A balancing act
Jessica Yu speaks to Jack about the good and evil in people, human mortality and how his belief system gives him “vague pointers on how to live”.
Tag Archives: human rights – Page 14
Free speech at work: watch what you say?
Dario Mujkic highlights the importance of employees’ rights to freely discuss workplace grievances outside of their job, and how employers’ attempts to silence such voices can be countered.
The right to be a parent – regulating surrogacy in Australia
How is the right to be a parent affected by sexuality? Stephen Page discusses the legal challenges faced by LBGT intended parents.
Regional Inequality in Access to Mental Health Services
Patients in remote and rural areas face grave inequalities in access to healthcare. Rebecca Tidswell outlines how the current framework is particularly ill-equipped to address the specific and complex demands of mental health issues.
No Right to Health Without a Right to Abortion
Access to safe and legal abortions is difficult in many parts of the world. Jenny Ejlak explains the new phenomenon of “personhood” laws, for which Australia is a potential battleground.
What happens when a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia is ‘closed’?
Rose Carnes clarifies how the closure of remote Aboriginal communities is a form of forced eviction as defined by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The right to be old
If living longer is about staying young, are we denying ourselves the right to be old?
As Myanmar Transitions, People Continue To Flee
Despite recent political and economic changes, decades of conflict and government-inflicted abuses in Myanmar still force people to flee across its borders.
The East Timorese don’t want our charity, they simply want what is theirs
East Timor’s new Prime Minister calls for Australia to respect the young nation’s rights. Will the Australian government do the right thing?
DPP v Kaba: Our freedom of movement, liberty, and right to not be racially profiled
Despite lacking a full consideration of institutionalised discrimination such as racial profiling, the case of DPP v Kaba draws a line between random stop & searches and the curtailing of individual liberties.