Proposed change to Migration Act opens the way to deporting children
The question is whether this is for the protection of the community or simply to expand Ministerial power to cancel visas for allegedly gang-related activity.
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Fighting for justice and dignity: Interview with Behrouz Boochani
Right Now speaks to writer Behrouz Boochani about his call for a Royal Commission into Immigration Detention.
Giving voice to the marginalised: a review of Serving in Silence?
Those who served this country speak out against discrimination in this revealing book and ensure that we know the fight is far from over.
Where do you draw the line? Reconsidering safety zones at Victorian abortion clinics
Zoya Patel reflects on the state of women’s reproductive rights in Victoria, where a new case regarding safe access zones is heading for the High Court.
Who has the right to associate with their community?
It might be said that the law recognises that being able to spend time with those who you call your own is important to one feeling human. But what does this protection mean if police are issued broad powers to determine who is a suitable person for you to associate with?
Could sky-high house prices lead to a new uprising in Hong Kong?
Can you imagine living in the world’s least affordable city to buy a home? Here’s what the residents think about the unfolding housing crisis in Hong Kong.
The internet holds society together and the government is setting out to break it
Dutton’s gone but the Department of Home Affairs is going full steam ahead with its draft bill on encryption, putting Australians’ data privacy at risk.
Planned destitution of people seeking asylum: An “act of grace”?
Since 1991, people seeking asylum have been ineligible for any form of social security, instead they have made do with the little assistance they get under a constantly changing policy-based approach. In a new round of cuts within this policy, vast numbers of people seeking asylum will be at risk of avoidable destitution and homelessness.
A long way to come for women’s rights in Indonesia and Australia
When a widespread problem defies national borders, what can neighbouring nations do to fulfil the rights of their people?
Privacy rights for sexual assault victims
In Australia, victims of sexual assault in family law proceedings are left with no privilege over their counselling records.
Offshore detention is central to Nauru’s move against press freedom
The government of Nauru has blocked the ABC from covering the Pacific Islands Forum and PM Malcolm Turnbull has barely criticised the move. Gary Dickson explains.
Stones
Jordan Roux questions the death penalty through the last words of 21 Texan inmates executed by lethal injection.
Where to from here? LGBTIQ+ communities and their rights in Australia
The Channel, a collective giving vehicle, is raising and pooling funds from the contributions of its members, and distributes them in the form of grants to ‘rainbow’ community projects nationally.