Climate Change and Human Rights Violations in Darfur
Climate change is traditionally viewed in isolation from matters of national security and human rights. But ecological factors can play a central role in heightening the risk of armed conflict.
Environment – Page 6
Digging for Dirt: The nexus between mining, oil & gas industries and human rights
Bianca De Bortoli explains how corporate compliance, corporate complicity and corporate social responsibility interact regarding human rights and the extractive industry.
Watershed? Indigenous Rights and the Water Bill Exposure Draft
Will Mooney on the Water Bill Exposure Draft and how the Victorian Government has left Indigenous rights off the water reform agenda.
Rich soil: Can Indigenous land rights and Australia’s economic interests coexist?
Though the Australian government’s economic desires have contrasted sharply with Indigenous land ownership in the past, Christine Todd argues the two are not mutually exclusive and suggests the economic development of the land should be carried out by the Indigenous population.
Australia’s rare earth mining and waste in Malaysia
Dario Mujkic explains the concerns with Australia’s rare earth mining in Malaysia, and the irony of using social media to put a stop to it.
HAVING IT BOTH WAYS: AUSTRALIA’S CONFLICTED POSITION IN THE TIMOR SEA
Sarita Ryan explains the Timorese struggle for self-determination, and Australia’s struggle to balance its economic self-interests and cooperative international relationships.
Timor’s Oil
The final piece in Timor’s struggle for independence remains elusive thanks to Australia’s bullying and greed when it comes to oil and gas, writes the Timor Sea Justice Campaign’s Tom Clarke.
Blood in the water – the legal gymnastics behind the WA shark cull
Beatrice Paull investigates the legal loopholes in the case of the West Australian Government’s shark baiting and killing policy.
Editorial: Technology and Human Rights
Right Now puts technology under the microscope in February.
What the Frack is Coal Seam Gas?
The far north coast of NSW is heating up. Farmers and landowners alike are protesting the aggressive progress of coal seam gas (or CSG) mining, writes Alexandra Hurley.
Waste Not: Disposing of Waste in the Digital Age
Australia’s E-waste. What is it? How does it effect the international community? What can we do about it? Erin McGinty explains.
Politics versus Policy: are we heading in the right direction?
Amy Barry-Macaulay explains government policy based on engagement, and the need for it now more than ever.