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Calling out modern slavery

A crisis affecting 50 million people around the world is coming into clearer view.

Governments want babies, but people want choices

More people are choosing not to have children, sparking big debates and changing how we view family and society.

Autoimmune diseases are on the rise

It’s estimated one in five of us will develop an autoimmune disease at some stage of our lives. We need better ways to treat them.

Law and order in Australia has a blind spot: human rights

A ‘tough on crime’ political culture tends to bring the same solution to every crisis: harsher laws. That’s a problem.

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Rethinking drug policy: punishment to public health

A science-based approach focusing on prevention, treatment and harm reduction is key to tackling the global drug crisis.

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Where is Australia’s drug-fighting money going?

Australia’s drug budget heavily focuses on law enforcement over harm reduction and prevention, underscoring the need for more balanced, effective spending.

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Health over handcuffs: a public health approach to drug use

Current drug laws focus on criminalisation, causing high incarceration rates and poor outcomes. Reform is needed to prioritise harm reduction and treatment.

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When states give love a bad name

The reshaping of constitutionally guaranteed freedoms by bringing young adults’ sexual choices under the radar of the state has sinister implications.

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Death penalty

Capital punishment remains one of the most divisive issues in global criminal justice. As more countries move to end the death penalty, some are doubling down.

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Rethinking prisons for the people they house

Maggie’s are health centres designed to be beautiful and healing. Prisons could learn something from their design principles.

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Calling out modern slavery

Governments want babies, but people want choices

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Rethinking drug policy: punishment to public health

Where is Australia’s drug-fighting money going?

Health over handcuffs: a public health approach to drug use

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Rethinking prisons for the people they house

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