Of language, love and loss
Black Rock White City humanises pain and trauma by depicting refugees as individuals, not casualties of war, writes Magdalena McGuire.
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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.
Words for change
Right Now Editor Hector Sharp grabbed a coffee with Matthew Taylor to quiz him about the recent launch of his social enterprise.
Let’s conscientiously object to bigotry
Can religious belief be used to deny people basic legal rights or social services? Right Now columnist Senthorun Raj unpacks this complex question.
Adam Goodes and Casual Racism in Australia
The Adam Goodes furore shows us that casual racism is prevalent in Australian society. Thomas Alomes explains why we all have a responsibility to overcome the problem.
The gender wage gap is a barrier to equality – for all women
The gender wage gap is an equality issue that impacts on all women. Right Now columnist Zoya Patel tells us why.
Gayby Baby: are you feeling the propaganda yet?
The confected controversy about Gayby Baby should make us pay closer attention to how the media and governments work to cultivate public feelings, writes Right Now columnist Senthorun Raj.
Things and their makers: from ‘European labour only’ to ‘ethical consumerism’
Jinghua Qian traces the discourses of patriotism, protectionism and ethical consumerism through the objects in her room.
Flexibility the New Norm in the Workplace
Yolanda Beattie of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency says flexible work should be mainstreamed across Australia, and be equally accessible to women and men.
How to be an ally to people of colour
Has your culturally-diverse friend ever told you about a time they experienced racism, and you didn’t know what to say? Right Now columnist Zoya Patel offers a helpful guide on how to respond.
#Love Makes A Way
Rev Alistair Macrae reflects on his involvement with #LoveMakesAWay, an ecumenical coalition engaging in direct action protests through prayer to secure the release of asylum seeker children from detention.
Call to arms to fight for life
Wages of Rebellion is a nonviolent call to arms for us to not accept injustice but to “fight for life”, writes Athena Rogers.
Why Sex Work Should Be Decriminalised
Gemma Keegan of the Scarlet Alliance makes the case for why the decriminalisation of sex work will contribute to improved human rights for sex workers.