It has been a particularly distressing start to the year. There is little that can ease the current grief of individuals, families and communities who have needlessly lost a loved one to men’s violence in recent weeks. A spate of cases involving women dying, allegedly at the hands of men, […]
Human Rights
Do Australian courts have the right to decide what foreign citizens, located overseas, view online on a foreign-owned platform? Anyone inclined to answer “yes” to this question should perhaps also ask themselves whether they are equally happy for courts in China, Russia and Iran to determine what Australians can see […]
Many Australians with disability feel on the edge of a precipice right now. Recommendations from the disability royal commission and the NDIS review were released late last year. Now a draft NDIS reform bill has been tabled. In this series, experts examine what new proposals could mean for people with disability. […]
In a groundbreaking legal battle that has thrust the debate over gender back into the spotlight, Roxanne Tickle, a transgender woman hailing from regional New South Wales, is taking legal action against Giggle for Girls and its CEO, Sall Grover, alleging unlawful discrimination after being barred from accessing the women-only […]
The New Zealand government claims its recently announced changes to visa rules will address exploitation and unsustainable migration. In reality, the new rules are likely to have the opposite effect. The exploitation of migrant workers has become a growing problem in New Zealand. Reports of fraud, wage theft, job and visa premiums (where […]
A 10-year-old First Nations boy has tragically taken his own life while under state care in Western Australia. Advocates for the devastated family said the boy, whose identity remains protected, died in an apparent suicide on Friday night, leaving his loved ones shattered and prompting a coronial inquiry. Sources close […]
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article may contain images of deceased people. It contains mentions of the Stolen Generations, and policies using outdated and potentially offensive terminology when referring to First Nations people. The 1967 referendum is celebrated for its promise that First Nations people of Australia would […]
The New South Wales government has announced plans to conduct a review of a child protection tool that has a disproportionate impact on Aboriginal children and has remained unchanged in the state for over a decade. The system in question, referred to as “structured decision making” (SDM), has been utilised […]
The family of Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom, a Melbourne-born humanitarian, is in mourning after the aid worker was tragically killed by an Israeli military airstrike in Gaza. Amidst the chaos of Central Gaza, where humanitarian aid workers navigate the thin line between life and death, Zomi’s story echoes with resilience, kindness, […]
The number of young people under youth justice supervision has significantly declined in recent years, however, amidst this positive shift, one glaring issue persists: the stark overrepresentation of First Nations youths in Australia’s justice system. First Nations young people aged 10–17 are approximately 23 times more likely than their non-Indigenous […]
