Human Rights
Marriage in the Judeo-Christian scripture — those kinky Hebrews

The Old Testament suggests the God of Israel does not follow what the Church currently regards as ...  
The assassination of a West Papuan leader

Yesterday a West Papuan leader, Mako Tabuni, was assassinated by Australian trained Indonesians. ...  
Morally void: Our failure to act in Syria

When the majority of a population living in oppression cry out for liberation, do we have a moral ...  
Voting in good conscience

  Politicians should be allowed a conscience vote on voluntary euthanasia and gay marri ...  
At the going down of the sun we will forget them

Contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence writes that the loyalty and service of veterans has ...  
We are all suspects now

  Our citizenship has been effectively revoked and we are all now terrorist suspects ...  
One man one woman marriage a relatively recent institution

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Time to end hypocritical marriage discrimination

  "Marriage is not for everyone," says contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence. "But to ...  
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap

Though IA contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence’s court battle against the NAB conti ...  
Rush Limbaugh is right

Rightwing US radio host Rush Limbaugh, is right, says Cara Hoffman ― young, single, educated ...  
Punishing protest and policing dissent

In the US, the authorities are increasingly using the justice and legal systems to stifle dissent ...  
NSW Government misses the bus

Question: Which Government straps disabled kids into makeshift chairs in the back of station ...  
Keeping our promises to West Papuans

Unless we wake up to ourselves soon, says Kim Peart, Australians may end up with only as much ...  
Combating child slavery in coffee and chocolate trade

Much of the labour used to produce the world’s chocolate and coffee comes from child slaves ...  
Iraqi torture scandal touches highest levels of NATO

Scandal engulfs NATO after documents show Danish forces continued to transfer prisoners to the ...  
Government brutalises Digger foster parents

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The other victims of torture