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.
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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.
What Australian refugee and immigration policy tells us about our democracy
Dr Joyce Chia discusses the implications of the Australian Citizenship and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 for our democracy.
Humanitarian responses alone won’t solve refugee crises
The world’s refugee crises cannot be resolved without political action. It’s time for political leaders to take responsibility for the world’s displaced, writes Refugees International’s Jeff Crisp.
Refugee Women in Cambodia
Australia’s agreement to transfer refugees from Nauru for resettlement raises insecurities for both Cambodia and the refugees themselves, particularly women.
The Reality of Islamophobia
When an act of terrorism strikes, everyday Muslims in Australia suffer alongside every other Australian, writes Zoya Patel.