Homelessness is more than rooflessness
In this guest editorial, James Farrell introduces us to August’s theme of homelessness – which has reached crisis proportions in Australia.
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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.
Australia’s overseas mining operations – a “hard” regulatory role for the Australian Government in Mongolia
Amy Rogers argues that when an Australian company is operating in a developing country with a history of corruption, environmental and human rights violations, our government must take responsibility.
Timor-Leste and Australia – Moving forward by acknowledging the past
Jess O’Callaghan highlights the theme of not overlooking the past in submissions to an inquiry into the relationship between Timor-Leste and Australia initiated by Foreign Minister Bob Carr.
Australia, UN Security Council and the crisis in Darfur
In the wake of Australia assuming the UN Security Council Presidency in September, Raymond Lau asks where to now for Australia and the international community on Darfur.
Interpreting Justice
Every year, deaf Australians are involuntarily excused from jury service. Chloe Potvin looks at the potential for future law reform that would allow deaf Australians to serve on a jury.
AusAID’s failure of commitment to human rights in Cambodia
The Railway Rehabilitation Project in Cambodia seeks to improve economic development by reconnecting the country. AusAID provides 15 per cent of the funding. So far so good, but Morgan Macdonald asks, who’s responsible when the project leads to the violation of people’s land rights?
Stumbling in the dark, reaching for the light
While the extraordinary responsibility we bear is a difficult burden, it is also a precious gift. Few people in all of human history have had as great an opportunity as we now have to avert harm and do good for humanity. Associate Professor Tilman Ruff examines human rights in the nuclear era.
5 reasons not to give up – the refugee activists’ guide to debunking Rudd’s policy to “save lives”
By Roxanne Moore and Alexandra Scott. We cheered when Rudd abolished Temporary Protection Visas. We celebrated when Rudd ended the Pacific Solution. His return to power restored our hope… then suddenly – BAM – hello Darkness, my old friend. Now what? This shrewd policy has left most of us in despair, grasping at arguments which […]
We all need a roof in the rain
What does it say about Australia that 100,000 sleep rough every night? Tony Birch sheds some light on society’s invisible people.
Fleeing into persecution: sending women to PNG
Papua New Guinea is ranked 134 out of 147 in the UNDP’s Gender Development Index. Given that Australia accepts refugees from PNG on the basis of gender-based violence, Angelica Neville argues that the Australian Government will be sending female asylum seekers into harm’s way.
Female genital mutilation/cutting in Australia
An estimated two to three million girls are subjected to the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) each year. Leona Hameed looks at the practice in Australia and what can be done to eradicate it and to assist victims.
Interviews with refugees
Asher Hirsch interviews three young men from refugee backgrounds. Read their inspirational stories.