Freelance journalist Antoinette Lattouf has emerged victorious in her unfair dismissal case against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), with the Federal Court ruling that the national broadcaster unlawfully terminated her employment. Justice Darryl Rangiah’s judgment found that Lattouf’s removal from her role as a fill-in host on ABC Radio Sydney’s […]
Human Rights
Bullying is arguably one of the most serious issues facing Australia’s schools. About one in four students between Year 4 and Year 9 report being bullied regularly. This can have serious and lasting consequences. Research suggests students who are bullied are at an increased risk of mental health problems and self-harm. On Friday, […]
When anti-racism specialist Gloria Tabi removed her wig for the first time in 25 years, she wasn’t simply changing her look—she was dismantling decades of social conditioning. “It was liberating,” she told The Back Cover podcast. “But also terrifying. I remember sitting in my car crying before walking into the […]
Warning: This article contains the names and details of deceased Aboriginal people. The lawns outside the Alice Springs courthouse have once again become a sacred ground for mourning. Smoke from smouldering eucalyptus leaves curls into the dry desert air as Warlpiri elders stand barefoot in grief. Beside them, signs bearing […]
A racist banner displayed by members of the neo-Nazi group, the National Socialist Network (NSN), at Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne has been condemned as “cowardly” by Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan. The group, reportedly gathered in the early hours of June 1, unfurled the offensive banner beneath the shopping centre’s […]
In the world of business, it’s no longer the biggest players who are calling the shots. Today, startups are rewriting the playbook, creating bold new paths where legacy companies have failed to innovate. With billions of dollars invested globally each year, these fast-moving disruptors are not only challenging the status […]
As online platforms grow in credibility and scale, education is facing a quiet revolution—one login at a time When the world shut down during the pandemic, millions of students swapped classrooms for computer screens. What began as a crisis response has since evolved into a seismic shift: more learners than […]
Almost 700 rescues had been carried out in New South Wales by Friday morning as record-breaking rainfall pounds the state. Tragically, four people have died in floodwaters. Amid the chaos, videos posted on social media show people deliberately entering or standing above swollen rivers and flooded roads. It is a pattern of dangerous behaviour that occurs […]
In 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump implemented a policy to fast-track asylum for white South African farmers, citing alleged “land seizures” and persecution — despite no credible evidence that these farmers met the internationally recognised definition of a refugee. Critics pointed out the hypocrisy: while the U.S. sought to bar […]
