Poverty and Justice
Drugs & Alcohol
- Major Brian Watters AO on the Political Spot
- Rob Ward on the Political Spot
- MR: Injecting heroin is never safe
- Secondary supply laws- a real help to parents
- No drug injecting room for Vic, leaders pledge at pre-election forum
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Gambling
- Penny Wilson on the Political Spot
- Tim Costello on the Political Spot
- ACL supports new campaign highlighting pokie addiction
- Victorian government breaks pokies promise
- Tim Costello on the Political Spot
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Homelessness
- Sue King on the Political Spot
- Housing insecurity a growing problem for women
- Population of homeless families is on the rise
- Placing homelessness at the forefront of the election agenda
- The nights are getting colder for the homeless
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Human Rights
- MR: Baillieu misses opportunity to stop Americanisation of Australian politics
- ACL's Submission on National Human Rights Action Plan
- ACL's Submission on the Consolidation of Anti-Discrimination Laws
- Reflections on a new right not to be offended
- Vic Human Rights Charter battle continues
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Overseas Aid
- Ben Thurley on the Political Spot
- MR: ACL calls on Coalition to clarify aid cut comments
- MR: Poor let down by broken election promise on aid
- MR: ACL urges government not to cut foreign aid in budget
- Ask the PM to keep our promise to the world’s poor
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Prostitution & Sex Trafficking
- MR: ACL calls for urgent prostitution law reform in wake of ‘virginity for sale’ outrage
- Nefarious: Merchant of Souls DVD now available for purchase
- MR: ACT slavery conviction highlights broader problems with prostitution industry
- MR: Legalisation not the answer to WA’s prostitution situation
- ACL at Easterfest
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Refugees
- Opportunities to host asylum seekers
- ACL's Submission on Australia's Humanitarian Intake
- Jim Wallace on the Political Spot
- Refugee tragedy demands political action
- MR: With compassion and justice, both parties' refugee solutions could work
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