Spike in racism compels national strategy
A spike in attacks on Asian, Jewish, Muslim and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has highlighted the need for a national plan to fight racism.
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Leaking charges against Collaery dropped
Lawyer Bernard Collaery has thanked his supporters after Australia's new attorney-general ordered whistleblower leaking charges against him to be dropped.
Whistleblower leaking charges dropped
Leaking charges against lawyer Bernard Collaery relating to an alleged Australian spying operation will be dropped after the attorney-general intervened.
Thousands march after US abortion shift
Australians take to city streets in the thousands against the US Supreme Court's Roe v Wade ruling, which has seen access to safe abortions cut across America.
Biloela family finally begin trek home
Nadesalingam and Priya Murugappan and their Australian-born daughters, Kopika and Tharunicaa will be leaving Western Australia for Biloela in early June.
‘Sabotage’ as UN rights head visits China
Chinese officials have accused the US and UK of trying to sabotage a visit to the country by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet.
Russia launches all-out assault in Ukraine
Decisive battles of the Ukraine war's latest phase are still raging in the south, where Moscow is attempting to seize the Donbas region.
Qld virus laws ‘no longer fit for purpose’
Queensland's Human Rights Commission has questioned the powers needed to manage the pandemic as the state shifts into a living with COVID-19 phase.
Prominent Aust women demand real action
A group of prominent Australian woman are urging leaders to back up talks and promises with real action to end violence, harassment and discrimination.
Tame confident of consistent abuse laws
Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame is confident other states and territories will follow the ACT's lead and reform their child sexual abuse offences.
Inquiry ordered into Grace Tame’s claims
Claims a taxpayer-funded agency ordered Grace Tame to avoid criticising Scott Morrison at the 2022 Australian of the Year Awards are being investigated.
Australian boy in Syrian prison freed
An Australian boy held in a Syrian prison is reportedly in the custody of US-backed forces after begging for his life from within the jail.
‘Serious human rights issues’ in Australia
Human Rights Watch has outlined human rights issues in Australia spanning refugee policy, the treatment of Indigenous people and climate change action.
US imposes sanctions over abuse of Uighurs
The Biden administration has imposed new sanctions on Chinese biotech and surveillance companies and government entities for actions in Xinjiang province.
UN details Taliban human rights breaches
The UN rights body has heard that the Taliban is killing former Afghan national security force members, recruiting boy soldiers and quashing women's rights.