Andrew McIlwraith on Terraforming and Indigenous Rights
Are historically colonial powers are best placed to ‘solve’ the problem of climate change, which they started in the first place?
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The case for free phone calls in prison
Imagine not being able to afford a single phone call to your family. That's the reality for people in Australian prisons. Monique Hurley and Sarah Schwartz explain why phone calls in prison should be free.
Yoorrook truths light the path ahead
The Yoorrook Justice Commission has handed down its historic interim report. Victorians and the Government must listen – and act.
Lucy Norton on Listening to Flood
Lucy Norton compassionately reflects on living through the 2022 Lismore Floods and how colonial frameworks misplace our grief in light of climate events.
Lauren Scott on protecting Central Desert culture
Southern Arrente and Arabana person Lauren Scott highlights how climate change impacts intangible cultural property such as language.
NGALI GARIMA MALLA JUGUN (We Look After This Country) – A call for submissions
Through a new editorial partnership, Right Now and Groundswell are platforming stories that explore the intersection of climate change and human rights, pertaining to First Nations justice.
New Spaces at National Gallery of Victoria’s Triennial
Blackness has long been absent from Australian public galleries. And if present, it is often portrayed as the voiceless and nameless muse or servant to the whiteness of the protagonist. Importantly the National Gallery of Victoria’s Triennial shows signs of change.
Landmark Exhibition Celebrates First Nations Fashion
Curated by Kaantju woman Shonae Hobson, the Bendigo Art Gallery’s first-ever First Nations Curator, Piinpi, is a landmark exploration of the cultural importance of Indigenous seasonal knowledge, community connection and storytelling in a contemporary context.
Australians can no longer look away from BLM
As the world learns of police brutality in the US, Australians are too ready to ignore the deaths of Bla(c)k people in their own country.
Everyone deserves to be safe during a pandemic, including people in prison
To stop the spread of COVID-19 and to save lives, we need to responsibly release people from prisons.
A critical turning point for First Nations justice
We have decades of evidence that spells out what governments must do to save blak lives, so how do we use it?
Despite 432 Indigenous deaths in custody since 1991, no one has ever been convicted. Racist silence and complicity are to blame
“It is not enough to hear about justice, justice must be done,” writes Alison Whittaker in this piece for The Conversation.
Quantum Words Perth: Reflections on Language, Science and Ways of Knowing
Sarah Yeung reflects on the Quantum Words festival, investigating the ways in which science and language interact through colonial discourse and Indigenous knowledges.