Human Rights
Talking tough on 18C from the safety of parliamentary privilege

If Section 18C restricts freedom of speech, "parliamentary privilege" should also be amended s ...  
From rights to repentance: Norma McCorvey and Roe v Wade

From rights to repentance. Looking back on the life of Jane Roe aka Norma McCorvey.  
A 92 year old woman's plea for justice from the Catholic Church

Eileen Piper fights for justice from the Church for her only daughter, Stephanie, who suicided at ...  
Section 18C should stay: Australians reject 'right to be bigots'

New research finds Australians do not approve of the “right to be bigots”.  
The Church of England in Britain moves closer to same sex marriage

The Church of England in Britain edges closer to same sex marriage.  
Eaten Fish is dying: What are we doing about it?

In this week’s Media Sauce, Doc Martin explains why and how we should help Eaten Fish.  
Suffer the little children: Sexual abuse and neglect by Church and state

Where is the outrage from our government at 4,444 reported cases of child sexual abuse over 30 ...  
Is the Two State Solution still a possibility in the Middle East?

Dr Ibrahim Natil discusses Netanyahu's controversial massive building plans in the occupied ...  
'Worse than death' Nauru: A mother's story

Another shocking first-hand account of the appalling conditions in offshore detention, this time ...  
Centrelink bogus debts: How far can the vulnerable be pushed before they break?

The Centrelink #notmydebt fiasco is simply ongoing government oppression of society's most vuln ...  
Trump's travel ban is an affront to civilised values

How could a country that constantly lectures the world on human rights take such crass and inhuman ...  
Trumping Australia’s refugee deal

Turnbull had another option: abide by the Refugee Convention and duly settle the refugees in ...  
EXCLUSIVE: RAC condemns Turnbull's Trump #MuslimBan 'complicity'

The RAC has denounced Donald Trump’s U.S. Muslim ban — unlike our weak PM and his cabinet.  
The Australian flag on Invasion Day: To burn or not to burn?

The authorities and the media have rushed to vilify and prosecute peaceful Australia Day protes ...  
How many Arabs have we killed?

If we engage in illegal military incursions, shouldn't we document the loss of life, asks Kellie ...  
Does Australia Day commemorate genocide?

By moving the date for Australia Day, it would indicate that we've learned to value and cherish ...  
The Centrelink robo-debt debacle has only just begun

Knowing that the government isn't finished with its 5-7 year WTIP plan, should send a shiver down ...  
Centrelink's robo-debt fiasco now faces thousands of man hours to fix

Had Centrelink stuck to manual checking of data, it wouldn't now be facing thousands of man hours ...  
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