Right Now
Towards a new Australian refugee policy: does the UN Global Compact provide a way forward?
By Dr Michael Henry AM
How the Consumer Data Right Ignores Economic and Social Rights
By Kat GeorgeThe Australian Consumer Data Right fails to recognise consumer rights and essential services as human rights.
To Be Australian
By Lur AlghurabiIn her first column for Right Now, Lur Alghurabi considers one’s relationship to country and to citizenry through the lens of her experience and through that of those around her, including her father.
Life under occupation: Palestinian Peoples’ Right to Health
By Nadia KauneinThe impacts of war on those who reside in conflict zones go beyond immediate threats to one’s life. Nadia Kaunein considers the impacts of the Israel-Palestine conflict on Palestinian peoples’ access to the right to health.
Caught between cultures: a review of No Country Woman
By Surya MatondkarZoya Patel describes being caught between cultures, in this book which discusses community, migrant identity and the pain of not belonging.
In Visible Ink Interviews: Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse
Anika Baset in conversation with Gina Williams and Guy GhouseContributors
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Sarah Yeung
In Visible Ink symposium: The museum as a site of trauma and healing -
Diana Ong, Sunili Govinnage, Emiko Watanabe and Rhuwina Griffiths
Reflections In Visible Ink: Storytelling to Heal What Hurts -
Ali MC
A short history of Rakhine State (Myanmar) -
Kaushi Kogar
Queensland’s decriminalisation of abortion is a landmark decision – now we need enforcement
Where do (surrogate) babies come from? Surrogacy as human rights violation
By Dr Renate KleinSurrogacy violates the basic human rights of women and children. Dr Renate Klein explains why the practice should be banned in Australia to protect the most vulnerable.
“2019 is the UN Year of Indigenous Languages. The UN’s action plan is calling on states to legislate support for Indigenous language maintenance.”
Joel Wright, Gunditjmara descendant and traditional owner