A Parliamentary committee on human rights has recommended Australia adopt a federal Human Rights Act. Caitlin Reiger explains what a Human Rights Act would do.
While police say cameras reduce speeding and save lives, critics say the location of new AI-enabled cameras in some of the state’s poorest areas is unfairly hurting Victorians.
Right Now speaks to writer Behrouz Boochani about his call for a Royal Commission into Immigration Detention.
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.
Labor’s own 2023 National Platform opposes mandatory sentencing. So why is the Albanese Labor Government introducing mandatory sentencing laws now?
International student Sunita was new to Australia and knew little about her rights. Charlotte Walkling reports on one woman’s experience of serial exploitation in the informal rental market.
Australia’s housing crisis hurts most those who know little about their rights. Charlotte Walkling investigates how overseas students are especially vulnerable to dodgy and downright illegal practices in the rental market.
Abuse and mistreatment thrives behind the walls of youth prisons – yet Australian Governments are doing nothing to stop it.
Right Now interviews Josephine Langbien, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, about the significance of the High Court’s ruling on indefinite detention, and the Australian Government’s response.
The Victorian Government has plans to demolish all 44 public housing towers across Melbourne by 2051. But are the human rights of public housing tenants being properly considered?
Civilians should never be a target of war, terrorism or violence. The international community, including the Australian Government, must call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.
Australian governments have quietly worked to prevent people seeking asylum from taking safer journeys by air.
