GDPR and data privacy in Australia
GDPR is a new set of rules that aims to protect data privacy of European citizens – but how will it affect the data rights of Australians?
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Demanding compassion in welfare
Metiria Turei made welfare system reform a part of the conversation during the NZ election. Since her resignation, We Are Beneficiaries has continued that conversation, revealing the cruelty and judgment behind New Zealand’s social welfare system.
Nuclear weapons — Australia stands on the wrong side of history
During Senate estimates in October last year, the Australian government dug further into the deep and dark moral abyss in which it is stuck in relation to the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons. In questioning by Tasmanian Labor Senator Lisa Singh, DFAT Assistant Secretary Richard Sadleir sought to explain the circumstances in which under […]
The price of privacy
Government policy increasingly defines the limits of the right to privacy, excluding marginalised socio-economic groups from its protection.
The abstraction of privilege
Adolfo Aranjuez interrogates the pervasive but problematic essentialism of identity politics.
Game Changers: From Minecraft to Misogyny
A discussion on the history of videogames, their role in contemporary society, and what equal representation and equal opportunity in the gaming industry looks like.
The rising private use of drones should prompt a rethink of our privacy laws
It is easier than ever before for a private individual to purchase and operate a drone. What does this mean for our privacy rights? Matthew Albert and Dale Straughen explain.
Close encounters
What’s the difference between bearing witness to an atrocity and being a voyeur?
Can prisoners receive quality education without access to the internet?
In spite of its potential for learning and education, internet access in Australian correctional facilities is overwhelmingly limited and variable across Australian states. Madolyn Smith explains why.
Does Australia need tougher cyberbullying legislation?
Nadia Wu considers whether tougher laws are needed to combat the pervasive and insidious phenomenon of cyberbullying.
3D printing: a technological utopia?
In this late addition to Right Now’s February edition, Technology and Human Rights, Isabella Royce sets out (in three dimensions) everything you ever needed to know about rights and 3D printing.
Slacktivism – Just One Click To Save The World?
Hsin-Yi Lo explains why online activism cannot replace wider participation, engagement with the public and sacrifice to bring about social and political change.