Za’atari refugee camp – city of lost children
Save the Children’s Tim Norton spent a day at Za’atari refugee camp, the temporary home for around 80,000 Syrian refugees.
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The trouble with trigger warnings
Monash University will soon implement a policy of “trigger warnings” for sensitive course content, but is making trigger warnings mandatory a sensible move?
A “tough on crime” approach to youth justice won’t work
An exclusively punitive approach to youth justice does a disservice to young offenders and the wider community.
We all have a duty to the 15 year old girl on the bus
Would you step in to help a victim of sexual harassment?
Aylan Kurdi
Poet Virginia Lowe reflects on asylum seekers and the impact such experiences have on children.
Teaching gender identities in early childhood education and care
Gender-based bullying in schools show that gender diversity education is important not just for trans and gender-diverse children, but all children.
Telling stories that could never be spoken
Sam Ryan reviews ‘Siblings’ by Kate Strohm.
Young Australians agitating for change
Generation Less by Jennifer Rayner sets out to dispel the myths that underpin under-35s, their habits and their whinging.
Laughing in the face of adversity
There’s a refreshing humbleness and self-effacing air about Yassmin Abdel-Magied’s upbeat, effortlessly inspiring memoir.
The Gender Fairy
Jennifer Jones chats with Jo Hirst, author of a book for children about gender identity called “The Gender Fairy”.
Justice is achieved through empowering the vulnerable
To achieve justice, privilege the voices of those directly impacted by human rights violations, writes Right Now columnist Eugenia Flynn.
Explainer: The transformative power of education
Marilyn Snider explains the transformative power of education, and why a human rights curriculum must be taught in schools.