Australia is the only democracy without an enshrined Human Rights Act. The post Why Australia needs a National Human Rights Act appeared first on Right Now.| Right Now
The Human Rights Commissioner says delays to AI regulation are causing “real harms,” while new research shows the role of AI in recruitment is embedding discrimination. Sarah Jensz reports on urgent calls to regulate the new tech frontier.| Right Now
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As the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan in 2021, one woman – Australian academic and sports lawyer Dr Catherine Ordway – helped evacuate the country's women's cricket team.| Right Now
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The Federal Court's judgment in the case brought by Torres Strait Islanders over the impact of climate change found there ought to be no compensation for cultural loss. This is a betrayal of Indigenous communities.| Right Now
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A new government department was meant to help Victorians access public information including their own. Instead, it’s made freedom-of-information harder, longer and more annoying. Katherine Everest investigates. The post Foiled again: critics condemn FOI delays as “political interference” appeared first on Right Now.| Right Now
This is not the journey I planned. I didn’t wake up one day and say, ‘I want to go to prison and become an artist.'| Right Now
