Human rights
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Labor figures demand Palestinian statehood as PM criticises Israel over famine in Gaza
The prime minister stopped short of following France and moving to recognise a Palestinian state as Gaza faces a “humanitarian catastrophe”.
- Matthew Knott
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No longer able to breastfeed, Randa watches her three-month-old starve
More than 100 aid agencies warn that the humanitarian situation is growing desperate. But Israel denies blocking supplies to Gaza or that there is famine.
- Maeve Cullinan
- Opinion
- Australia votes
Whitlam gave 18-year-olds the vote. Now it’s time to lower it again
The UK has just announced it will lower the voting age to 16. What would happen if we followed suit?
- Vivienne Skinner
‘We need to find common ground’: Hugh de Kretser’s human rights challenge
As president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Hugh de Kretser walks a fine line. How can the organisation speak to all Australians?
- James Button
- Magazine
- Good Weekend
The July 19 Edition
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- Analysis
- China relations
China and Xi give Albanese a warm welcome, but another side is never far away
The meeting between the two leaders was jovial as both smiled for the cameras. But several photographers were kept away, and other journalists had had a security incident earlier in the day.
- Paul Sakkal
How Russia was responsible: Landmark court ruling on downing of MH17
The European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that Russia and its agents engaged in “manifestly unlawful” conduct in a missile attack that killed 298 passengers and crew.
- David Crowe
‘Grave robber’ posed for cameras as he pillaged human remains
The bi-nation expedition in 1948 was launched amid great fanfare but quickly turned toxic with secrets, scandals and the pillaging of Aboriginal burial sites, as revealed in this edited extract.
- Martin Thomas
Why more than 100 leaders quietly met behind closed doors in Brisbane this week
Closed to media, the two-day gathering concluded with a public statement that called out “egregious breaches of human rights against children”.
- Courtney Kruk
- Dicey Topics
- Good Weekend
He was made Australia’s race discrimination commissioner. But his dad had questions
Giridharan Sivaraman discusses leaving his job as an employment and human rights lawyer, where freedom of faith ends – and the secret to a happy marriage.
- Benjamin Law
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