Explainer: Victoria’s Royal Commission into Family Violence
By Loren DaysThe Royal Commission into Family Violence is a key milestone to combat domestic violence in Victoria.
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Explainer: The transformative power of education
By Marilyn SniderMarilyn Snider explains the transformative power of education, and why a human rights curriculum must be taught in schools.
DPP v Kaba: Our freedom of movement, liberty, and right to not be racially profiled
By Fia WalkerDespite lacking a full consideration of institutionalised discrimination such as racial profiling, the case of DPP v Kaba draws a line between random stop & searches and the curtailing of individual liberties.
10 Landmark Cases: How to Protect Rights Without a Bill of Rights
By Right NowLast month, Right Now focused on rights issues and cultural shifts. Here, Right Now’s editorial team present 10 landmark cases that arguably shifted how rights are protected in Australia.
Fighting the Stigma
By Broede CarmodyAustralia is seeing the largest spike in new HIV cases in 20 years. While antiretroviral drugs can fight the virus, they cannot fight the stigma that comes with it, writes Broede Carmody.
Election 2013 and Human Rights (Part Two)
By Right NowRight Now looks at the major parties’ policies on five noteworthy human rights issues of this election. Today, marriage equality, asylum seekers and climate change.
1 in 8 Australians living in poverty
By Shae CourtneyBy Shae Courtney. Whilst it is true that More Economically Developed Countries (MEDCs), such as Australia, enjoy on balance a standard of living that is the envy of Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs), this standard can often mask the internal problems in developed nations. A recent study, conducted by The University of New South Wales […]
Racial profiling, violence against women and income management: the human rights wrap up
By Eva CsikPolice accused of racial profiling Concerns are mounting over African and Muslim communities being unfairly targeted by police in street patrols. Tamar Hopkins, a lawyer from the Flemington and Kensington Legal Centre in Melbourne’s inner-west, says that the police may actually be breaking the law themselves if they are in fact racial profiling. Sydney based […]
A beginner’s guide to parental leave in Australia
By David DonaldsonBy David Donaldson. This piece is part of our September focus on Women’s Rights. See all of this month’s articles here. An effective and fair parental leave system is an important element in ensuring women’s financial independence. And it’s not just mothers we need to think about – making sure fathers do their bit is essential […]
Anti-racism, traditional Indigenous law and religious vilification laws: the human rights wrap up
By Eva CsikAustralia’s Anti-Racism Strategy is launched Led by the Australian Human Rights Commission, Australia’s National Anti- Racism Strategy, Racism, it stops with me, was launched last week calling on all Australians to say no to racism. The strategy “sets out a three year plan for Government to work with community partners to combat racism across schools […]
Offshore processing, gay marriage and youth justice: the human rights wrap up
By Eva CsikOffshore processing bill passes Senate The Senate has passed legislation which allows the offshore processing of asylum seekers who come to Australia by boat. The Government has said it is looking at getting the processing centres up and running on Nauru and Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island within a month. Gavin Marshall, a factional colleague […]
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS, TAMIL ASYLUM SEEKER DEPORTED & DISABILITY INSURANCE: THE HUMAN RIGHTS WRAP UP
By Eva Csik and Bec DevittGovernment fails on child rights The Australian Human Rights Commission has found that Australia’s treatment of suspected people smugglers who said that they were children has breached international human rights law in a report released on Friday. The report An age of uncertainty reveal that between 2008 and 2011 Australian authorities gave little consideration to […]