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Room service or the nation’s service? It’s a tough time to be a leader
By Angus Smith
Fires show the threat of climate change to our human rights
By Hugh de KretserThe need to take urgent action on climate change is clear, for our environment, for our economy and for our human rights, Hugh de Kretser from the HRLC explains.
Why did Australia abolish birthright citizenship?
By Sian AinsworthCitizenship in Australia is not a constitutional right, leaving Australian citizenship law vulnerable to political whims.
After the Flames – A fortnight of frustration, fury and fatigue
By Cate TregellasI don’t know whether to be intensely irritated, that he is telling me the reality I don’t want to hear, or profoundly grateful that I can tell him my darkest thoughts and he responds with love.
Blackout (poem)
By B?noo ZanB?noo Zan’s poem was written in the aftermath of countrywide protests against sudden steep rise in fuel price in Iran on November 15. Authorities shot down the Internet of the whole country and embarked on a horrific killing spree. Amnesty International has so far verified 208 deaths in less than a week.
Accessing the Koori Court is a Human Right
By Tal ShmerlingContributors
Sustainable development needs unlikely partnerships
By Monica Lillas and James CareyHow can we bring together people, who appear to be increasingly divided, be it along geographical, ideological, national, religious or cultural boundaries, to achieve global sustainability, equity, and enhance human rights?
“2019 is the UN Year of Indigenous Languages. The UN’s action plan?is calling on states to?legislate?support for Indigenous language maintenance.”
Joel Wright,?Gunditjmara descendant and traditional owner