What can we learn from the 2013 Nauru offshore detention centre riot?
Mark Isaacs’ new book addresses the key issues surrounding transparency and accountability following the July 2013 riot at Nauru’s offshore immigration detention centre.
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First-hand accounts of Australian offshore and onshore detention
Stories from Detention, the book and exhibition, are an important collection of stories recording lived experiences of offshore and onshore detention.
In a lucky country
We like to pay cheap prices at the supermarket, but do we care how our fresh produce got there?
To stop boat deaths, abolish carrier sanctions and let asylum seekers travel by plane
If asylum seekers can’t board a plane to Australia without a visa, they are forced to take dangerous sea journeys to find safety.
The necessary history lesson for Australia’s future
With a remarkably measured tone, Stan Grant powerfully addresses his own history and that of Australia, with lessons for the future.
The changing nature of racism in Australia
Right Now columnist Eugenia Flynn explores the confronting evolution of racism in Australia.
Australia’s Complicity in the Plight of the Rohingya
Human rights monitor Billy Tai travelled to Rakhine State, Myanmar, as an election monitor during the 2015 elections. Here he reflects on how Australia is complicit in the ongoing persecution of the Rohingya.
Veiled Observations
Jen McLean explores the experiences of veiled Muslim women in Sydney.
“Australian” Identity and Dual Citizenship
Reconciling multiple identities does not mean immigrants must relinquish their cultural heritage.
The workplace: where mental illness stigma thrives
The workplace is a breeding ground for mental illness stigma, writes Sam Ryan.