughty's death was murder

"Dangerous driving occasioning death" is crap — 14-year-old Elijah Doughty was killed by murd ...  
Australia's treatment of asylum seekers: Never Walk Away

Ursula le Guin's powerful short story 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas' offers a powerful ...  
Peter Dutton's 'super ministry': Extending the scope for abuse of power

The announcement of a new Peter Dutton-led "super ministry" will extend the scope of governmen ...  
A Hero’s Journey: The Story of Ben Moghimi [in full]

This is Iranian refugee Ben Moghimi's story, written in his own words. It is published here it in ...  
Border Force: A threat to us all

Border Force's increased interest in Australian citizens as PM Malcolm Turnbull announces greater ...  
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