Watershed? Indigenous Rights and the Water Bill Exposure Draft
Will Mooney on the Water Bill Exposure Draft and how the Victorian Government has left Indigenous rights off the water reform agenda.
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Rich soil: Can Indigenous land rights and Australia’s economic interests coexist?
Though the Australian government’s economic desires have contrasted sharply with Indigenous land ownership in the past, Christine Todd argues the two are not mutually exclusive and suggests the economic development of the land should be carried out by the Indigenous population.
Does Australia need tougher cyberbullying legislation?
Nadia Wu considers whether tougher laws are needed to combat the pervasive and insidious phenomenon of cyberbullying.
Spoons and other travel necessities
Leona Hameed delves into the thorny and hidden issue of forced marriage in Australia.
The Medicare co-payment: the future of public health in Australia?
Dario Mujkic scrutinises the rhetoric of making Medicare more “sustainable”, and reveals a surprising history of government attitudes towards Medicare in Australia
Human Rights in Australia and Argentina: a clear rights framework
Alexandra Hurley compares human rights frameworks in Argentina and Australia, and suggests we need not wait for a “Dirty War” here to implement clear human rights protections
Medical Ethics and Human Rights: Respect for Culture
Bebe Loff – Director of the Michael Kirby Centre for Public Health and Human Rights in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University – considers the need to respect culture and autonomy in the provision of health care
Doctors beyond our borders – Is Australia turning a blind eye to human rights abuses in Burma?
Monique Hurley reflects on Australia’s silence following the Burmese Government’s expulsion of Doctors without Borders from Burma’s Rakhine state
Sri Lanka, Human Rights and Ethical Tourism
Amra Lee explains the need to make informed choices when we travel, to avoid inadvertently supporting human rights abusers
The 757 million people also affected by Australia’s 2014-15 Budget
For whom else does the bell toll? Madolyn Smith asks how the Abbott/Hockey Budget will affect the 757 million people living in extreme poverty in the Asia Pacific.
Police Power and Abuse: A gap in Victoria’s legal system
Meghana Sharma takes a look at a gap in Victoria’s legal system – compensation for victims of police abuses of power
The Benefits of Team Sport to Promote Social Inclusion amongst the Disadvantaged
With the World Cup around the corner, Justine Curatolo highlights initiatives using sport to promote social inclusion, such as the “Homeless World Cup”.