Housing: always was and always will be a human right
By Lucy WhyteHousing affordability in Australia is reaching crisis point.
Opinion
The dangers of celebrating Refugee Week
By Fadak AlfayadhWe should be showing the nation’s leaders that we will not tolerate the xenophobic war on refugees and asylum seekers, not celebrating.
Call them what they are: Australia’s concentration camps
By Anthony LevinOffshore detention. For two decades, no two words have plagued Australian politics as doggedly as these. Anthony Levin draws a disturbingly accurate picture Australia’s offshore detention centres that we may or may not be ready for.
The price of privacy
By Roj AmediGovernment policy increasingly defines the limits of the right to privacy, excluding marginalised socio-economic groups from its protection.
Post-war resilience in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka
By Ali MCA glimpse of life in the small fishing village of Gurunagar, Sri Lanka as it does its best to rise from the ashes left by the civil war.
The “tough on crime” approach failed NT youth
By Shahleena MuskTreating children badly through “tough on crime” measures will never make anyone safer.
Would Peter Dutton pass his own citizenship test?
By Asher HirschIn a new bill proposed to parliament, Dutton could play judge, jury and executioner in citizenship matters.
Women’s AFL — it’s more than just a game
By Dr Kellie SandersThe inaugural season of AFLW drew huge crowds and lots of media attention, but just how far did the media advance our stereotyped ideas about gender in sports?
Reclaim the fight for free speech
By Roj AmediRoj Amedi wants to reclaim the fight for free speech from dog whistling politics.
Za’atari refugee camp – city of lost children
By Tim NortonSave the Children’s Tim Norton spent a day at Za’atari refugee camp, the temporary home for around 80,000 Syrian refugees.
Boundless plains to share – why we need a new narrative on refugees
By Hannah Macauley-GierhartAustralians once celebrated inclusion and mateship, but we have now collectively turned our backs on people seeking asylum.