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01/08/2025

A recent Federal Court ruling found that the Australian Government does not owe a duty of care to protect Torres Strait Islanders from climate change and denied compensation for the loss of cultural heritage.
This case exposes a painful contradiction: Indigenous cultures are required to prove their value in court, only to be denied protection.

Read the full article on Right Now by Sherine Al Shallah and Lucas Lixinski.

The Federal Court's judgment in the case brought by Torres Strait Islanders over the impact of climate change found there ought to be no compensation for cultural loss. This is a betrayal of Indigenous communities.

23/07/2025

We need a right to a healthy environment, time for our government to act

New opinion piece on the website, by Kerry Weste & Amy Maguire

Follow link below to read more 💚

https://rightnow.org.au/opinion/right-to-a-healthy-environment

20/07/2025

New on Right Now in collaboration with About Time .

Kelly-Marie Margreot Roma Flanagan “AKA” ArtworkByAalayah shares her raw, powerful journey from darkness to self-discovery through art. A story of a blank canvas filling an unknown world.

This is not the journey I planned. I didn’t wake up one day and say, ‘I want to go to prison and become an artist.'

04/07/2025

New from Zohal Azra on Right Now.

https://rightnow.org.au/opinion/indonesia-the-green-hell/

16/04/2025

Community legal services say they are concerned for students’ wellbeing as they receive reports from increasing numbers of students who, with little understanding of their options or rights, have been taken advantage of by people offering to sublet rooms at inflated rates - From March 2024.

Australia’s housing crisis hurts most those who know little about their rights. Charlotte Walkling investigates how overseas students are especially vulnerable to dodgy and downright illegal practices in the rental market.

18/03/2025

“The trajectory of Victorian politics is repeating a pattern that we are seeing across the country – of political leaders dismissing decades of evidence and yielding to corporate media calls to lock up more children.”

New op-ed by Monique Hurley & Dr Emma Russell on the website now, link below:

The Victorian Premier's so-called 'Tough Bail Laws' is regressive reform that represents weak-willed politics, says Monique Hurley and Dr Emma Russell.

18/03/2025

“The trajectory of Victorian politics is repeating a pattern that we are seeing across the country – of political leaders dismissing decades of evidence and yielding to corporate media calls to lock up more children.”

New op-ed by & Dr Emma Russell on the website now, link in bio 🔗

06/03/2025

New from Right Now, Myanmar’s military junta’s scorched-earth tactics, forced conscription, and systematic human rights abuses have displaced millions, while ethnic minorities – particularly the Rohingya – face renewed persecution. Yet, as the situation deteriorates, Australia continues to respond with little more than words.

Read more using the link in our bio.

06/03/2025

New from Ko Ko Aung, Myanmar's military junta’s scorched-earth tactics, forced conscription, and systematic human rights abuses have displaced millions, while ethnic minorities – particularly the Rohingya – face renewed persecution. Yet, as the situation deteriorates, Australia continues to respond with little more than words.

Myanmar is in crisis and the international community isn't stepping up to help. What should Australia's obligations be? Ko Ko Aung explains.

24/01/2025

Human rights activists are urging Cricket Australia to boycott its February match against Afghanistan, to take a stand against the Taliban’s erasure of Afghan women’s rights.

Read the interview with athlete Ahmad Roman Abasy on the Right Now Website— link in bio 🔗