This article is part of our June theme, which focuses on Indigenous People and their human rights. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. Reko Rennie is a Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay/Gummaroi man, born in Melbourne, Australia. He received no formal artistic training but as a young man discovered graffiti, which would become an all consuming passion. Rennie […]
Twenty years on from the Mabo decision, and fifty since Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people won the right to vote, Right Now is focusing on Indigenous People and their human rights. Our content for this month attempts to strike a delicate balance between the positive and the negative. On the one hand, a simple […]
This article is part of our June theme, which focuses on Indigenous People and their human rights. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. On 26 May 1997 the Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families (Bringing Them Home) was tabled in the Australian […]
This article is part of our June theme, which focuses on Indigenous People and their human rights. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. Comments on the You Me Unity Expert Panel Report on recognising Indigenous Australians in the Constitution. In November 2010, the federal government established an Expert Panel to consider options for amending […]
This article is part of our June theme, which focuses on Indigenous People and their human rights. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. In February, Right Now focused on the topic of prisoners’ rights; an issue notable by its absence from the human rights debate in Australia. Sarah Morgante from Whitelion acknowledged that: “It’s […]
This article is part of our June theme, which focuses on Indigenous People and their human rights. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. The Indigenous Electoral Participation Program (IEPP) is using art to encourage Indigenous people to enrol to vote on the 50th Anniversary of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders winning the right to […]
This article is part of our June theme, which focuses on Indigenous People and their human rights. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. The Ngaanyatjarra lands stretch west some 1,000 kilometers from Alice Springs. They’re some of the remotest lands in the country and are home to 2,000 Aboriginal people spread across ten tiny […]
This article is part of our June theme, which focuses on Indigenous People and their human rights. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. When the High Court delivered its judgment in Mabo (No 2) on 3 June 1992, twenty years ago today, I appeared in Canberra for the two remaining plaintiffs, Dave Passi and […]
On the afternoon of Saturday 21 April, as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, emerging and established comedic talent came together at the Melbourne Town Hall in Deadly Funny, Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander comedy showcase. For just under two hours the audience was entertained by Cy Fahey, Jay Wymarra, Eshua Bolton, Tristan […]
One of the most problematic areas of international human rights law is the right to culture. It is ambiguous, yet the right to culture manifests itself in many aspects of each individual’s daily life. The right to culture provides equality to all members of society, allowing them to freely practice their culture. Further, it prevents […]
This article is part of our April and May theme: the relationship between art and human rights – a topic very close to our hearts. If this interests you, take a look at our “Art” category to the left of this page, or click here for past publications of artwork and reviews. What does theatre have […]
On the 17th of April, Read & Rights will meet at LOOP to discuss the human rights issues in Chloe Hooper’s The Tall Man. Here’s our review. Please send yours to jess@rightnow.org.au. For more info about the event, please click here. Hurley had battle in his name, Cameron had doom in his. The bitter joke […]