Rights of the Child violated under QLD ‘adult time’ laws

The new QLD LNP government has a responsibility to follow the recommendations of decades of research into youth justice, says Australian Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds. featuring Australian Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds reporter: Mia Armitage PIC: children at beach (Mia Armitage)

The human right to housing in a housing crisis

Housing is listed as one of the human rights agreed on in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Byron Shire founder of House You Chels Hood Withey continues to advocate for it during a local housing crisis and while moving house. featuring House You Founder Chels Hood Withey reporter: Mia…

The need to share in the fight against modern slavery

Library of Stuff founder Sascha Mainsbridge was inspired to start the project in response to the prevalence of modern slavery in consumerism. Years later, the same lesson rings true: we need to share. featuring Library of Stuff Founder and Mullum Cares Founder Sascha Mainsbridge reporter: Mia Arm…

Thousands of slavery cases, 35 convictions in Australia

More than 16,400 cases of slavery reported in NSW alone yet only 35 convictions nation-wide. These are the woeful statistics reported by the state's first ongoing anti-slavery commissioner, James Cockayne.  Some of the cases are on the Northern Rivers. featuring NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner Jam…

CN 13-12-24 Slavery on the Northern Rivers; children jailed in QLD; housing abuse; and the need to share

Community broadcasters around the country have been paying homage to human rights all week, including here at Bay FM, and we start today’s show with this year’s Human Rights Day speech from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türky. Later we hear from Australia’s Commissi…

‘We don’t want to move again,’ Saibai elder living in Brisbane joins Torres Strait Islander Uncles fighting for Commonwealth climate change duty of care

A tour of a rather different kind is happening on the Northern Rivers this week, with the two lead plaintiffs in a climate change duty of care court case against the Commonwealth visiting from the Torres Strait Islands to meet with disaster survivors. We heard about the case and the tour from Grat…

CN 06-12-24 Torres Strait Islands under threat; Report links gambling to DV; HECS chanages; social media impacts on regional youth; and Nick Bryant on America's neverending war with itself

A tour of a rather different kind is happening on the Northern Rivers this week, with the two lead plaintiffs in a climate change duty of care court case against the Commonwealth visiting from the Torres Strait Islands to meet with disaster survivors. We heard about the case and the tour from Grat…

More Greens election promises after senate backflip

This week is the first in a sixteen-day campaign around gendered family and domestic violence and the federal Greens are promising fifteen billion dollars in frontline services funding if they get the numbers in next year’s election, we hear from candidate for the seat of Richmond Mandy Nolan about…

Torres Strait Islander climate change duty of care plaintiffs to meet with Northern Rivers disaster survivors

A tour of a rather different kind is happening on the Northern Rivers next week, when two lead plaintiffs in a climate change duty of care court case against the Commonwealth come to visit from the Torres Strait Islands. We hear about the case and the tour from Grata Fund founder Isabelle Reinecke…

CN 29-11-24 Climate change duty of care, More Greens election promises after senate backflip, and Mur'bah train station turns 130

A tour of a rather different kind is happening on the Northern Rivers next week, when two lead plaintiffs in a climate change duty of care court case against the Commonwealth come to visit from the Torres Strait Islands. We hear about the case and the tour from Grata Fund founder Isabelle Reinecke…