Lionel Shriver and combating the selfishness of freedom of expression
Right Now columnist Adolfo Aranjuez weighs in on the Lionel Shriver controversy, and the role of language in propagating, and curbing, cultural appropriation.
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New Bench Book will help bolster human rights in Victoria
The new Charter of Human Rights Bench Book aims to boost application, and understanding, of Victoria’s key human rights legislation.
Oppression Olympics: a game nobody wins
Right Now columnist Adolfo Aranjuez discusses the limitations of identity-based labels as bases for discourse on oppression and disadvantage.
Death of a refugee: The Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s new PR strategy
A look at the way our government depicts the deaths of refugees held in detention.
For small island nations, climate science isn’t an intellectual exercise – it’s real life
It’s 2016 – so why do Australian politicians still contest the scientific consensus on man-made climate change?
The Olympics is ‘Team Refugees.’ What about the rest of us?
The Olympic Refugee Team is a significant moment in sporting history, but will it make any difference for the world’s refugees?
Protecting the arts
A thriving arts culture is essential for any just and equal society.
Cultural appropriation in food
In the food industry, simmering just below the surface, there is an often-ignored human rights issue.
Discrimination report misses the mark on workforce change
A recent Inquiry has neglected core aspects of contemporary workforce change that enable discrimination in the workforce.
Does voluntourism do more harm than good?
International volunteering programs can be polarising, but here’s how one program is using education to create long-term change in Cambodia.
Discriminating differently
Adolfo Aranjuez interrogates the notion of privilege and explains why “equality” and “discrimination” are more complex than you think.
Capturing the stories of migrant victims of family violence
To help migrant victims of family violence, attending police have to understand the real story.