I travelled with colleagues through Kiama, Dharawal land, along the South Coast of New South Wales, en route to Nowra, land of the Yuin and Dharawal people. Along with a group of policy analysts, we are travelling to meet with … Continue reading Kiama and Aboriginal Rights
I interviewed Associate Professor Kathleen Butler, sociologist and Aboriginal woman belonging to the Bundjalung and Worimi peoples of coastal New South Wales, who led the “Indigenous Sociology for Social Impact” workshop. Continue reading Decolonising Theory, Methods, and Practice
How do we better support “click farm” workers of the online economy?
Continue reading “Cognitive Capital of Click Farm Workers”Dr Sally Holland is a former social worker who is now a researcher on childhood and child welfare. Continue reading Decision-Making Among Childcare Workers
In this video, I discuss the careers panel that I sat on as part of the annual conference for The Australian Sociological Association (TASA). Continue reading Careers in Sociology
Excellent investigative report on self immolation by the Pulitzer Centre. Continue reading Tibetan Self-Immolations
Students from Sydney’s Newtown High School of the Performing Arts give Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott a tough question time that he was evidently poorly prepared to answer with grace. The clip begins with Abbott giving weak environmental advice (“plant … Continue reading Youth Question the Prime Minister
A series of protests have been held around Australia today. The #MarchInMarch demonstrations are calling attention to a various policy issues that the Abbott Government is mishandling. Abbott is a climate change denier who is privileging the greed of Australia’s mining giants over … Continue reading March in March
The Hon Michael Kirby speaks about the need for Australia to contribute towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) rights on a global scale. Kirby is now working with The Kaleidoscope Trust, a not-for-profit international organisation fighting against LGBTQI … Continue reading International Responsibility on LGBTQI Rights
This disability health and support centre in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, is staffed almost exclusively by disabled care workers. They produce prosthetic limbs and provide rehabilitation and social support in a country where public healthcare is negliable. Video: … Continue reading Afghans with disability
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