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It’s Always Stage 4 in Locked Mental Health Wards
By Simon Katterl
The World Needs More Youth Art
By Maria GriffinYouth arts have suffered repetitive funding cuts, at a time when encouraging the arts in our children is more important than ever.
Human Rights Should be at the Heart of Australia’s COVID Response
By Lee CarnieThis sidelining of human rights makes it easier to subordinate human rights as less important than economic interests, writes Lee Carnie.
The System Will Live On
By Zara GudnasonZara Gudnason reflects on the inadequacies of the system in protecting the most vulnerable and the tragedy that can occur when crucial services are under-resourced.
Fascists Among Us: a review
By Samaya BoromJeff Sparrow, in his book, Fascists Among Us: Online Hate and the Christchurch Massacre, charts the growing rise of a fascism particular to the 21st century.
Coloured Water: Why Uranium is Allowed in the Water of NT Indigenous Communities
By Liam GrealyContributors
Is Australia a safe haven for war criminals and torturers?
By Rawan ArrafThis month marked 22 years since the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court but Australia is still not living up to the promise of international justice.
“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