How to Teach History: What Australia can learn from Pakistan
By Danish KhanDanish Khan considers the differences between the teaching of indigenous history in Australia and in Pakistan.
Opinion
Just Keep Scrolling: On attention, distraction, and human rights
By Janelle KohJanelle Koh considers the distracting influence of social media on our daily lives, and the implications it has for human rights.
Encountering modern slavery in Lebanon
By Anika BasetAnika Baset writes about confronting evidence of racial violence, modern slavery, and domestic servitude in Lebanon.
Weaponised weathers: heat, Don Dale, and ‘everything-ist’ prison abolition
By Stella MaynardOppressive heat, humidity and poor ventilation: how Australia’s carceral system weaponises more-than-human forces, like the weather.
Stripping children of dignity
By Monique HurleyThousands of humiliating strip searches have been carried out on young children in our criminal justice system: is this a dignified practice?
On rejecting the dehumanisation of housing
By Claire GaynorBetween the free market economy, negative gearing and Airbnb, have we forgotten what we built houses for in the first place? As a place to rest, eat, enjoy our lives and raise families.
Activism across the generations
By Nasuha NasserNasuha Nasser speaks to three activists: Clare, Chris and Sobur, about the hopes they hold for a fairer and rights-respecting Australia.
There is no Christ in this church
By Lur AlghurabiLur Alghurabi reflects on the Christchurch tragedy and the fear of breaking the news to her mother in this moving deliberation on the tolls of trauma.
Impact stories: the number of young people experiencing homelessness is on the rise
By Olivia MyezaSian has had an unsettled life, and like a growing number of young people, has experienced homelessness throughout. This is her story.
How to be Friends with a Homophobe
By Daryl YangDaryl Yang considers the increasingly common phenomenon of friendships breaking down over political differences, and muses over the question: should we be friends with homophobes?
Sustainable development needs unlikely partnerships
By Monica Lillas and James CareyHow can we bring together people, who appear to be increasingly divided, be it along geographical, ideological, national, religious or cultural boundaries, to achieve global sustainability, equity, and enhance human rights?