Social Justice
‘Racism Pandemic’ Hits Multicultural Youth Of Victoria
A new report by the Australian National University and the Centre for Multicultural Youth has revealed significant rates of direct racism experienced......
Budget ‘misses’ concerns of women
Advocates say while women have been the hardest-hit by the economic downturn they’re receiving less than men from the billions......
USA Election – Voter Suppression and Supreme Court Conservative Bias
Trump is not an aberration but the end result of a “long game” by organised conservative American billionaire libertarians. Author......
Community sector fear rising need and falling staff numbers
Community organisations fear cuts in government assistance will see more people at their doors seeking help while their staff numbers......
Disability experts press for alternatives to psychotropic drugs
Since the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability was opened in late 2019, the......
Safe Access Zones bill brings ‘protest-free’ abortion access closer in SA
This week the South Australian House of Assembly passed the Health Care (Safe Access) Amendment Bill 2020 (SA). This legislation......
UN Human Rights Committee to consider violations in Phillipines
President Rodrigo Duterte has led a brutal campaign against the drug trade, which has encouraged extra-judicial killings. But human rights......
Julian Assange Extradition Hearing – UK
Julian Assange is facing the Old Bailey Central Criminal Court in London for the resumption of his US extradition hearing.......
Improving Indigenous custody reporting can save lives
The Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) is working with an advanced technology development unit from the University of Technology Sydney to......
Disability support during pandemic more important than ever
The COVID 19 pandemic has affected all of our lives, causing isolation from family and friends. But people with disability......