Ben Pynt explains that long-term detention – now the rule rather than the exception in Australian asylum seeker policy – causes inevitable ill effects on health, and that the oversight of the treatment of asylum seekers is becoming practically impossible.
Exhibited at the Global Ideas Forum this weekend, Voiceless Journeys is a project that depicts the stories of 101 people who left their countries as a result of conflict or internal problems to come to Australia.
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.
Dario Mujkic scrutinises the rhetoric of making Medicare more “sustainable”, and reveals a surprising history of government attitudes towards Medicare in Australia
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
Amra Lee explains the need to make informed choices when we travel, to avoid inadvertently supporting human rights abusers
Right Now speaks with Keran Howe, Executive Director of Women with Disabilities Victoria, about the “Voices Against Violence” project.
With the World Cup around the corner, Justine Curatolo highlights initiatives using sport to promote social inclusion, such as the “Homeless World Cup”.
In a time when Australia commits through its budget to exacerbate inequality, Alistair Robertson asks whether the language of human rights can express the demand for economic equality.
What can Australia’s response to the Tiananmen Square Massacre tell us about where we are at today? Tim Robertson, based in Beijing, provides an illuminating historical comparison of refugees then and now.