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The fix is in: how to restore public faith in government appointments

The question of how to restore integrity to public institutions is on the minds of many government officials right now, both on the local and international stage.

The Conversation

Three reasons concrete doesn't live up to its environmental claims

Up to 8% of all global anthropogenic human-made emissions are due to just one material, cement. And our use of it is rising.

The Conversation

Tool to assess jailed terrorists before release criticised as unreliable and prejudicial to Muslims

Offenders may be kept in prison after serving sentence, but wrongly made order ‘almost always amounts to arbitrary detention’, rights group argues

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‘Racism: It Stops with Me’ campaign funded by disaffected former Collingwood football club sponsor

Insurance firm redirected funding from club to Australian Human Rights Commission campaign after racism claims

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s powers to detain terrorist offenders after jail term without rehabilitation under review

Law has important consequences and ‘sits oddly’ with aims of sentencing, which include rehabilitation and reintegration, national security watchdog says

The Guardian - AU

Photos of wartime Europe still shape views of conflict – here's how we're trying to right the record

A war in Europe instantly creates parallels with the world wars for people in the UK and other European countries. This connection represents what most people know and are taught about conflict on the continent. The media coverage and response to the war in Ukraine have also invoked familiar images…

The Conversation

Human rights ambassador needed to restore reputation after Morrison’s ‘negative globalism’, Labor says

Opposition also pledges to defend Australian Human Rights Commission with return to merit-based appointments

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‘Systemic failures at every step’: the Indonesian children Australia sent to adult jails for years

Six children jailed as adults for acting as crew on people-smuggling boats have had their convictions quashed. But Australian authorities had been told before they were jailed of doubts about the wrist X-ray technique used to prove they were over 18

The Guardian - AU

Australian Human Rights Commission warned by global body to improve independence of appointments

The Australian Human Rights Commission risks being stripped of its accreditation as an "A-status" institution, with the global standards body raising concerns about the selection of commissioners.

ABC News

Queensland is unlikely to meet the legislated goal of having all train stations fully accessible this year

Advocates say transport accessibility "doesn't rise to the top of the pile" until somebody takes on the difficult task of demanding change.

ABC News

Rights watchdog sees 1,445% spike in questions about Victorian government’s powers during Covid

‘Large volume’ of inquiries asked whether government had power to impose restrictions

The Guardian - AU

Australian Human Rights Commission to slash staff after budget cuts and surge in workload

Agency says it will have to cut one in three jobs and warns current funding is insufficient for it to perform its statutory function

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