#MeToo and human rights language in the social media era
By Kat GeorgeHow a social media movement gave victims, activists and communities a language to voice their lived experience without the need for legalese.
Opinion
Write to publish?
By Sian VateWriting plays a subversive role in our political movements, yet, are we growing ambivalent or disengaged because of information-fatigue?
Where do you draw the line? Reconsidering safety zones at Victorian abortion clinics
By Zoya PatelZoya Patel reflects on the state of women’s reproductive rights in Victoria, where a new case regarding safe access zones is heading for the High Court.
The big, burly ‘white to assembly’: the public angst of white men in 2018
By Madison Griffiths and Sam BiddleThe right to protest is an abstract freedom, one that saw Fed Square swarmed by March for Men protesters. Madison Griffiths and Sam Biddle watched on.
Thalayan Ngirang-ngan (My Mother Tongue)
By Joel WrightThis represents a profound difference to written languages, in that you could only learn an Aboriginal language by living in the lands and community, where and to whom the languages belongs. This nexus of language and culture is holistic, as every utterance defines individual and communal, spiritual and practical knowledge of place and law. It […]
Who has the right to associate with their community?
By Kamna MuddagouniIt might be said that the law recognises that being able to spend time with those who you call your own is important to one feeling human. But what does this protection mean if police are issued broad powers to determine who is a suitable person for you to associate with?
Could sky-high house prices lead to a new uprising in Hong Kong?
By Angus SmithCan you imagine living in the world’s least affordable city to buy a home? Here’s what the residents think about the unfolding housing crisis in Hong Kong.
The internet holds society together and the government is setting out to break it
By Tim NortonDutton’s gone but the Department of Home Affairs is going full steam ahead with its draft bill on encryption, putting Australians’ data privacy at risk.
Redefining identity through community art projects
By Devana Senanayake“We are not either. We are not specifically Asian. We are not specifically Australian, but we live within that space,” says Dr Tammy Wong Hulbert, speaking about her exhibition Hyphenated that was shown at The Substation over March and April 2018. I encountered Tammy’s name several times on the Facebook group “Asian Australian Studies Research Network” before […]
Planned destitution of people seeking asylum: An “act of grace”?
By Eve LesterSince 1991, people seeking asylum have been ineligible for any form of social security, instead they have made do with the little assistance they get under a constantly changing policy-based approach. In a new round of cuts within this policy, vast numbers of people seeking asylum will be at risk of avoidable destitution and homelessness.
A long way to come for women’s rights in Indonesia and Australia
By Jack BrittonWhen a widespread problem defies national borders, what can neighbouring nations do to fulfil the rights of their people?