Chinese Australian short stories
By Christopher RingroseIsabelle Li’s collection of interlinked short stories, ‘A Chinese Affair’, is a valuable contribution to the understanding of contemporary Australian society.
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The Lioness
By Sukhjit Kaur KhalsaSpoken word artist Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa tells the story behind her name.
The Hate Race
By Rob GilchristMaxine Beneba Clarke’s The Hate Race is a powerful wake-up call to all Australians.
Lionel Shriver and combating the selfishness of freedom of expression
By Adolfo AranjuezRight Now columnist Adolfo Aranjuez weighs in on the Lionel Shriver controversy, and the role of language in propagating, and curbing, cultural appropriation.
Oppression Olympics: a game nobody wins
By Adolfo AranjuezRight Now columnist Adolfo Aranjuez discusses the limitations of identity-based labels as bases for discourse on oppression and disadvantage.
What it means to be a refugee in Australia
By Samaya ArgüelloPictures in my Heart is a collection of memories and hopes representative of the initial shared refugee experience.
Brexit’s lessons for Australia
By Sayomi AriyawansaThe Brexit vote is a reminder that resurgent nationalism shouldn’t be dismissed as irrationality and simple racism alone.
One nation of fear
By Omar SakrWe must stop allowing fear to be the bedrock of modern governance.
Laughing in the face of adversity
By Heath ChamerskiThere’s a refreshing humbleness and self-effacing air about Yassmin Abdel-Magied’s upbeat, effortlessly inspiring memoir.
What it means to be Vietnamese in Australia
By Mabel KwongRecognising one’s cultural heritage and discovering the contemporary Vietnamese identity are the two focal points of the ‘Vietnamese in Australia’ exhibition.
Exploring casual racism through racial stereotyping
By Samantha JonesLindsay Tanner’s fiction novel, Comfort Zone, focuses on issues of race and discrimination but suffers from it’s privileged perspective.
Justice is achieved through empowering the vulnerable
By Eugenia FlynnTo achieve justice, privilege the voices of those directly impacted by human rights violations, writes Right Now columnist Eugenia Flynn.