Aftermath
By Bill CotterAs we approach another bushfire season, Bill Cotter recalls the devastation on Betka Beach after last summer’s fires and also the resilience of nature.
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Bayt al Dunya
By Farah BeainiFarah Beaini, a Lebanese-Australian poet, shares a poem for her city and the Lebanese people following the recent explosions in Beirut.
Multispecies stories: Why do they matter for human rights?
By Sophie ChaoMultispecies stories challenge the assumption that humans are separate from and superior to the environment.
Why do asylum seekers continue to receive second rate care from the federal government?
By Dr Iyngaranathan SelvaratnamDelays in medical treatment lead to avoidable suffering for those in Australia’s immigration detention system.
Letter from the editor: COVID-19
By Bec BridgesFinding our way to fairer and healthier, rights-respecting systems that serve all our communities equally.
Moving the Darkness
By Freddy IryssMoving the Darkness is a personal reflection, part eye-witness account of the recent mega fires ravaging the South Coast of NSW, where Freddy Iryss lives.
Dice playing
By Virginia LoweAfter an unprecedented bushfire season, the curious protagonist of Dr Virgina Lowe’s prose poems considers our planet, the climate crisis and chance.
Solastalgia: a review
By Amy WaltersThe theme of Tuggeranong Arts Centre’s yearly program is ‘solastalgia’ which asks what the response of art will be in face of destruction, dispossession and the climate crisis. The program was kicked off with moving works from Nick Moir, Tony Curran and Waratah Lahy, and Hannah Bronte.
Transitions Film Festival: Right Now’s Top Picks
By Caitlin Cassidy and Samaya BoromThe documentaries of the 9th annual Transitions Film Festival’s are ground-breaking and urgent as they encourage us to see global issues and ways to change
Fear, Paranoia and Love: a review of 5B
By David BraniganThe story of a terrifying period in modern history, 5B chronicles how one ward became a standard of genuine human care in a realm of fear mongering and paranoia.
Fires show the threat of climate change to our human rights
By Hugh de KretserThe need to take urgent action on climate change is clear, for our environment, for our economy and for our human rights, Hugh de Kretser from the HRLC explains.
After the Flames – A fortnight of frustration, fury and fatigue
By Cate TregellasI don’t know whether to be intensely irritated, that he is telling me the reality I don’t want to hear, or profoundly grateful that I can tell him my darkest thoughts and he responds with love.