Federal parliament has condemned an attempted bomb attack at the Invasion Day rally in Boorloo/Perth after a homemade explosive device was allegedly thrown into a crowd of about 2,500 people gathered for the annual protest. Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe moved a motion in the Senate on parliament’s first sitting day, […]
Human Rights
The decision by the Adelaide Festival Board to exclude Palestinian Australian author and academic Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah from Adelaide Writers’ Week on the grounds of “cultural sensitivity” is based on a dangerously broad and vague criterion for suppressing free speech. The board appears to have overruled Writer’s Week director Louise […]
Women aged 30 and over from multicultural backgrounds now have the chance to dive in and boost their confidence in the water – for free. The Active Women Project is offering a 12-week women’s-only swimming and water safety program at Noble Park Aquatic Centre, starting Thursday, January 15, 2026. The […]
Victoria made history this week, becoming the first state in Australia to pass formal treaty legislation with Indigenous traditional owners. The landmark move marked a major step toward truth-telling, justice and self-determination for First Peoples. The Statewide Treaty Bill 2025 passed in parliament late on Thursday night to applause and […]
Victoria has moved closer to becoming the first state in Australia to establish a Treaty with First Peoples, after the Statewide Treaty Bill passed the lower house of Parliament last week. The legislation, backed by Labor and Greens MPs, creates the framework for negotiating a statewide Treaty between the Victorian […]
Residents say cars have been piled high with belongings, neighbours locked out of their own entrances, and families scattered across Melbourne with nowhere secure to go. This was how the Flemington Public Housing Towers looked in recent weeks as demolition works pushed tenants to breaking point. One resident, who preferred […]
It has been more than a month since thousands took to the streets on August 31 for the so-called “March for Australia,” a rally many participants claimed was simply about preserving Aussie values. Yet the aftermath has continued to echo across Victoria, exposing a dangerous undercurrent—one that could see future […]
Australia cannot end workplace sexual harassment unless governments and employers confront how racism, class, disability and insecure work compound discrimination, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Dr Anna Cody has warned in a powerful National Press Club address. “We still have a fairly limited, narrow understanding of sexual harassment… power gets used by […]
The Victorian government has launched a new statutory body, Multicultural Victoria, tasked with developing safety plans for communities affected by serious and distressing events. Premier Jacinta Allan and Minister for Multicultural Affairs Ingrid Stitt announced the initiative on Tuesday, alongside the release of Victoria’s landmark Multicultural Review. Headed by a […]
