Efficiency in global education design
By Tom KayeWithout harmonised global education systems and standardised curricula we are keeping the world’s poorest in poverty.
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Detention Playground
By Mary ChydiriotisMary Chydiriotis’s poetry evokes the emptiness of play in Australia’s detention centres.
No food no thought: does diet influence your ability to learn?
By Claire FeainMany families across Australia cannot access or afford healthy, sustainable food. This is having serious consequences for children, particularly in the classroom. Claire Feain investigates.
A child’s right to a good earth
By Kate HoldenEvery parent wants the best for their child and vows to keep them safe. But what does this promise look like in a warming world?
Making Every Child Count: Birth Registration in the Pacific
By Lucy SwinnenLucy Swinnen explores the legal and social implications of the alarming lack of birth registrations across the Pacific Islands.
Words for change
Hector Sharp in conversation with Matthew TaylorRight Now Editor Hector Sharp grabbed a coffee with Matthew Taylor to quiz him about the recent launch of his social enterprise.
Looking for Camp 32: a personal journey into Cambodia’s dark past
By Samaya ArgüelloCamp 32 gives a voice to those victims who should not be forgotten or overlooked, writes Samaya Borom.
Is Your Super Invested in Australia’s Detention of Children?
By Mark EvenhuisThe No Business in Abuse campaign, which is urging super funds to abandon their stake in companies that support or profit from the detention of asylum seekers, has the potential to reframe the refugee debate.
Gayby Baby: are you feeling the propaganda yet?
By Senthorun RajThe 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.
Over 200 Children Are Still Locked Up. Immigration Detention of Children Needs To End
By Claire HammertonClaire Hammerton of ChilOut argues all children should be removed from onshore and offshore immigration detention and appropriate laws enacted to ensure children are never again detained for prolonged periods.
#Love Makes A Way
By Rev Alistair MacraeRev 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.
Punitive Approaches Won’t Help Young Australians Get Back to Work
By Zoya PatelUnemployment is rarely a choice for young people, writes Zoya Patel. In order to end youth unemployment in Australia, the Abbott Government needs to change its approach.