HARLLY A LEWIS Two Brisbane-based journalists are working on plans for an immersive photographic exhibition about the Kangaroo Point protests, and the detained refugees known as the KP120. The project, dubbed “Portraits of Protest”, … [Read more...]
Locals fight to make Kirra a formal suburb
Aug 31, 2020 by Leave a Comment
COURTNEY THOMAS Kirra locals are petitioning for the iconic surfing hotspot to become an official suburb in its own right rather than just a part of Coolangatta. Kirra has not been legally gazetted under the Place Names Act 1994 as a … [Read more...]
Kangaroo Point protests inspire local spirit
Aug 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment
HARLLY LEWIS Members of the local community have been protesting since April after finding out about the ongoing detention of 120 refugees, known as the KP120, in a repurposed apartment block in the Brisbane suburb of Kangaroo … [Read more...]
China will rule the world, it’s inevitable.
Oct 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment
by Faith Stolz Peter van Onselen led a panel of experts on the rising power of China, "When China Rules The World", featuring Linda Jaivin, Richard Mcgregor and Dr Yi Wang at Griffith University’s Integrity 20. The political editor at Network Ten and … [Read more...]
Tara Tiba shares her song
Oct 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Tara Tiba - photo by Rhett Kleine by Athena Zelandonii It’s hard to believe that Tara Tiba is banned from singing in public, in her home country of Iran. Despite laws banning women from recording or performing with their voices, Tara honed … [Read more...]
Kerry O’Brien’s rallying call for press freedom
Oct 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Press Freedom is again making headlines with national media organisations joining forces for Australia’s Right to Know campaign. Veteran journalist Kerry O Brien has echoed calls for a strong and independent press at Integrity 20 in … [Read more...]
Integrity 20: When China Rules the World
Oct 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
BY MONIQUE PUEBLOS Yi Wang - photo by Faith Stolz If someone asked you right now, which country is the world’s dominant economic power, what would your answer be? The United States of America? For a very long … [Read more...]
Why are governments putting democracy at risk by whittling away the rights of the Fourth Estate
Oct 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Jodie Ginsberg pondering press freedom photos by Kasun Ubayasiri The ramifications of press freedoms coming under threat and the direct implications for democracy, were hotly debated at Integrity 20 today. Australian author and journalist Matt … [Read more...]
Diversity in Human Rights and Justice
Oct 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Judge Navi Pillay's has spent her life championing human rights, after growing up under the apartheid regime in South Africa. The Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and international criminal law expert, is speaking tonight … [Read more...]
Climate activism votes with its feet
Oct 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment
ATHENA ZELANDONII With mounting scientific data and increasingly urgent warnings being made about the potential effects of climate change, it is perhaps no surprise that people around the world are beginning to take a stand to demand action from … [Read more...]
