Social Justice
Committee urges further support for victims of slavery
Friday, July 21 2017
Victims of slavery and human trafficking could receive support without having to assist criminal prosecutions under recommendations in a parliamentary......
Last remote youth detention camp closes in the NT
Tuesday, July 18 2017
The Northern Territory government is establishing another early intervention wilderness camp for at-risk children after the only remote youth detention......
Indigenous women march against domestic violence in Alice Springs
Wednesday, July 12 2017
Yesterday, Aboriginal women from town camps around Alice Springs marched to raise awareness of domestic violence in their communities. Prompted......
Applying management theory to a ‘wicked’ problem
Wednesday, July 12 2017
The current global refugee crisis is not being managed effectively, says management consultant Andrew Bennets. International rules and conventions made......
Charity windfalls come with greater compliance
Friday, July 7 2017
In 2015-2016 Australians donated $12.5 billion dollars to charities and not for profit organisations, enabling them to do vital community......
Massacre map offers proof of a violent past
Wednesday, July 5 2017
An online tool released today enables users to check out 150 massacres which occurred in Australia’s colonial history. Most are indigenous massacres......
Nature Calls
Wednesday, July 5 2017
More than a quarter of Australia’s unique ecosystems are not represented in any of the nation’s protected areas. There are......
NCOSS says Aboriginal Australians disadvantaged on our roads
Tuesday, July 4 2017
One in twenty Aboriginal people in jail are serving a sentence for unlicensed driving and other related driver license offences,......
Simone Veil : Women’s Rights Pioneer To Be Remembered
Monday, July 3 2017
Simone Veil was a French pioneer of Women’s rights. She died over the weekend at the age of 89. She......
Mental health commissions release plan to deal with trauma
Friday, June 30 2017
With Cardinal Pell charged with child sex crimes, the issue of trauma is high on the agenda this week. Before......