For decades, we couldn’t trace the link between new fossil fuel projects and their damage to people and planet. But now we can.
- Project Lead, Australian Climate Accountability Project at the UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW
Rising seas threaten low-lying islands in the Torres Strait. Does the government have a duty of care?
This historic case could establish a legal link between human rights and fossil fuel exports.
For the first time, an emissions and climate impact case has arrived at Australia’s High Court. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
A UN committee has identified numerous ways in which Australia is falling short on the rights of women and children – it must now take the committee’s recommendations seriously.
Australia’s record on women’s rights will come under scrutiny, including its treatment of Indigenous women and girls, sexual harassment and violence against women.
The UN report findings show that concerns far outweigh any improvements in Australia’s human rights record.
Australia came in for some harsh criticism from the UN Human Right Committee in regard to its treatment of Indigenous issues – a problem that must now seriously be addressed.
