Built in 1821 to house and provide productive employment for the New South Wales colony’s growing population of female convicts, the Parramatta Female Factory was also the site of countless horrors.
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Currently, when a visa applicant or their child has a health condition or disability likely to incur ‘a significant cost to the Australian community’ they can be deported.
A new report shows how remote First Nations community face obstacles to digital inclusion – and what can be done to remove them.
Some children and young people escape family violence, only to find themselves alone, homeless and in violent relationships. How can we support and protect these vulnerable adolescents?
People with intellectual disability told us they often felt cut out of their own health appointments, as healthcare practitioners spoke to their support person or family instead of to them.
Many of incidents resulting in suspension are rooted in emotional overwhelm.
Australia’s teachers are predominantly Australian-born, female, and non-Indigenous. Most hail from middle-class backgrounds with urban upbringings, and are less likely to have disabilities.
The UN working group visited Australia for the first time in December last year. Their task was to evaluate the human rights situation of people of African descent living in Australia.
Eleven years is far too long for a final decision on asylum claims. The government’s vision is for a new system that will be both faster and fairer.
The Nixon review has made 30 recommendations to improve Australia’s visa system. The government has pledged to act to improve compliance resources, in particular.
One recommendation from the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, could be the game changer that will impact everything – a disability rights act.
One interviewee told us: ‘Today our lives are being governed by a bureaucrat who hasn’t seen a Blackfella in their life or haven’t spoken to one.’
We found rebates don’t do much to encourage older people to sign up for private health insurance.
Your chest tightens, like an elephant is sitting on it. Pain streaks down your arm and you break out in a cold sweat. You feel light-headed and you’re pretty sure you’re having a heart attack. So when…
Aboriginal Elders play an important role as community leaders and cultural knowledge holders. Supporting this aspect of ageing well is crucial.
Caring responsibilities and parenthood are common reasons for women in music taking a break. These responsibilities then create barriers to re-establishing careers and career progression.
Children as young as ten don’t have access to Medicare if detained. And they’re dying of largely preventable diseases.
We spoke to young people with intellectual disability. They had the same goals for life after high school as most people their age. But they felt ‘stuck’.
Our research with 124 Australian hospitality staff found women bar workers were routinely seen as ‘better suited’ to manage the threat of violence - which is both risky and exploitative.
Our research finds at-risk youth in north Queensland wanted to feel safe and included in the community, but often felt the opposite.
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Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
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Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Sociology, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor in Inclusive Education and Arts Education, Australian Catholic University
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Professor and Director, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW
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Anti-slavery researcher and practitioner, Adelaide University
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Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor and Associate Dean Research and Innovation, School Education and Community Wellbeing, Torrens University Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Policy Studies, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Literacy, Australian Catholic University
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Alan Morris is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University
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Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Senior research fellow, UNSW
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, University of Sydney