Seeking the Truth on Asylum Seeker Integration
Many Australians perceive people who come here to seek asylum as being reluctant to integrate into Australian society, but the reality couldn’t be further from the truth writes Nicolle White.
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Australia should embrace the global energy change
Right Now speaks to nuclear engineer Arnie Gunderson, who explains how energy production based on small modular renewables is a green, equitable and promising way forward.
Human rights obligations for the private sector
In an age of rising corporate power, Harry Aitken discusses new ways to hold private companies to account for human rights violations.
Engaging with Asia in Abolishing the Death Penalty: A story from Indonesia
Australia must take the lead in opposing capital punishment in Asia. But how? What kind of role should we play? Former Reprieve intern Fia Hamid-Walker helps us to answer these questions.
A brief history of Villawood and a vision for the future
The site of Villawood Immigration Detention Centre was originally known as the Villawood Migrant Hostel. Sadie Grant Butler reflects upon Villawood’s history in order to propose a way forward.
Julie McKay on quotas, the merit myth and preventing violence against women
Right Now speaks to Julie McKay, Executive Director of the Australian National Committee for UN Women, on critical gender issues facing Australia and the Pacific region.
Migrants at Work: Unravelling the Web of Employment Law for New Arrivals
The Employment Law Project at the Footscray Community Legal Centre seeks to bridge information gaps by training multilingual representatives to educate their community on employment rights.
Will the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Successfully Prosecute Sexual Violence?
Sexual violence was commonly used as a weapon of war by the Khmer Rouge regime. Emma Palmer and Sarah Williams explore how the ECCC prosecute these crimes.
Casual Sexism and Domestic Violence
The struggle against domestic violence in our society requires a deep cultural shift, explains Sarah George.
Mental health and the legal profession
The dangers of stigmatising legal practitioners suffering from mental ill health are not confined to the practitioners themselves – they ripple out across the profession and the community at large, writes Dr Michelle Sharpe.