Arrival
By Angela CostiAngela Costi’s poem considers how the stories of newly arrived people can be undermined by legal definitions, how Australia’s migration law is designed to keep them in a state of ‘arrival’.
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The Organ Thieves: a Review
By Amy WaltersChip Jones’ new book is a brilliantly researched exploration of a facet of the racial inequality that has long plagued the medical profession.
The Subtle Art of Cultural Activism: a Review of Stateless
By Isabelle WinklerBased on the true story of a woman wrongfully detained in offshore detention, Stateless challenges our capacity for empathy.
Human Rights Should be at the Heart of Australia’s COVID Response
By Lee CarnieThis sidelining of human rights makes it easier to subordinate human rights as less important than economic interests, writes Lee Carnie.
The System Will Live On
By Zara GudnasonZara Gudnason reflects on the inadequacies of the system in protecting the most vulnerable and the tragedy that can occur when crucial services are under-resourced.
A Source of Shame: Australia’s Failure to Uphold the Human Rights of Refugees
By Sohee Park KwonAustralia’s public health response to COVID-19 demonstrates a double standard that blatantly disregards refugees and asylum seekers’ fundamental right to health.
Juries in an age of trial by media
By Greg BarnsCan juries really be impartial on high profile cases when they are saturated by the media with information, opinion and propaganda about the people they are judging?
Politics and Teen Masculinity: A Review of Boys State
By Charmaine ManuelFilmmakers Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine reflect on the tensions arising from an atmosphere of budding masculinity and divisive politics in their 2020 documentary Boys State.
Incremental Changes
By Dave ClarkIn this moment of rising authoritarianism and political theatre, Dave Clark reminds us not to lose sight of the cumulative effects of small shifts and injustices.
Lawless: a review
By Samaya BoromKimberley Motley’s memoir tells of a personal mission to bring justice to the defenceless. This book is an extraordinary story of an extraodinary woman.
COVID-19 must not normalise digital surveillance
By David ParisAfter a huge campaign to encourage every smartphone user in Australia to install and use the ‘COVIDSafe’ app, the effectiveness of the app has been negligible. But the impact of the app is much more significant, writes David Paris.
Protection Against Unemployment is a Human Right
By Mikele PrestiaIt is clear, now more than ever, that the Federal Government’s policy approach towards unemployment benefits — as a social good and a human right — warrants public scrutiny.