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School Suspensions Don’t Work And Put Vulnerable Kids At Risk, Study Finds
Aboriginal students, boys, students with a disability, and students from low SES backgrounds are being disproportionately excluded from schools, according to a new study released…More
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Australian Military Licences To Saudi Arabia Have Quietly Quadrupled
We know that the Australian Government’s planned expansion into arms sales has coincided with a four-fold increase in the number…More
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Tomorrow Is IDAHOBIT Day! And Not A Moment Too Soon
We need to do more to protect the rights of the LGBTIQ community, writes Dustin Halse. Today is International Day…More
Asylum Seekers View all
Mardis Gras Fracas: No Pride In Detention Makes No Apology For Marching For Nima And Ashkan
The organisers of a Mardi Gras float threatened with expulsion after protesting refugee policies behind…More
As Ruddock Lobbies For Human Rights Council Seat, A Child Refugee He Jailed Will Address UN
In an ironic twist, a young man will front the UN at a time in which…More
Whether On Nauru Or Australia, The Detention Industry Harms Women
OPINON: From major traumas to small, everyday intrusions, detention grinds women down. The struggle for…More
How To Overcome The Major Argument Behind Australia’s Refugee Policies
While Australian Border Force officers hover in hospital corridors waiting to spirit away infants into…More
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Deficit Promises Are Good For A Laugh, But Little Else
As the major parties and the media obsess over the race to surplus, an inconvenient fact is ignored, writes Ian McAuley.…More
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Gillard Delivers Cash For Schools
On Sunday Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the proposed Gonski funding reforms. Overall, funding will increase by $14.5 billion. That’s…More
Workers' Rights View all
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Labour Movement Comes Out Swinging Against Mooted Changes To Penalty Rates
The Productivity Commission has endorsed a ‘two-tier’ system of penalty rates with the release of a draft report of its…More
