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The government's response to Kate Jenkins' landmark report on sexual harassment in the workplace includes several positive measures. On the whole, however, it doesn't go far enough.

On 2 March 2021, Dr Sangeetha Pillai appeared before the Senate, Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the Migration and Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Information Provisions) Bill 2020. This was her opening statement.

UNHCR’s mandate should be rewritten, Professor Guy S Goodwin-Gill told the American Society of International Law’s 2021 annual meeting.

We must engage in practices that demonstrate Black lives mattering all over the world because only then will we draw closer to actually dismantling white supremacy.

A study of child sexual abuse material survivors found 42 per cent were abused by their father or stepfather, meaning abuse prevention and education services can't assume all parents protect children in their care.

The male privilege in Australia’s parliament has given its members such a sense of exceptionalism, they think the standards of the corporate office should not apply to their workplace.

New online safety laws will allow 'harmful' sexual content to be taken down within 24 hours.

It could be argued Australia's travel caps are an arbitrary restriction on Australians’ right to come home. But the UN's Human Rights Committee is not a quick fix.

The Australian government has dropped protections for language programs as universities are announcing plans to end Asian languages courses. That's a mistake in the Asian Century.