After Bondi: In grief, we must come together
Tahlia Bowen reflects on the antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi on December 14th, and why strength is found in communities coming together.
Society and Culture
Review: ‘The Palestine Laboratory’
'The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology Occupation Around the World' is a must read for those wanting to understand how the oppression of Palestinians is intertwined with the export of military technologies worldwide.
Waste colonisation: Australia’s damaging textile exports to Fiji
Concerns mount over the growing influx of cheap clothing donated to Fiji from wealthy countries.
How an Australian sports lawyer helped rescue the Afghan women’s cricket team
As the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan in 2021, one woman – Australian academic and sports lawyer Dr Catherine Ordway – helped evacuate the country’s women’s cricket team.
Afghan sports star has a message for Cricket Australia: Cancel the match for Afghan women
Human rights activists are urging Cricket Australia to boycott its February match against Afghanistan, to take a stand against the Taliban’s erasure of Afghan women’s rights.
Breaking as “ultimate freedom”: interview with breakdancer and hip-hop producer, Mark Munk Ross
Since Raygun hit the stage at the Paris Olympics Australian breakdancing has made global news – but untold are the stories of breakers of diverse backgrounds who have built a rich history of breaking in this country.
In a Time of Another Invasion
Angela Costi’s poem considers how central public libraries continue to be targeted in invasions.
‘Conspiracy to commit journalism’: Human rights lawyers want journalists out of political crosshairs
The release of Julian Assange signals hope for detained publishers and journalists around the world, human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson tells a Melbourne forum advocating for Hong Kong political prisoner and media mogul Jimmy Lai.
The difficulty with regulating deepfakes
Deepfakes can be dangerous – to our democracy and individual safety. They need to be regulated, but it’s not going to be easy. Dr Fan Yang explains the barriers to deepfake regulations.
She Said, He Said
A poem by Iranian poet Bänoo Zan.
Captains of our destinies
Right Now interviews human rights lawyer and entrepreneur Donna Sherwani for World Refugee Awareness Month.
Echo Chamber
As the space for diverse viewpoints shrinks, literary spaces degenerate into war zones.