Roxanne Tickle’s win in the federal court is a historic victory for transgender women
Today in the Federal Court of Australia, a judge ruled in favour of trans woman Roxanne Tickle in her anti-discrimination case against a social media app.
With more lawsuits potentially looming, should politicians be allowed to sue for defamation?
An oft-cited case in contrast is the United States, where politicians and other public figures can succeed in defamation only if they prove the publisher knew they were communicating a falsehood, or were reckless (careless to a very high degree) as to the truth.
What does family look like in Australia? It’s more diverse than you think
At the same time, old challenges about women’s uneven greater share of work raising children, and caring for the homes in which we live, continue to need our focused attention to redress gender imbalances.
Calls to ban ‘harmful pornography’ are rife. Here’s what teens actually think about porn
This paper is an outcome of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project Adolescents' perceptions of harm from accessing online sexual content (DP 190102435).
NT election: promises for Indigenous people buckle under history’s weight
The incumbent Labor government and Country Liberal opposition claim to have the solutions, capacity and leadership to tackle the key issues, pitching their credentials at campaign launches in urban Darwin and Palmerston on the eve of early polling.
Big alcohol and tobacco are the aces of strategic marketing. The gambling industry has adopted the playbook
Spruiking fears of job losses in hospitality, corporate social responsibility efforts such as funding community projects and setting up foundations are other strategic marketing examples used by these industries.
The gambling industry is pulling out all the stops to prevent an ad ban, but the evidence is against it
Speaking on ABC Radio, the chief executive of Responsible Wagering Australia (the peak body for the industry), Kai Cantwell, argued bans push gamblers to illegal offshore services.
A Call to Action on Int’l Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
At Cultural Survival, we are working around the world and around the clock to support the priorities of Indigenous Nations and communities that are protecting Mother Earth for generations to come and for the millions of people, plant, animal, and mineral relatives that share our homelands.
Indigenous Language Journalism in Nepal: A Vital But Challenged Landscape
This multi-pronged approach, encompassing government policies, media initiatives, and educational programs, offers a promising path for the preservation and promotion of Nepal's rich linguistic heritage.
The CFMEU overhaul won’t do much to end the blokey culture that dominates Australian job sites
The Australian Human Rights Commission’s Respect@Work report also found there is a high prevalence of sexual harassment and discrimination towards women in both trade and professional roles.
Undermining Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: The Ongoing Struggle for Recognition in UN Environmental Agreements
While UNEP’s Civil Society Unit offers a path for participation, the accreditation process is lengthy and bureaucratic, taking 90 days (about 3 months) and requiring extensive documentation to prove legal and non-profit status.
A Russian-born ADF soldier and her husband have been charged with spying. What does this mean?
Police allege Kira Korolev, an Australian Defence Force (ADF) army private, undertook undeclared travel to Russia while on long-term leave.
Climate in the courtroom: all sides are using ‘green lawfare’, and it’s good for democracy
It attacked private donations, government funding, and charity status of public interest advocacy groups (such as the Environmental Defenders Office, a body Peter Dutton has pledged to defund).
Nepal Officially Recognizes Humlo Peoples as an Indigenous Nationality
Chakka Bahadur Lama, a former member of parliament from Humla, explained that the Humlo Indigenous Peoples consist of five distinct groups: the Changba from Dozami village, the Ninwa from Warathpaleka, the Tukchyu Lungwa from Sathi Khole, the Yulcho Dun from Sat Thapale, and the Limba from Limel.
New research shows 1 in 5 Australians have perpetrated sexual violence in their adult lives. The true rate might be even worse
Research released by the Australian Institute of Criminology overnight provides stark evidence for why we must not let combating sexual violence fall off the national agenda.
Alice Springs is under a snap curfew. But where’s the evidence it will actually work to reduce violence?
Juanita Sherwood does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Cultural Survival’s Statement to the 17th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Lucas Quilombola, my friend from the Jequitinhonha Valley, where lithium extraction is growing says: “We cannot talk about solidarity with the world or a clean energy transition if its construction devastates our communities.