Will the NDIS and individualisation of disability services enhance human rights?
If the NDIS is to truly make a difference in terms of the rights of people with disabilities, it will need to go beyond care services, writes Helen Dickinson.
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Detention Playground
Mary Chydiriotis’s poetry evokes the emptiness of play in Australia’s detention centres.
What animal abuse can teach us about human rights
Does animal abuse tell us something about our capacity to be cruel to humans, too? Right Now columnist Zoya Patel reflects on the connection between animal and human rights.
Last Cab to Darwin
Clare McKenzie reviews the film Last Cab to Darwin, highlighting the complexities involved in the euthanasia debate.
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.
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.
Casual Sexism and Domestic Violence
The struggle against domestic violence in our society requires a deep cultural shift, explains Sarah George.