To stop boat deaths, abolish carrier sanctions and let asylum seekers travel by plane
By Asher HirschIf asylum seekers can’t board a plane to Australia without a visa, they are forced to take dangerous sea journeys to find safety.
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A home among the peach trees
By Amy FeldtmannAmy Feldtmann writes on why welcoming refugees is strategically smart for Australians living in rural and regional areas.
The Australia-US refugee deal is not a fair solution
By Sohini MehtaAustralia’s one-off refugee resettlement agreement with the US does not signal a softening of immigration policy.
Valdivia
By Edward CarusoWriter Edward Caruso takes us into the thick of things in his poem Valdivia, where protesters and military police clash.
Birth certificates: reforms for the basics of life
By Sally GoldnerThe Victorian Parliament is currently considering changes to birth certificate laws. Sally Goldner from Transgender Victoria explains the importance of these changes.
Save Eaten Fish campaign exposes Australia’s Pacific black site
By Gemima HarveyArtist Eaten Fish documents the human rights abuses and daily agonies of life in an offshore immigration detention centre.
Nowhere to go – older women and housing vulnerability
By Anwen CrawfordThe number of older women who are rental tenants in Australia is growing, and so is housing insecurity.
Don Dale abuses illustrate why Australia needs a bill of rights
By Dr Olivia BallParliament shouldn’t use the NT Royal Commission as a reason to sit on its hands.
Welfare warfare
By Fatima MeashamSocial services minister Christian Porter wants to reform welfare, but for all the wrong reasons.
Australia acts against the spirit of New York refugee summits
By Max WaldenAustralia wasted its recent opportunity at the UN to be a leader in international cooperation for refugees.
Teaching gender identities in early childhood education and care
By Rebecca Simpson-Dal SantoGender-based bullying in schools show that gender diversity education is important not just for trans and gender-diverse children, but all children.
New Bench Book will help bolster human rights in Victoria
By Katy ThorpeThe new Charter of Human Rights Bench Book aims to boost application, and understanding, of Victoria’s key human rights legislation.