Refugee
Qi Bingdu offers a poem on the labels that dehumanise asylum seekers
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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.
The Cost of Voluntourism
Monique Hurley highlights concerns with the tourist volunteer – is it all worth it?
A play against the Ugly Mugs
Inspired by the story of murdered sex worker, Tracy Connelly, Ugly Mugs aptly presents a confronting issue in an unusual, confronting way, writes Pia White.
Crowdfunding for a better world
Is “crowdfunding” the way forward for putting money behind human rights advancements? Fiona So thinks so.
The “Mess and Noise” of Boycotts
Are boycotts an expression of economic freedom? Are they useful? Marta Skrabacz looks at some recent examples of boycotting to offer some answers
Poetic Justice out now!
Right Now is excited to announce that we are launching a print anthology. Called Poetic Justice: Contemporary Australian Voices on Equality and Human Rights, the anthology is a celebration of the best human rights writing and art from the Right Now online magazine.
Only the skull as the video game ends the wall…
Jason Maxwell offers a provocative poem on money, rights, priorities and conspiracy
Racism, sport and the moment that summed it up
Twenty years on from Nicky Winmar’s iconic stand against racism, Black and Proud is a confronting, thought-provoking reminder of why the image still resonates strongly, writes Sonia Nair.
Individual rights and solidarity
Dario Mujkic considers the “individualism” in rights discourse, the challenges of isolation and conflict that this poses, and the silver lining that is solidarity
Who’s your nanny? Exploitation, choice and migrant childcare workers
Childcare in Australia is notoriously expensive. The Indonesian Institute has proposed that the Australian government should enable Australian families to hire Indonesian nannies as domestic migrant workers – for $200 per week.
The Blaktism
Megan Cope talks to Right Now about her video performance of a satirical “Certificate of Aboriginality”
Akinyi Martha (full stop)
This story by Filipa Bellette won Right Now’s Fiction Competition, judged by Anna Funder and Tony Birch.