Social Justice
Disaster Looms For Australia-China Relations after Australian Journalist’s Formal Arrest
Wednesday, February 10 2021
The arrest of prominent Chinese news anchor Cheng Lei has ruffled feathers internationally as calls for the journalist to be......
Deaths in custody prompt public drunkenness reform
Tuesday, February 9 2021
On Friday February 8th, The Victorian Lower house passed a Bill to decriminalise public drunkenness. A 1991 Royal Commission into......
Universal Care for Aged
Monday, February 8 2021
The Aged Care Royal Commission is set to deliver its final report at the end of this month and there......
Senator concerned over delays in investigating veteran suicides and PTSD
Monday, February 8 2021
The independent body set up to investigate military veteran suicides should have reported to Parliament this week. However, debates over......
Victoria bans conversion therapy practices
Friday, February 5 2021
This week, the Victorian government, with an overwhelming support from the State Parliament, passed a bill in which conversion therapy......
NDIS service failures leave one in six people with disability disconnected or without support
Thursday, February 4 2021
COVID-19 has impacted the disability support sector in many ways, with service providers struggling to meet demand, or forced to......
Guantanamo Bay Prisoner of War Calls for Release
Wednesday, February 3 2021
Abdul Rabbani has been detained at the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison for the last 18 years, uncharged, and held as......
Torres Straight Islanders pressure Morrison on climate action
Monday, February 1 2021
A human rights complaint filed against the Australian Government by Torres Straight Islanders has received support at the United Nations.......
Glebe Public Housing Goes Private
Friday, January 29 2021
Over the last decade the NSW Government has sold off 2.7 billion worth of social housing, a move many feel......
Canberra’s first Holocaust Museum gets the nod
Wednesday, January 27 2021
The federal government today committed $750,000 for a new Holocaust museum to be built in the ACT (Australian Capital Territory).......