Policing The Body: Women’s health and reproductive rights
By Marta SkrabaczMarta Skrabacz considers reproductive rights as a women’s health issue, and recent developments in legislation regulating women’s bodies.
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Ian Thorpe, Sexuality and the Process of Discovering One’s Identity
By Tamara ChernyIn light of Australian Olympic champion Ian Thorpe’s “coming out”, Tamara Cherny suggests that “being yourself”, particularly in a society less than accepting of diversity, is easier said than done.
Why the Bikie Laws should concern us all
By Jack MaxwellJack Maxwell explains that new laws aimed at bikie groups are a threat to the rights of all citizens, and what legal means might resist them
The Medicare co-payment: the future of public health in Australia?
By Dario MujkicDario Mujkic scrutinises the rhetoric of making Medicare more “sustainable”, and reveals a surprising history of government attitudes towards Medicare in Australia
Human Rights in Australia and Argentina: a clear rights framework
By Alexandra HurleyAlexandra 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
How Useful are International Human Rights in a Sovereign and Democratic State?
By Anthony HallalAnthony Hallal explores the relationships between Australia’s sovereignty and democracy, and international human rights norms
Medical Ethics and Human Rights: Respect for Culture
By Bebe LoffBebe Loff – Director of the Michael Kirby Centre for Public Health and Human Rights in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University – considers the need to respect culture and autonomy in the provision of health care
Doctors beyond our borders – Is Australia turning a blind eye to human rights abuses in Burma?
By Monique HurleyMonique Hurley reflects on Australia’s silence following the Burmese Government’s expulsion of Doctors without Borders from Burma’s Rakhine state
Sri Lanka, Human Rights and Ethical Tourism
By Amra LeeAmra Lee explains the need to make informed choices when we travel, to avoid inadvertently supporting human rights abusers