Exhibitions seek to give voice to asylum experience
Two exhibitions at Counihan Gallery bring the complex cacophony of emotions experienced by asylum seekers to the fore, writes Mabel Kwong.
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The health of human rights on full display: July media review
Health issues were at the forefront of human rights media coverage in July writes Pia White, and the diagnosis for Australia is not good.
Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl (Episode 4): Now Australian
The conclusion of the four-part SBS series Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl delivered a sense of fulfilling closure, but Mohamad Tabbaa scratches beneath the fluffy surface to discover an unsettling situation that lies far from a satisfactory ending.
Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl (Episode 3): Race to Terror
Episode 3 of Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl fell into a tired, frustrating discourse on radicalisation and terrorism that is counter-productive in understanding and tackling the issue, but still raised important questions, writes Mohamad Tabbaa.
Exposing the true “undesirables” in Australian immigration
The Undesirables is an explosive expose of the tightly controlled asylum seeker detention facility on Nauru and further highlights the depths of Australian government depravity, writes Sonia Nair.
Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl (Episode 2): Criminal Language
Mohamad Tabbaa considers some overlooked truths behind gangs and violence in response to episode 2 of SBS’s Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl.
Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl (Episode 1): War’s Children
Watching episode 1 of Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl stirred strong feelings of both familiarity and a sense of ruptured culture for Mohamad Tabbaa.
Welfare, environment & asylum seekers: Human rights in the media in June
Pia White looks back over media coverage of human rights during June, a month dominated by welfare, the environment and the ever-present issue of government handling of asylum seekers.
Emerging voices of refugees on show
Mabel Kwong was at this year’s Emerge Festival Main Event, an event that gives refugees a platform to express their passion and energy, and begs the question why there isn’t more of it.
Love, freedom and destruction of choice in Palestine
Omar is a story of love and freedom set in occupied Palestine, and the illusion of choice that can lead to destruction when rights are denied, writes Jessica Pearce.
Discrimination on all fronts evident in May media coverage
Between a harsh budget, ongoing discussion of Racial Discrimination Act amendments, and misogynistic killings in the US, divisiveness stood out in the media during May, writes Pia White.
A play against the Ugly Mugs
Inspired by the story of murdered sex worker, Tracy Connelly, Ugly Mugs aptly presents a confronting issue in an unusual, confronting way, writes Pia White.