Social Justice
United Nations ban on nuclear weapons ratified
Monday, October 26 2020
The 50 nation threshold required to ratify the United Nations treaty to ban nuclear weapons was officially passed yesterday. This......
BLM Protesters Call For Indigenous-Run Investigative Body Into Deaths in Custody, As NSW Parliamentary Inquiry Begins
Monday, October 26 2020
Protesters at a Black Lives Matter rally held today have called for community-based alternatives to prison and the creation of......
Refugee advocates concerned about government welfare removal
Friday, October 23 2020
Refugees in community detention centres are now expected to find work and new places to live as the federal government......
Bangarra: A blaze throughout history
Thursday, October 22 2020
Firestarter – The Story Of Bangarra is a documentary which tells the tale of Bangarra Dance Theatre through the eyes......
Disability Royal Commission exposes outdated and flawed behaviour management methods
Thursday, October 22 2020
Last week the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability undertook its seventh public hearing......
Calls to #MakeItSafeToSpeak for witnesses at the Disability Royal Commission
Thursday, October 15 2020
Several national disability peak bodies, including People with Disability Australia (PWDA) have launched an online campaign calling upon Attorney General......
For love not money: honouring Australia’s carers
Wednesday, October 14 2020
This week is Carer’s Week with the theme Why We Care. There are 2.65 million unpaid carers in Australia –......
Mental Health Crisis addressed in Bangalow NSW
Tuesday, October 13 2020
Covid 19 is having a range of mental health impacts, and there has been concern about the particular effect on......
Budget tries to bring Closing The Gap closer
Monday, October 12 2020
There have been significant reductions between the health inequities faced by the Indigenous Australians compared to the non-indigenous population. However,......
New calls to criminalise coercive control
Monday, October 12 2020
Domestic and family violence groups and survivor advocates have launched a new campaign to make coercive control a crime. Women’s......