Laura O’Neill describes the situation on the ground for asylum seekers in Indonesia now that Australia is “deterring” boat arrivals – work rights, UNHCR processing, access to education and the threat of deportation or detention once refugee claims are rejected.
Besmellah Rezaee on the ins and outs of Australia’s ever-changing refugee laws. Where are we now? Where are we headed?
In the wake of recent revelations that Australia has turned at least two boats of asylum seekers back to Indonesia, Clarrie Burke looks at both the history and the current unfolding of the Coalition promise to “stop the boats”.
For the month of December, Right Now has published content with a focus on Human Rights and Cultural Shift. So where would we be without the movers and the shakers? Isabella Royce answers this and other questions in her profile of trailblazer Nova Peris, the first female indigenous politician elected to national parliament.
At the time of European settlement, around 250 Indigenous languages were spoken in Australia. Just 200 years later, it is estimated only 20 are widely spoken. Allison Worrall investigates the role of education in maintaining and revitalising Indigenous languages.
No media outlet would ever run a story featuring the N word as an adjective. Maddie Smith asks whether the same can be said for disparaging descriptions of mental illness.
Amy Barry-Macaulay explains government policy based on engagement, and the need for it now more than ever.
Melissa Reid looks at media coverage of Kony and asylum seekers to ask, does our fast-paced media culture need to change?
NGOs need the freedom and independence to criticise government policies where necessary but the high rate of government outsourcing to the NGO sector is putting this independence at risk. Asher Hirsch explains.
Phoebe Tay learns about her own culture – Deaf culture – and the similarities and differences amongst Deaf communities around the world.
With arbitrary detention repeatedly used despite being repeatedly condemned by the international community on human rights grounds, Alexander Reilly and Justine Stefanelli suggest a different approach.
Hsin-Yi Lo explains why online activism cannot replace wider participation, engagement with the public and sacrifice to bring about social and political change.