I see so many people cry that people seeking asylum in Australia get all the benefits! They get free housing! They get everything! Well, ...

There are so many terms thrown around in the debate here in Australia, and indeed across the world at the moment, amid the numerous current...

Amy is every bit the tragic story of a girl caught up in addiction, and hounded by the media, to her death. The tragedy of this docume...

Since Nauru , I have been actively involved in advocacy in many ways. I am also working within the asylum seeker sector again, which means ...

It's 14 years this weekend since the sailing and subsequent discovery of the tragedy of the " SIEV X ". This August it was t...

This year's Human Rights Arts And Film Festival back in May served up many thought-provoking moments, and glimpses into the incredibly...

Getting close the a wild animal on your travels sounds exciting. I have seen lots of photos posted on  Facebook  by my friends, and other b...

A building along Smith Street is about to be demolished and made into new apartments. But before the space was ruined for prog...

There was a massive march through Melbourne on Sunday, with 15,000 people using their feet and voices, to raise the need for change ...

Yesterday, as part of the Castlemaine State Festival , the Writing Through Fences group opened their Our Beautiful Names exhibit at S...

On Monday I was made redundant from my role in Nauru . Suddenly. Flown home the next day. I have taken some time away now, and will...

Being in Hong Kong this week, I managed to walk down through the Occupy Central site, where tens of thousands of students are camping ou...

Australia's current government travel advise for Sri Lanka remains at Exercise A High Degree Of Caution ...because whilst the 30-som...

When nature hits with a force on a small country in the Pacific, it takes so much more to rebuild and restore life for the people affected ...

When I first started working with, and hearing the stories, of people who identify as Rohingyan, I naively and boldly talked about visiting...

A combination of some of my favourite Melbourne things are coming together on Monday night - one of my favourite bars , Los Barbubos, is h...

My work schedule had me home in Melbourne for just a tiny bit of the Melbourne International Film Festival , which gave me two films to ...

Visiting South Africa not that long after the great man's passing, it was emotional seeing images and remembrances of Nelson Mande...