Victorian Government under pressure to overhaul police complaints process
Should police be investigating themselves? Currently in Victoria, police handle complaints made against police. But the calls for reform are growing louder.
Law and Policy – Page 2
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.
Australia is the only liberal democracy without a Human Rights Act – that could finally change
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.
New AI traffic cameras sting low-income Victorians most
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.
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.
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.
Labor’s Mandatory Sentencing Problem
Labor’s own 2023 National Platform opposes mandatory sentencing. So why is the Albanese Labor Government introducing mandatory sentencing laws now?
Home alone: An international student’s tale of rentsploitation
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.
Exposed: Overseas students most at risk in housing market underbelly
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 thrives behind youth prison walls
Abuse and mistreatment thrives behind the walls of youth prisons – yet Australian Governments are doing nothing to stop it.
Pathway to freedom – the end of indefinite detention in Australia
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 demolition of Melbourne’s public housing towers and public housing tenants’ right to housing
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?
Editor’s note on Gaza
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.