By Kate Maccarone “An Indigenous Voice to Parliament is consistent with guiding principles of key human rights treaties… [which] include the rights to self-determination. Given the proposals outlined in the […]
The Indigenous Voice to Parliament
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World Refugee Day – Secretary General Message
On World Refugee Day, 20 June 2023, the UN Secretary General provided the following message. Written Message
The Cost of Economic Sanctions
Why is the definition of a successful sanction based on foreign policy results and not human rights? By Kate Maccarone Sanctions are integral to foreign policy, allowing states to achieve […]
Annual Report 2021/2022
Annual Report 2021-2022 The United Nations of Australia has released their annual report for financial year 21/22. The report itself can be view directly here To view previous years reports […]
Secretary-General Message – Message for Countering Hate Speech
Attached is a message from the Secretary-General on the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, 18 June 2022 Read message here
Secretary-General Message – World Refugee Day
Attached is the Secretary-General message for World Refugee Day, 20 June 2022 Read message here
Putin’s narrative: The mobilisation of ontological security
By John Fowler Once again, a great power and permanent member of the UN Security Council and nuclear power has invaded another sovereign state. We are reminded that war remains […]
Shifting mindsets to challenge gender roles
By: Mariel Verroya, Nola Hennessy, Nicky Panont, and Akshitha Menon. Historically, attempts at reducing violence against women and girls are often represented as a timeless and universal phenomenon (United Nations, […]
NEWSLETTER: PEACE AND SECURITY PROGRAM November 2021
Here’s what we’ve been up to… West Papua Forum On the 16th of September, the UNAA Queensland Peace and Security Program hosted the online event, ‘West Papua: Finding a way […]
Peace, Dignity and Equality on a Healthy Planet: How Australia can contribute to the UN Common Agenda
DOUG EVERINGHAM ORATION [delivered via zoom] 30 OCT 2021 Presented by LEANNE SMITH, Director of the Whitlam Institute, Western Sydney University INTRODUCTION Good morning Brisbane! I am […]