Student interns Eve Shvartsman and Meygol Menhaji examine whether Australia's social media ban strikes the right balance between safeguarding children online and respecting their rights.
Australian Human Rights Institute intern Emma Collins looks at deepfake technology and its propensity to alter electoral communication and change how the public interacts with political information online.
Australian Journal of Human Rights intern Joshua Sykes examines how existing requirements in NSW create substantial access barriers for trans and gender diverse people.
Australian Journal of Human Rights intern Amy Ridge looks at the incredibly precarious position of asylum seekers in Australia, between fear of persecution at the hands of one State and arbitrary detention at the hands of another.
Australian Journal of Human Rights intern Jack Crossan explores the current journalist protections in areas of conflict and argues for stronger enforcement mechanisms.
Australian Journal of Human Rights intern Teresa Nurdi explains why the time is ripe for the Australian government to take proactive steps to ensure every citizen’s right to available, accessible and adequate food.
Juris Doctor candidate Ruchira Abeyratna examines the High Court of Australia's decision as to whether the government has the power to indefinitely detain refugees.
Australian Journal of Human Rights intern Marc Hardy looks at the persistent challenge of harmonising freedom from discrimination with the exercise of religious liberties.
Australian Journal of Human Rights intern Soo Kyung Jung looks at the historic UN resolution declaring that the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a fundamental human right.
Australian Human Rights Institute student intern Loughlin Gleeson looks at the mounting international pressure on Australia to take seriously the impacts of climate change on First Nations peoples in particular.
Australian Climate Accountability Project interns Yang Sun and Brandon Delos Reyes examine the Waratah Coal case, which demonstrates where international human rights law has been used in assessing limitations upon human rights at the domestic level.
Australian Journal of Human Rights Intern Amy Zirngibl looks at how Australia has fallen short on its legal obligations under an international treaty by not granting a UN body access to its places of detention.
Australian Human Rights Institute intern Antigone Sarlas explores allegations that Formula One has a "double standard" in deciding which cities will host Grand Prix events, taking a seemingly ad hoc approach with disregard for the human rights abuses.
Australian Human Rights Institute intern Elizabeth Isaac looks at the Uluru Statement from the Heart and Australia's obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Australian Journal of Human Rights intern Kayla Cook explores historical use of sanctions, their power and how they've been applied in the context of the invasion of Ukraine.
Australian Journal of Human Rights intern Jordan Barnes looks at the need to create laws to protect individuals from corporations that may be incentivised to violate their rights.
With the recent overturning of the landmark Roe v Wade decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, student intern Angela Zhang looks at some of the concerns regarding the implications for Australia and the rights of individuals to abortion services, including issues of access.
Australian Journal of Human Rights intern Tom Salmon examines the implications of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) judges that simulate human intelligence into the legal system.
Australian Journal of Human Rights intern Zheng Zhou looks at sporting sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine and the impacts on Russian athletes.
Australian Human Rights Institute intern Anita Huang examines the various mechanisms have been employed by the United Nations and human rights bodies to attempt to hold Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine.
Australian Human Rights Institute intern Victor Zhu looks at the human rights implications of continuing to operate a multinational business in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
Australian Journal of Human Rights intern Sarah Macdonald looks at how human rights-based strategic litigation is helping to hold governments accountable.
Student intern Pranitha Sivalingam explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges to governments around the world as they balance the protection of public safety and health with upholding our fundamental human rights.
