Truth
In ‘Truth’, Anna Jabour considers the dynamics of power and control in relationships.
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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.
Failbook: How to Lose Friends and Influencers
Facebook tried to use Australia as a warning to the rest of the world about what happens when you try to regulate them. Instead, they have shown that they are no longer the friendly social network and will go to great lengths to get their way.
Stay Quietly in Your Seats
In this poem, John Bartlett examines scenes from the past and present day to consider how absolute power corrupts absolutely.
The African Australian Question Part II: Trying to form an identity on an anxious and isolated island
This is the second part in a two-part series on Australian identity and the African Australian Question.
The African Australian Question Part I: Trying to form an identity on an anxious and isolated island
This is the first part in a two-part series on Australian identity and the African Australian Question.
The Social Dilemma is a real-world problem happening before our eyes
As online technology advances unfettered by ethical restraint, their creators increasingly see the resulting problems as an “existential threat”, in Neflix’s new documentary The Social Dilemma.
Right Now’s Most Read Stories in 2020
Our three most-read stories this year encapsulate the adage ‘the personal is political,’ exploring wider issues in the world through lived experiences. Look out for these writers in 2021.
Can You Just Walk Away From the Gig Economy?
Last month in Sydney a 37-year-old Malaysian man, whose name has not yet been disclosed, was riding his bike to deliver a meal for UberEats when he was hit by a truck and killed. His death is the most recent of five delivery drivers killed on Australian roads in the last three months, further intensifying the scrutiny of working conditions within the gig economy.
Music is A Weapon for West Papuan Liberation
To commemorate Human Rights Day on 10 December 2020, the role of music as a right, and as an expression, is celebrated, writes West Papuan musician and activist Ronny Kareni.
Arrival
Angela 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’.
The Subtle Art of Cultural Activism: a Review of Stateless
Based on the true story of a woman wrongfully detained in offshore detention, Stateless challenges our capacity for empathy.
The World Needs More Youth Art
Youth arts have suffered repetitive funding cuts, at a time when encouraging the arts in our children is more important than ever.