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25.01.2022 "Those who arrive in Australia under the Medevac law are anything but settled. Like thousands of others, they are still trapped. Operation Sovereign Borders continues, as do the facilities on Nauru and Manus Island."

24.01.2022 Elle was a dedicated runner and AFL player. Last year, that came to a halt after sustaining an injury on the AFL field.

23.01.2022 Globally, communities are feeling the effects of a sudden curtailment of a basic right, but the effect is magnified for vulnerable and marginalised communities already facing a lack of basic human rights. The Museum of Freedom and Tolerance has launched its new campaign entitled Human Rights x Human Responsibilities, a virtual museum in partnership with the United Nations Association of Australia.

23.01.2022 There certainly is evidence that elements within the alcohol industry jumped on the COVID shut-down to promote sales. Whether this is a cynical attempt to exploit people at a time of vulnerability, or just a clumsy attempt to make their advertising more relevant to the times depends on your view of humanity.

22.01.2022 Demi Spaccavento, the one-woman show behind Bright Girl Health, knows that menstrual health is not the most comfortable topic of conversation. Through her menstrual health education presentations for teenagers, she is changing that.

22.01.2022 "Animal protection is a critical yet sorely under-appreciated aspect of tackling domestic violence. Many women stay in abusive situations or return to them out of fear for their pets safety. Others even have their pets used as an emotional weapon against them." Check out Safe Pets Safe Families - Keeping people & pets together.

22.01.2022 British Psychiatrist Dr. Sachin Shah says certain video games can provide an effective coping mechanism through escapism, exploration, communication and mental health representation.

22.01.2022 How can we ensure that welfare programs are meeting the needs of our vibrantly multicultural population?

21.01.2022 "Yuendumu has a huge capacity to look after their community. They feel very let down by how they are being treated in this incident by the police and how they are being treated on a day to day basis with over-policing on the streets and in their homes."

21.01.2022 "Though I still believe biology is a crucially important factor, it has become increasingly clear to me that what we call mental illness is also a social phenomenon." Nathan Filer will be talking at The Big Anxiety Festival on how we can reimagine mental healthcare.

21.01.2022 Its no good just protesting for protestings sake." Experts weigh in on what makes an effective protest and how to create measurable outcomes of success.

21.01.2022 "Female pain is dismissed as being psychological or non-existent and therefore the treatment women are given is less than the treatment given to men for the same complaints of pain." Support people who suffer from endo with Endometriosis Australia.

21.01.2022 "Tasmanian drag queens were previously forced to respond to the homophobic laws and conservative society that produced them, now they face criticism from fans of mainstream styles of drag."

20.01.2022 An Australian Green New Deal has the power to address the economic realities of the transition to renewable energies.

20.01.2022 Boomerang Bags are optimistic that providing free, funky, recycled-material bags to students and the wider community will have lasting reductions in plastic bag use.

18.01.2022 "I have often gone to the store to buy milk, the essentials, but milk has become a symbol of freedom (tea, then, a tentative rebellion). Milk is my hall pass and the key that opens my front door. Milk bridges the gaps that my government enforces." Shannon reflects upon the chaos and significance of daily rituals in the times of coronavirus.

18.01.2022 "White tears is a performance of victimhood. Its about reframing resistance, challenge and disagreement as an attack" Ruby Hamad talks about White Tears, Brown Scars.

17.01.2022 With inflation sky-high and prices for basic necessities almost doubling, this catastrophe could not have come at a worse time. You can help by donating to organisations including the Lebanese Food Bank and Impact Lebanon.

17.01.2022 We are looking for new writers to join our growing team!

15.01.2022 Jellyfish are both indicators and drivers of marine system collapse.

14.01.2022 I am ethnic fantasy fusion food, fulfilling Eurocentric gluttony. Bankstown Poetry Slams Women of the Word wowed.

14.01.2022 "Aboriginal history can motivate people to act.

13.01.2022 Probably the single most helpful thing is to flip the negative messaging to positive messaging.

13.01.2022 "What we want to do is remind people of how lovely reading for an hour is. In fact, even if you just try today, you will feel better. The Australian Reading Hour is a kickstart to get you back into the habit of reading. Its so easy to fall out of the habit."

12.01.2022 "The shift in terminology is designed to capture the scope and urgency of the crisis at hand and to urge politicians to implement more immediate measures. However, it also demonstrates how political wordplay has been used to moderate the publics reaction to empirical findings." Georgia Phillips reflects on the connection between language and politics in climate discussions.

12.01.2022 On March 23, Zali Steggall will introduce the Climate Change framework Bill to Parliament. Shes calling on all MPs to vote on the Bill with their conscience to end the climate wars. If passed into legislation, Australia will finally have its own Climate Change Act.

12.01.2022 The Tucker Bush for Schools program teaches students about Aboriginal culture and the importance of a sustainable food supply.

11.01.2022 "Ive seen the oversimplified narrative of female prisoners being bad, broken and empty." The Birds Eye View podcast challenges this harmful stereotype and gives marginalised female prisoners a chance to tell their stories on their own terms.

11.01.2022 International students studying at the Australian National University speak out about their experiences of isolation and confusion during the pandemic.

10.01.2022 While public health is of the utmost importance, it must not be used to justify an "authority creep".

09.01.2022 Were pleased to introduce The QUO Podcast! In this episode, we explore how queer, amateur pornography creators are tackling hypersexualised, inauthentic depictions of lesbian sexuality head-on.

09.01.2022 "The inability to access basic sanitary items is prevalent in Australia. The average homeless person is increasingly not the old man on the street but a young woman staying at refuges, couch-surfing, or living day-by-day inside her car, just to have a roof over her head."

07.01.2022 What do you think that its time to talk about? Join the conversation https://thequo.com.au/

03.01.2022 It has meant that weve had to look at how we safely operate with the current environment. We probably always knew that Orange Sky Australia would be needed for a sense of community and connection thats really important for human life.

02.01.2022 SWEATSHOPs Director, Dr Michael Mohammed Ahmad, just won the 2019 NSW Premiers Multicultural Award for his autobiographical fiction novel, The Lebs.

01.01.2022 From water scarcity to educational inequality, business leaders are taking it upon themselves to solve the worlds greatest crisesand theyre making billions while doing it. Rosamund Brennan spotlights the innovators achieving what few thought possible: turning social impact into profit.