Australia

Too often our legal system privileges the status quo instead of protecting the vulnerable, writes Brian Loffler.

Filed in: Australia Women

Thousands attended the World Social Forum in Tunis last month. But, says Giedre Steikunaite, we mustn’t forget the absent, the missing, the disappeared.

Filed in: Australia Children Human Rights Mexico Migration Western Sahara

Fossil fuel divestment is causing Australia’s elites to sweat, reports Charlie Wood.

Filed in: Australia Climate Change

Peter Mares reports on the controversial case of Baby Ferouz.

Filed in: Australia Children Law Migration

We need better laws to protect both sides in the rent-a-womb industry, argues Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

Filed in: Australia Children Ethics India Society

Amarina Smith looks at the lack of protection for indigenous traditional knowledge in Australia and beyond.

Filed in: Australia Indigenous Peoples Trade

Australia should start paying back its human rights debt, says Olivia Ball.

Filed in: Australia Human Rights Refugees

Adam Long despairs at the increasingly extremist bent of the Tony Abbott administration and its open disdain for equality.

Filed in: Australia Minorities

In the Adelaide plains, one Aboriginal language is enjoying an unlikely revival, explains Katrina Power.

Filed in: Australia Indigenous Peoples Language

Amy Hall writes about a David and Goliath battle where an Australian village is taking on a mining giant.

Filed in: Activism Australia Mining

In the wake of the killing of an Iranian detainee, Luke Bacon explores an upsurge of opposition to the abusive detention of asylum seekers.

Filed in: Australia Human Rights Migration