The letters spelled COURAGE: Fighting censorship in Indonesia
At the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Sam Flynn spoke to those who write from the margins, despite the real and violent repercussions they face for doing so.
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YES, but…? Marriage equality and anti-discrimination, explained
As Australia legislates marriage equality, are our anti-discrimination protections at risk of being peeled back?
Atrocities and war crimes in Myanmar: here’s what we know
Does the violence and conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State amount to war crimes, or crimes against humanity?
An Indigenous voice can unite Australians
Shireen Morris responds to the government’s rejection of the proposal for a national Indigenous representative body.
Rohingya crisis ruled as genocide by Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal
Ali MC takes us inside the Tribunal as witnesses retell the atrocities and human rights abuses suffered by the Rohingya people.
Will Australia’s Modern Slavery Act be a missed opportunity?
An inside look at Australia’s path to introducing a Modern Slavery Act – what would this mean for Australians, and how does it compare to other nations?
Rohingya: The silence of Aung San Suu Kyi and the betrayal of human rights
As stateless people without citizenship rights in any nation, they are now besieged by the Myanmar Army intent on driving them out – what can be done?
Not-so-model minority
Racism, bullying and dangerous fetishisation. Vanessa Head shares a personal account of growing up Asian in Australia.
Housing: always was and always will be a human right
Housing affordability in Australia is reaching crisis point.
The dangers of celebrating Refugee Week
We should be showing the nation’s leaders that we will not tolerate the xenophobic war on refugees and asylum seekers, not celebrating.
Call them what they are: Australia’s concentration camps
Offshore detention. For two decades, no two words have plagued Australian politics as doggedly as these. Anthony Levin draws a disturbingly accurate picture Australia’s offshore detention centres that we may or may not be ready for.
The price of privacy
Government policy increasingly defines the limits of the right to privacy, excluding marginalised socio-economic groups from its protection.