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If only gender-based violence really was unAustralian

If only gender-based violence really was unAustralian

At the first major policy announcement of his tenure, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s rhetoric echoed that of John Howard: violence against women, he said, needs to be seen as ‘unAustralian’. But Australianess is a fluid concept that means...
Sentimental Education: How Literature Can Inform Human Rights

Sentimental Education: How Literature Can Inform Human Rights

The American philosopher Richard Rorty believed that the best way to combat human rights violations was to engage people emotionally, rather that rationally. He believed that a global culture of human rights, which in essence is a universally shared sense of humanity,...
Australia, a country against genocide – most of the time

Australia, a country against genocide – most of the time

Australia has a shameful history of carrying out and sponsoring genocide and the Abbott Government is continuing this tradition, writes Tim Robertson. History is pliable. And if there’s one mark a nation must surely wish to have expunged from its record, its genocide....