A focus on creating and strengthening positive images of immigrants, rather than instilling blame and mistrust, will be more conducive to social benefits for society.
An ongoing “live gerontology” project illustrates – literally – aged care residents’ experience and understanding of loneliness, and how they address it.
The Victorian government has announced major reforms intended to reduce harm caused by poker machines, but the gambling industry won’t accept these changes quietly.
Gay and gender-diverse people have historically faced enormous obstacles finding refuge abroad.
New research shows Victoria’s COVID-19 lockdowns exacerbated existing loneliness among older people, leading to emotional suffering, and feelings of rejection.
The morality of vigilantism needs to be determined case by case. What’s certain is that we should not uncritically celebrate our “hero” vigilantes, fictional or real.
The recent introduction of a private member’s bill to decriminalise drug use has started an important conversation about how our drug laws are harming people, and how we can improve them.
An app that can track our movements and calling the police for us with just one touch is a powerful temptation, but technological solutions aren’t benign and apolitical.
The experts uncover some of the policies and initiatives needed for change, and the role of localised actions as part of the solution.
While most other Pacific nations take strong abolitionist stances on the death penalty, PNG is moving in the opposite direction – despite not having executed any prisoners since 1954.
More than 30 years ago, a royal commission was set up to investigate black deaths in custody, But what did we learn from that inquiry?
The Morrison government is ramping up its war and security rhetoric, be it COVID or stoking China fears, in an effort to arrest its flagging popularity ahead of the next federal election.
Research across two countries shows that a lack of meaningful connections, coupled with media sensationalism, cultivate concerning perceptions.
We must move towards the universal protection of the right of LGBTIQ people to live their lives in dignity and equality, regardless where they live in the world.
In the shadow of the COVID-19 crisis, migrant workers in Malaysia are likely to be even more vulnerable to exploitative labour systems, and the law must keep up with the times.
Coronavirus has meant more time at home, more time online and more image-based abuse.
A new study examines the racial and cultural attitudes held towards minority groups by people across Melbourne.
Fear and curiosity is providing fertile ground for cyber criminals to conduct their “business”.
What conditions give rise to so many people effectively consenting to large-scale harm within a democracy?
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange is the biggest whistleblower the world has ever seen, but he is not alone in being pursued relentlessly after exposing embarrassing information or misconduct.
It's a workplace health and safety issue and the AFL must expose and punish those responsible.
It’s just another day, right? So why is there so much superstition surrounding it?
ABC's cancellation of the hit reboot Roseanne because of its star's racist tweet raises complex questions about freedom of speech and the line between public and private selves.
AFL footballer Dane Swan is the latest victim of illegal photo-sharing. It's believed one in five Australians have had images of them distributed without their permission – and that's most likely an underestimate.
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