Watershed? Indigenous Rights and the Water Bill Exposure Draft
Will Mooney on the Water Bill Exposure Draft and how the Victorian Government has left Indigenous rights off the water reform agenda.
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Making Aboriginal deaths in custody “history”: On Royal Commissions
Right Now interviews Uncle Sam Watson on the place of Royal Commissions in history, and the lessons of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
Protecting people from harm
Mark McMillan on the proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act, the usefulness of anti-discrimination legislation and his personal reflections on taking Herald Sun columnist Andrew Bolt to court
Progressive Unease With a Bill of Rights
Joo-Cheong Tham warns against the expectation of “magic bullets” in tackling complex rights issues, in an article originally published in Right Now Magazine.
The Future of Human Rights
André Dao on the language of rights, its potential limitations and its true aim.
Living Indigenous Languages
At the time of European settlement, around 250 Indigenous languages were spoken in Australia. Just 200 years later, it is estimated only 20 are widely spoken. Allison Worrall investigates the role of education in maintaining and revitalising Indigenous languages.
How representative is our parliament?
While many Australians may think Australia is a healthy democracy, a closer examination of our parliamentary representation tells a different story. Rose Hunter asks how representative our Parliament really is.
Life in the long grass
Each night, around 1000 people sleep out in the long grass around Darwin. Sienna Merope explores the issues behind Darwin’s homeless population.
Artistic Dreaming – Women, Art and Empowerment in La Perouse
By Jacqui Fetchet. This article is part of our April and May focus on Art and Human Rights. “For me the idea of a blank canvas is one of the most empowering things – the thought that you can do anything, go anywhere, say whatever you want. It is freedom of speech. For my people it […]