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.
Janelle Koh considers the distracting influence of social media on our daily lives, and the implications it has for human rights.
Jacqueline Peel and Hari M. Osofsky explore whether communities vulnerable to the severe threats of climate change can claim their human rights have been breached.
Bidjara Dreaming is a poem based off true stories handed down to Leroy Wilson from his grandfather and great-grandmother from the Bidjara country
What’s next for our planet? Damon Gameau explores the potential future for humanity and the Earth.
Poet Siobhan Hodge calls for a change of attitude to address the neglect of our environment.
We are inseparable from water — more than relying on it, we are constituted by it. Alison Whittaker reflects on the water crisis and its colonial roots.
Writer Di Cousens imagines the desolate landscape of Maralinga Nuclear Test site in South Australia.
Poet William Cotter laments the state of our drying-up rivers.
In her story “Immigrant droplets”, Ellen Perdriau personifies a body of water, reflecting on the changing world and changing lives of those around it.
A new poem from children’s author, poet, educator and First Nations cultural consultant Kirli Saunders from her upcoming book Kindred.
Julia Lehm writes about the recent developments in South African Courts, which reiterate the right of local communities to consent to uses of their land. This has important implications for Australian mining companies, casting a spotlight on their use and abuse of human rights law.
Pettitt-Schipp’s debut book of poetry evokes the traumatic lives of refugees, the grandeur of nature and the importance of family.