Vessels and Wombs: Being Born a “Boat Person”
Asylum-seeker children born in Australia are still deemed “unauthorised maritime arrivals”. Sayomi Ariyawansa explains this peculiar situation in Australian law.
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Regional Inequality in Access to Mental Health Services
Patients in remote and rural areas face grave inequalities in access to healthcare. Rebecca Tidswell outlines how the current framework is particularly ill-equipped to address the specific and complex demands of mental health issues.
No Right to Health Without a Right to Abortion
Access to safe and legal abortions is difficult in many parts of the world. Jenny Ejlak explains the new phenomenon of “personhood” laws, for which Australia is a potential battleground.
What happens when a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia is ‘closed’?
Rose Carnes clarifies how the closure of remote Aboriginal communities is a form of forced eviction as defined by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
It’s Time to Modernise Australia’s Birth Registration System
You may not know that many births still go unregistered in Australia today. Paula Gerber and Melissa Castan from the Castan Centre say Australia is long overdue for an upgrade.
Checking my migrant privilege
Many Australian youth have access to opportunities that young people in the Pacific Islands can only dream of. But guilt isn’t a productive emotion – let’s call for change instead.
As Myanmar Transitions, People Continue To Flee
Despite recent political and economic changes, decades of conflict and government-inflicted abuses in Myanmar still force people to flee across its borders.
The East Timorese don’t want our charity, they simply want what is theirs
East Timor’s new Prime Minister calls for Australia to respect the young nation’s rights. Will the Australian government do the right thing?
A Right to Kill?
Executions are spectacles to satisfy our thirst for vengeance. We would be fooling ourselves to think otherwise, writes Senthorun Raj.
Fixing Australia’s Human Rights Black Hole
How can we strengthen human rights culture in Australia? Here are two important changes that need to happen.
Simpkins and Karen Armed Struggle
Liberal MP Luke Simpkins is a strong supporter of the Karen peoples independence struggle in Burma. Barrie Cadshaw explores how Simpkins became an unlikely advocate.
The ASRC Innovation Hub: Empowering asylum seekers to help themselves
Gavin Ackerly, Director of the Empowerment Pillar at Melbourne’s Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, writes about the ASRC’s new model which helps asylum seekers find solutions to their own challenges.