Wake up, Australia!
It is true that 2020 is behind us and that various vaccines for COVID-19, claimed to be effective, are in the process of being distributed […]
Social Justice
Straight old white man
Stan Grant (wonderful man) is currently hosting One on One on the ABC. He is exploring the notion of IDENTITY with various more than interesting […]
Abuse on the Mainland: Australia’s Medevac Hotel Detentions
Governments that issue press releases about the abuse of human rights tend to avoid close gazes at the mirror. Doing so would be telling. In […]
His name is Fousseny Traoré
This is an open letter to the people of Australia and the rest of the Western World, I’m writing to you today because I am […]
Dutton Defeated in High Court by Refugees
National Justice Project Media Release High Court Refuses to be Treated as “Post Box” by the Minister Refugees who were detained by the government in […]
Freedom Street: An Immigrant’s Journey into Australia’s Border Protection Cruelty
By Alfred Pek On the 15th of June 2004, it was the day that I first migrated to Australia. I remembered having many first moments […]
It’s not about Sex or Race, stupid. It’s about justice and mercy.
By David Ayliffe I get so annoyed with people who use their religious faith or a sense of outdated morality to condemn people they don’t […]
Values and priorities
What do you think of Australia’s attitude to refugees and migrants? In fact how do you rate current government policies? We are seldom offered an […]
Peter Dutton won’t be taking detained refugees’ phones
By Paul Gregoire The controversial bill to outlaw phone use by refugees has been defeated, enabled by popular vote, advocates and a public poll. A […]
Forced Income Management: The Cashless Welfare Card
By Tina Clausen YOUR assistance is URGENTLY needed to stop the further roll out of the privatisation of Social Security via the forced income management […]
The forced sterilisation of women in detention is nothing new
By Mikayla Chadwick The headlines may have shocked the world, but the forced sterilisation of immigrants in detention centres is not new, nor should it […]
Addressing the mental health needs of asylum seekers: A compassionate and trauma-informed approach
University of South Australia Media Release A new study by The University of South Australia has found mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder […]
Vale Dave Graeber
When one writes satire, it’s sometimes hard to write something serious and have people realise that you’re actually just writing what you actually think, particularly […]
no more the SILENCE
Have a good look at this photo … Now have a good look at this photo … Look at the degradation and pain in the […]
Colonial oppression: it still exists
By Robert Wood One of the unconscious influences in Australian politics is the nineteenth century German philosopher George Hegel. His ideas come through in Australian […]