Does Australia need tougher cyberbullying legislation?
Nadia Wu considers whether tougher laws are needed to combat the pervasive and insidious phenomenon of cyberbullying.
Children & youth – Page 8
Spoons and other travel necessities
Leona Hameed delves into the thorny and hidden issue of forced marriage in Australia.
“Chocolate Fix” and “Two Dollars a Day”
Lizz Murphy offers two poems on child labour – from harvesting cocoa to mining gold
The Single Father
This moving poem by Tiggy Johnson was shortlisted in the Right Now Poetry Competition, judged by Maxine Beneba-Clarke, Amanda Anastasi and Benjamin Solah.
Protecting the young in a new nation: Youth in Timor Leste
Despite its large youth population, Timor Leste’s legal protection mechanisms for children need development.
Editorial: Technology and Human Rights
Right Now puts technology under the microscope in February.
Living Indigenous Languages
At the time of European settlement, around 250 Indigenous languages were spoken in Australia. Just 200 years later, it is estimated only 20 are widely spoken. Allison Worrall investigates the role of education in maintaining and revitalising Indigenous languages.
Catholic clergy and child sex abuse
Anne Manne examines the culture within the Catholic Church that allowed the ongoing sexual abuse of children.
A call to disarm
Gun violence is seemingly far removed from Australia, but by investing in the weapons industry and indulging in recreational drugs, we fuel ongoing drug wars in Mexico. Disarm, by Pedro Reyes, creatively calls arms companies to account, writes Erin Handley.
Panic – Mid-Week Review
In Panic, David Marr chronicles the use of fear in recent years by Australian politicians and the media, and paints a grim picture of more to come, writes Sonia Nair.
Australia’s complicity in detention centre violence
A refugee’s journey is often filled with violence, even after they land on Australian shores. Asher Hirsch details some real examples of the violence that occurs in Australian-run detention centres.
Female genital mutilation/cutting in Australia
An estimated two to three million girls are subjected to the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) each year. Leona Hameed looks at the practice in Australia and what can be done to eradicate it and to assist victims.