Ellen Hays spoke to Elaine Pearson, Australia director of Human Rights Watch, at the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law’s annual conference, where Pearson was speaking on the consequences of Australia’s border protection policy.
Right Now speaks with Keran Howe, Executive Director of Women with Disabilities Victoria, about the “Voices Against Violence” project.
Right Now interviews Uncle Sam Watson on the place of Royal Commissions in history, and the lessons of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
Megan Cope talks to Right Now about her video performance of a satirical “Certificate of Aboriginality”
Mark McMillan on the proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act, the usefulness of anti-discrimination legislation and his personal reflections on taking Herald Sun columnist Andrew Bolt to court
The Footpath Library has been making books more accessible to the homeless for a decade. Alexandra Hurley spoke to founder Sarah Garnett.
Grace Jennings-Edquist chats with Australian author Arnold Zable about giving voice to migrant and refugee experiences through literature.
Artist Sadami Konchi captures the poignancy of a night spent volunteering with a soup van for homeless people.
Asher Hirsch interviews three young men from refugee backgrounds. Read their inspirational stories.
Right Now’s Rose Hunter speaks to Daisy Gardener, Oxfam’s Labour Rights Coordinator, about global labour rights, the Rana Plaza factory tragedy in Bangladesh, and how Australian consumers can act to protect workers’ rights.
Yhonnie Scarce is an Australian artist specialising in glass-blowing. Since graduating from the South Australian School of Art in 2004 her work has given a voice to a number of Indigenous issues
The Federal Government’s Creative Australia Policy was recently released by the outgoing Arts Minister Simon Crean, who came under fire for the use of the word “tolerance” in relation to people with a disability. This line has since been taken out but Arts Access Victoria has responded with dismay at the policy, not just for […]