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No fair go for the forgotten ‘legacy caseload’ asylum seekers
By Sangeetha Pillai
The Social Dilemma is a real-world problem happening before our eyes
By Sarah JacobAs online technology advances unfettered by ethical restraint, their creators increasingly see the resulting problems as an “existential threat”, in Neflix’s new documentary The Social Dilemma.
Right Now’s Most Read Stories in 2020
By Angus SmithOur three most-read stories this year encapsulate the adage ‘the personal is political,’ exploring wider issues in the world through lived experiences. Look out for these writers in 2021.
Can You Just Walk Away From the Gig Economy?
By Mikele PrestiaLast month in Sydney a 37-year-old Malaysian man, whose name has not yet been disclosed, was riding his bike to deliver a meal for UberEats when he was hit by a truck and killed. His death is the most recent of five delivery drivers killed on Australian roads in the last three months, further intensifying the scrutiny of working conditions within the gig economy.
Landmark Exhibition Celebrates First Nations Fashion
By Gabrielle EbelingCurated by Kaantju woman Shonae Hobson, the Bendigo Art Gallery’s first-ever First Nations Curator, Piinpi, is a landmark exploration of the cultural importance of Indigenous seasonal knowledge, community connection and storytelling in a contemporary context.
Coloured Water: Why Uranium is Allowed in the Water of NT Indigenous Communities
By Liam GrealyContributors
It’s Always Stage 4 in Locked Mental Health Wards
By Simon KatterlSimon Katterl takes us inside a public mental health hospital where it’s a daily battle for power and control.
“The proposal for an Indigenous voice to Parliament unites Australians because it’s a fair and modest idea. It’s a concept based on inclusive dialogue and partnership in Indigenous affairs – itself a unifying concept.”
Shireen Morris, McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow at Melbourne University Law School