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.
Women
There Are No Heroes: a review of Keeper
By Rosa RitchieNot a psychological thriller, nor a whodunnit, Jessica Moor’s debut novel, The Keeper, is emphathic and diligent in it’s efforts to move issues surrounding domestic violence into the mainstream
In defence of hardship: finding resilience in law
By Menoz BowlerThere is no manual for how to practice criminal law, or how to manage the day-to-day stresses, how to manage your clients, their family, or their friends.
MIFF 2020: Right Now’s top picks
By Rosa Ritchie, Samaya Borom, David Branigan and Caitlin CassidyMIFF 68 1/2, 2020’s online version of the festival, is streaming across Australia from 6-23 of August. MIFF is bringing to the country another round of captivating and inspiring films and our writers discuss four of Right Now’s top picks.
Human trafficking: Twenty years on from the Palermo Protocol, how do we account for progress?
By Marie Segrave and Shih Joo TanCompanies are facing increased scrutiny over modern slavery, but where do we stand on human trafficking?
Arab, Australian, Other: a review
By Amilee MysonThis collection explores the varied experiences of living in the Arab diaspora in Australia, countering the portrayal of the Australian media, which ranges from homogenisation to racism.
The Senate inquiry into family violence has closed, missing an important opportunity
Australia has yet to grapple in a co-ordinated and meaningful way with the pervasiveness and severity of coercive control in the lives of abused Australian women.
When You Need to Start Again
By Natalie D-NapoleonNatalie D-Napoleon’s poem is from a body of work that explores motherhood, from both a political and personal perspective, and the silencing of women’s voices.
You Daughters of Freedom: a review
By Maria GriffinThrough the eyes of five remarkable women, Clare Wright explores the battle for women’s votes. Wright reestablishes these forgotten suffragettes and ensures that history will remember their inspiring example.
The Witches Are Coming: a review
By Caitlin CassidyEqual parts funny, empowering and moving, Lindy West’s book of essays The Witches Are Coming focuses on feminism and protest, asking us not to despair, but to be empowered and to act.
Women, Men & the Whole Damn Thing: a review
By Caitlin CassidyBased on his original article, David Leser investigates the origins, perpetuation and consequences of male violence in his insightful and powerful new book.