Why did Australia abolish birthright citizenship?
Citizenship in Australia is not a constitutional right, leaving Australian citizenship law vulnerable to political whims.
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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.
Waning Hope: A Refugee’s Response to the Repeal of Medevac
Through its repeal of the medevac legislation, Australia has taken our future and made it our demise, writes Shamindan Kanapadhi.
Women, Men & the Whole Damn Thing: a review
Based on his original article, David Leser investigates the origins, perpetuation and consequences of male violence in his insightful and powerful new book.
Voluntary Assisted Dying: A matter of life and death?
In light of the voluntary assisted dying bill currently before the Western Australian parliament, Janelle Koh considers voluntary assisted dying from a critical rights perspective, and queries whether a right to a good death may operate with unequal effect upon minority populations.
At your own risk: The criminalisation of HIV non-disclosure in Singapore
Daryl Yang considers the criminalisation of non-disclosure of HIV in Singapore, and the implications of a recent legal development for LGBTQ+ Singaporeans.
See What You Made Me Do: a review
Jess Hill’s engaging book is a call for us to rethink the structures enabling the continuing national crisis of domestic violence.
The Ungrateful Refugee: a review
Dina Nayeri’s book, The Ungrateful Refugee, opens up a narrative of refugee experience, and what is it like to flee, hope, wait and start anew.
“Welcome to the Club”: a review of Choice Words
Choice words is a collection of timely writing highlighting and unmasking abortion and it’s stigma, because sometimes choice doesn’t really mean choice.
From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: a review
How did we get here? Judith Brett explores democracy in Australia, how we got the compulsory vote and our current political scene.
On Violence: a review
On Violence creates a conversation about violence as a national emergency and what needs to be done to prevent it.
Weaponised weathers: heat, Don Dale, and ‘everything-ist’ prison abolition
Oppressive heat, humidity and poor ventilation: how Australia’s carceral system weaponises more-than-human forces, like the weather.
Stripping children of dignity
Thousands of humiliating strip searches have been carried out on young children in our criminal justice system: is this a dignified practice?