Thomas Feng 冯子晋
@thomasfeng.bsky.social
he/him. Engagement Director at @humanrightshrlc.bsky.social. Chairperson at Culture Spring. I use stories and words to create a better world. Views my own.
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NEW: More than half a dozen prominent authors have pulled out of the Bendigo Writers Festival after being told to sign a code of conduct that would inhibit criticism of Israel.
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Authors withdraw from Bendigo Writers Festival over anti-Palestinian 'censorship'
Festival organisers sought compliance with controversial definition of antisemitism that includes criticism of Israel
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August 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
NEW: More than half a dozen prominent authors have pulled out of the Bendigo Writers Festival after being told to sign a code of conduct that would inhibit criticism of Israel.
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BREAKING: The Albanese Government has agreed to delay the deportation of a man to Nauru after he commenced legal proceedings yesterday.
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February 22, 2025 at 4:18 AM
BREAKING: The Albanese Government has agreed to delay the deportation of a man to Nauru after he commenced legal proceedings yesterday.
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Under NSW's new anti-protest laws, NSW Police can arrest and fine people who take part in protests which take place near a place of worship, like this School Strike 4 Climate in Sydney. Read @humanrightshrlc.bsky.social statement 👇
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February 21, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Under NSW's new anti-protest laws, NSW Police can arrest and fine people who take part in protests which take place near a place of worship, like this School Strike 4 Climate in Sydney. Read @humanrightshrlc.bsky.social statement 👇
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Courier Mail shocked that a 14 year old girl who had been incarcerated for 62 days in QLD was not reading the Courier Mail. 🤦
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February 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Courier Mail shocked that a 14 year old girl who had been incarcerated for 62 days in QLD was not reading the Courier Mail. 🤦
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“Increasing child imprisonment has not only failed to reduce crime, but is putting another generation of children into an express training program for a life of crime and suffering.” Karly Warner, Aboriginal Legal Service
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Number of NSW children in youth detention up by one third, new data shows
As Minns government seeks to extend controversial laws that make it harder for young people to get bail, experts warn locking up more kids will not curb crime
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February 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
“Increasing child imprisonment has not only failed to reduce crime, but is putting another generation of children into an express training program for a life of crime and suffering.” Karly Warner, Aboriginal Legal Service
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Housing is a human right. Enshrining the right to housing via an @aushumanrightsact.bsky.social would put people at the heart of housing policies and laws in Australia, and encourage positive action to solve the housing crisis. @humanrightshrlc.bsky.social
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Right to Housing - Could enshring housing into law as a human right could solve the housing crisis? - ABC listen
Could an Australian Human Rights Act placing housing at the heart of government laws, policies and services be the circuit breaker to our housing crisis?
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February 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Housing is a human right. Enshrining the right to housing via an @aushumanrightsact.bsky.social would put people at the heart of housing policies and laws in Australia, and encourage positive action to solve the housing crisis. @humanrightshrlc.bsky.social
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NEW REPORT: The Right to Housing in Australia.
Our new report shows how the right to housing could help prevent evictions that push people into homelessness, and ensure housing laws and services put people first.
Read here: humanrightsact.org.au/housing
Our new report shows how the right to housing could help prevent evictions that push people into homelessness, and ensure housing laws and services put people first.
Read here: humanrightsact.org.au/housing
February 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
NEW REPORT: The Right to Housing in Australia.
Our new report shows how the right to housing could help prevent evictions that push people into homelessness, and ensure housing laws and services put people first.
Read here: humanrightsact.org.au/housing
Our new report shows how the right to housing could help prevent evictions that push people into homelessness, and ensure housing laws and services put people first.
Read here: humanrightsact.org.au/housing
Absolutely despicable to see the Daily Tele and a group claiming to represent the Jewish community plan to create a content series called "UNDERCOVER JEW". Antisemitism and racism ≠ entertainment. Media should explain and challenge these attitudes, not repeat them. www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/14/n...
Inside News Corp’s backfired 'UNDERCOVERJEW' operation
The Daily Telegraph planned a story featuring an ‘undercover Jewish man’ using covert recording eyewear. CCTV footage shows it didn’t go as planned.
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February 15, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Absolutely despicable to see the Daily Tele and a group claiming to represent the Jewish community plan to create a content series called "UNDERCOVER JEW". Antisemitism and racism ≠ entertainment. Media should explain and challenge these attitudes, not repeat them. www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/14/n...
Healthcare is a human right. Gender-affirming care is life-saving. To the 491 young people whose healthcare has been taken away in QLD, we see you and we hear you. Thousands show up in solidarity in Naarm today. #ProtectTransYouth @transjusticeau.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Healthcare is a human right. Gender-affirming care is life-saving. To the 491 young people whose healthcare has been taken away in QLD, we see you and we hear you. Thousands show up in solidarity in Naarm today. #ProtectTransYouth @transjusticeau.bsky.social
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My column.
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When cancel culture goes this far, our democracy is in peril
An Australian human rights lawyer is the latest victim of a campaign to shut down Jewish people who dare to criticise Israel.
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February 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
My column.
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Mandatory minimum sentences are not the right tool to protect people and communities from racism. They also fail to take into account LGBTIQA+ discrimination. A human-rights based response is critical in tackling hate at its roots. @humanrightshrlc.bsky.social
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Mandatory minimum sentences will not keep communities safe from acts of hate and racism | Human Rights Law Centre
The Albanese Government’s mandatory minimum sentences are not the right tool to protect people and communities from acts of hate and racism, says the Human Rights Law Centre.
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February 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Mandatory minimum sentences are not the right tool to protect people and communities from racism. They also fail to take into account LGBTIQA+ discrimination. A human-rights based response is critical in tackling hate at its roots. @humanrightshrlc.bsky.social
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such good news, but we need an urgent change to our migration system to make sure this stops happening to disabled people and their families
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Indonesian family's Australian residency approved after ABC inquiries
Lily Lumintang was reading an ABC story about her family's plea to remain in Australia when her lawyer called to say Home Affairs had granted their family visas, allowing them to avoid deportation and...
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February 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
such good news, but we need an urgent change to our migration system to make sure this stops happening to disabled people and their families
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Housing is a human right — but right now, long-term homelessness is surging, and prices not people dominate the discussion.
Join us on 17 February for a discussion on how we can put people at the heart of our housing laws and services.
Register: events.humanitix.com/a-right-to-h...
Join us on 17 February for a discussion on how we can put people at the heart of our housing laws and services.
Register: events.humanitix.com/a-right-to-h...
February 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Housing is a human right — but right now, long-term homelessness is surging, and prices not people dominate the discussion.
Join us on 17 February for a discussion on how we can put people at the heart of our housing laws and services.
Register: events.humanitix.com/a-right-to-h...
Join us on 17 February for a discussion on how we can put people at the heart of our housing laws and services.
Register: events.humanitix.com/a-right-to-h...
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As I told the ABC, “we would never name a place or even refer to someone as a Chinaman today which speaks volumes about the term.”
We should change place names it in a way that respects local histories & celebrates the local presence of Chinese Australian individuals
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We should change place names it in a way that respects local histories & celebrates the local presence of Chinese Australian individuals
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Hundreds of places in Australia contain this 'racist slur' that experts want changed
Places and their names can hold different meanings for different people, but what happens when those in a community are uncomfortable with a historical figure or the association a place is named after...
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February 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As I told the ABC, “we would never name a place or even refer to someone as a Chinaman today which speaks volumes about the term.”
We should change place names it in a way that respects local histories & celebrates the local presence of Chinese Australian individuals
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
We should change place names it in a way that respects local histories & celebrates the local presence of Chinese Australian individuals
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
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The Allan Government is considering reviving dangerous and punitive bail laws, despite them leading to Veronica Nelson's death in custody.
The Allan Government should make Victoria’s bail laws safer and fairer for everyone, not give into the Liberal Opposition's fearmongering.
The Allan Government should make Victoria’s bail laws safer and fairer for everyone, not give into the Liberal Opposition's fearmongering.
February 4, 2025 at 6:31 AM
The Allan Government is considering reviving dangerous and punitive bail laws, despite them leading to Veronica Nelson's death in custody.
The Allan Government should make Victoria’s bail laws safer and fairer for everyone, not give into the Liberal Opposition's fearmongering.
The Allan Government should make Victoria’s bail laws safer and fairer for everyone, not give into the Liberal Opposition's fearmongering.
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Everyone should have a safe, secure and healthy place to call home, no matter their postcode or bank balance.
Learn what difference a right to housing can make on Monday 17 February at 5.30PM AEDT, co-hosted with UTS Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion.
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Learn what difference a right to housing can make on Monday 17 February at 5.30PM AEDT, co-hosted with UTS Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion.
RSVP: events.humanitix.com/a-right-to-h...
January 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Everyone should have a safe, secure and healthy place to call home, no matter their postcode or bank balance.
Learn what difference a right to housing can make on Monday 17 February at 5.30PM AEDT, co-hosted with UTS Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion.
RSVP: events.humanitix.com/a-right-to-h...
Learn what difference a right to housing can make on Monday 17 February at 5.30PM AEDT, co-hosted with UTS Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion.
RSVP: events.humanitix.com/a-right-to-h...
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Whistleblowers expose wrongdoing - but our broken laws mean they face prosecution, not protection.
Kieran Pender spoke to @australia.theguardian.com this week about blowing the whistle and why this is the year to secure vital whistleblower protections.
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Kieran Pender spoke to @australia.theguardian.com this week about blowing the whistle and why this is the year to secure vital whistleblower protections.
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Why Australia needs better whistleblower protections - podcast
Kieran Pender, associate legal director at the Human Rights Law Centre, tells Nour Haydar why more needs to be done to ensure workers who speak up about wrongdoing are protected
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January 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Whistleblowers expose wrongdoing - but our broken laws mean they face prosecution, not protection.
Kieran Pender spoke to @australia.theguardian.com this week about blowing the whistle and why this is the year to secure vital whistleblower protections.
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Kieran Pender spoke to @australia.theguardian.com this week about blowing the whistle and why this is the year to secure vital whistleblower protections.
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