Human Rights and the Federal Budget
By Right NowAspects of the Federal Budget 2020-2021 have raised serious concerns for human rights in Australia. The following is a short overview of Right Now’s initial views on the budget.
Climate change
Aftermath
By Bill CotterAs we approach another bushfire season, Bill Cotter recalls the devastation on Betka Beach after last summer’s fires and also the resilience of nature.
Multispecies stories: Why do they matter for human rights?
By Sophie ChaoMultispecies stories challenge the assumption that humans are separate from and superior to the environment.
Moving the Darkness
By Freddy IryssMoving the Darkness is a personal reflection, part eye-witness account of the recent mega fires ravaging the South Coast of NSW, where Freddy Iryss lives.
Dice playing
By Virginia LoweAfter an unprecedented bushfire season, the curious protagonist of Dr Virgina Lowe’s prose poems considers our planet, the climate crisis and chance.
Solastalgia: a review
By Amy WaltersThe theme of Tuggeranong Arts Centre’s yearly program is ‘solastalgia’ which asks what the response of art will be in face of destruction, dispossession and the climate crisis. The program was kicked off with moving works from Nick Moir, Tony Curran and Waratah Lahy, and Hannah Bronte.
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By Emma HartleyEmma Hartley argues that a democratic deficit at Australian universities is stalling progress on addressing systemic issues like sexual violence and placing the onus of action on students rather than administration.
Fires show the threat of climate change to our human rights
By Hugh de KretserThe need to take urgent action on climate change is clear, for our environment, for our economy and for our human rights, Hugh de Kretser from the HRLC explains.
After the Flames – A fortnight of frustration, fury and fatigue
By Cate TregellasI don’t know whether to be intensely irritated, that he is telling me the reality I don’t want to hear, or profoundly grateful that I can tell him my darkest thoughts and he responds with love.
Room service or the nation’s service? It’s a tough time to be a leader
By Angus SmithThe government was armed with rhetoric for a climate change debate, but not prepared for any disaster a changed climate brings.
Own Voices Interviews: Philosophising with Nathan Tang
Janelle Koh in conversation with Nathan TangJanelle Koh speaks with Nathan Tang for Right Now about workshopping big ideas with young people, and how creativity and philosophy can change the world.