Tareq Baconi is to appear at the Melbourne and Sydney writers festivals.

Pushing back against silence,a queer Palestinian Christian bares all in his memoir

Shame,desire and displacement are key themes in this revelatory memoir.

  • Kerrie O'Brien

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An image released by Myanmar state TV showed Suu Kyi in detention - but when it was taken is unknown.

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest

The legal team of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi plans to meet the detained former leader this weekend.

  • John Mair
Queensland police conducted a wanding operation in Queen Street Mall on Thursday morning as part of an announcement on Jack’s Law.

Police mark another wanding milestone with operation in city mall

Since laws allowing police to search people without a warrant were passed,more than 1000 weapons have been seized.

  • Courtney Kruk
Kary’s parents tried to force her to marry at 13. She refused and is now studying psychiatry in Phnom Penh.

‘They said no one would love me’:The 13-year-old who refused to be a child bride

It took a lot of courage for Kary to defy her parents and follow her dreams.

  • Neary Ty
Lesbian Action Group committee member Carole Ann,pictured in August 2023.

Lesbian activists claim win in push to exclude trans women from events

The group sought an exemption to discrimination laws to hold events for “lesbians born female only”. But trans women say they don’t speak for all lesbians.

  • Jack Gramenz andMichaela Whitbourn
Queensland Human Rights Commissioner Debbie Platz APM in her Brisbane office.

A-G says human rights staff concerns a matter for commissioner

This masthead revealed concerns within the Queensland Human Rights Commission about its new boss after an event that left staff in tears.

  • William Davis andMatt Dennien
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The 34-level 400 George Street tower in Brisbane is tendering to replace cladding

Inside the human rights office planning day that left staff in tears

One source said half the room walked out after a charity representative with close ties to the new commissioner gave a presentation that contained triggering themes.

  • Matt Dennien
Queensland Human Rights Commissioner Debbie Platz APM in her Brisbane office during her first month in the role.

Watchdog’s silence on controversial government bill sparks alarm

New human rights boss Debbie Platz declined to publicly weigh in on the LNP’s proposed drug crackdown and new police power expansion.

  • Matt Dennien
Raising Queensland lead author Professor Karen Healy AM said there was a link between neurodevelopmental delays and housing insecurity.

Queensland kids worse off than kids in other states:report

Close to a quarter of Queensland children are not hitting their developmental milestones,the study from UQ found.

  • Courtney Kruk
Indonesian activist attacked.

The shocking moment an Indonesian activist was allegedly attacked with chemicals in Jakarta

Indonesian authorities have arrested six people,four of them from the military’s intelligence unit,in connection to the incident that has sent a chill through Indonesian human rights activists.

  • Zach Hope andKaruni Rompies