2013 Media
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- Radio interview with Breakfast on Radio Adelaide, 'Australia's "Freedom Commissioner"', 20 December 2013, Sarah Joseph
https://radio.adelaide.edu.au/?s=sarah+joseph - 'The NSW political donations case: the implied freedom of political communication strikes again (after 21 years)', 20 December 2013, The Conversation, Sarah Joseph
http://theconversation.com/the-nsw-political-donations-case-the-implied-freedom-of-political-communication-strikes-again-after-21-years-21676 - 'Tim Wilson and the Balancing Act of Human Rights', 19 December 2013, The Drum, Sarah Joseph
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-19/joseph-tim-wilson-human-rights-commission/5166506 - 'Classical liberal' takes rights post, 18 December 2013, The Australian Financial Review, Sarah Joseph quoted
- 'Would spying on East Timor by the Australian Secret Intelligence Service be illegal?' 12 December 2013, ABC News FactCheck, Patrick Emerton
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-04/unlikely-alleged-east-timor-spying-illegal-under-australian-law/5134138 - 'The right to protest is slowly being curtailed, Latest casualty: Tasmania', 11 December 2013, The Guardian, Patrick Emerton quoted
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/11/the-right-to-protest-is-slowly-being-curtailed-latest-casualty-tasmania - 'What can Australia learn about birth registration from other countries?' Plan International, 2 December 2013, Paula Gerber with Amalia Fawcett
- 'Spies know more about us...but we know more about them', 26 November 2013, The Conversation, Sarah Joseph
http://theconversation.com/spies-know-more-about-us-but-we-know-more-about-them-20770 - 'Tasmania Decriminalises Abortion', 25 November 2013, New Matilda, Ronli Sifris
https://newmatilda.com/2013/11/25/tasmania-decriminalises-abortion - 'Our Prime Minister's Sri Lanka performance: a human rights disaster', 19 November 2013, The Conversation, Sarah Joseph
http://theconversation.com/our-prime-ministers-sri-lanka-performance-a-human-rights-disaster-20491 - High Court Constitutional Challenges, 19 November 2013, Radio Adelaide, Sarah Joseph interviewed
- 'The High Court - coming to a Centre Stage near you', 18 November 2013, The Conversation, Sarah Joseph
http://theconversation.com/the-high-court-coming-to-a-centre-stage-near-you-19993 - Master of Ceremonies and speaker at a public forum on Constitutional Recognition, 31 May 2013, Filmed by NITV and broadcast on 6 November, Melissa Castan
- Death penalty for Australians arrested for drug smuggling in Vietnam, 3AW drive program, 31 October 2013, Adam McBeth interview with Tom Elliott
- 'Smoking in prisons: Whose rights?' 25 October 2013, Right Now, Bronwyn Naylor
http://rightnow.org.au/topics/prisoners-rights/smoking-in-prisons/ - 'Lampedusa deaths: look at how Europe responded', 17 October, The Age, Gideon Boas
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/lampedusa-deaths-look-at-how-europe-responded-20131016-2vmta.html - 'Journos Need Human Rights Training', 17 October, New Matilda, Paula Gerber
https://newmatilda.com/2013/10/17/journos-need-human-rights-training - 'Women and veiling: the elephant in the courtroom', 1 October 2013, The Conversation, Bronwyn Naylor
http://theconversation.com/women-and-veiling-the-elephant-in-the-courtroom-18731 - 'NSW prison smoking bans extended', 30 September 2013, ABC Drive with Waleed Aly, Bronwyn Naylor
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/prison-smoking-bans-extended/4989746 - 'Decriminalising homosexuality worldwide: should Australia get involved?' The Conversation, 23 September 2013, Paula Gerber
http://theconversation.com/decriminalising-homosexuality-worldwide-should-australia-get-involved-18256 - 'Public servants and free speech', The Conversation, 14 August 2013, Sarah Joseph
http://theconversation.com/public-servants-and-free-speech-17054 - 'A wake-up call for parents who smack their children', The Conversation, 6 August 2013, Bronwyn Naylor
http://theconversation.com/a-wake-up-call-for-parents-who-smack-their-children-16461 - 'The PNG Solution - Cruel to be ... Cruel', The Conversation, 25 July 2013, Sarah Joseph
http://theconversation.com/the-png-solution-cruel-to-be-cruel-16389 - 'PNG legal challenge very likely', The Sydney Morning Herald interview, 23 July 2013, Azadeh Dastyari
http://media.smh.com.au/news/national-times/png-legal-challenge-likely-4592336.html - 'What would a truly regional asylum arrangement look like?', The Conversation, 23 July 2013, Maria O'Sullivan
http://theconversation.com/what-would-a-truly-regional-asylum-arrangement-look-like-16256 - 'Unapologetic Rudd anticipates legal challenge to new policy', The Age Newspaper, 23 July 2013, Azadeh Dastyari
http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/unapologetic-rudd-anticipates-legal-challenge-to-new-policy-20130722-2qexx.html - 'Australia plan violates UN Refugee Convention, says law lecturer', Radio New Zealand International interview, 22 July 2013, Azadeh Dastyari
http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=77707 - 'The PNG solution: as harsh as it is unprecedented', The Age, 22 July 2013, Maria O'Sullivan
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-png-solution-as-harsh-as-it-is-unprecedented-20130721-2qccz.html - 'What are Australia's obligations under the Refugee Convention?, Mamamia, 19 July 2013, Azadeh Dastyari
www.mamamia.com.au/author/azadehdastyari/ - 'Is Australia's new asylum policy the harshest in its history?' The Guardian Newspaper (UK), 19 July 2013, originally in The Conversation, Azadeh Dastyari
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/19/australia-asylum-policy-harshest-policy - 'Explainer: Australia's obligations under the UN Refugee Convention', The Conversation, 18 July 2013, Reproduced by SBS, Azadeh Dastyari
http://theconversation.com/explainer-australias-obligations-under-the-un-refugee-convention-16195 - 'FactCheck Q&A: towing back the boats and the mining tax', The Conversation, 17 July 2013, Maria O'Sullivan
http://theconversation.com/factcheck-qanda-towing-back-the-boats-and-the-mining-tax-16025 - Opinion piece by Azadeh Dastyari in the Age, 'Abbott's copycat tow-back plan won't stop the boats', 13 July 2013
http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/abbotts-copycat-towback-plan-wont-stop-the-boats-20130714-2pxyg.html - 'The Return to Rudd: a turn for the worse on asylum seeker policy?', Online Opinion, 11 July 2013, Azadeh Dastyari
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15229 - 'Outdated Interpol advice raises red flag for Federal Police', ABC PM, 14 June 2013, Patrick Emerton interviewed
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2013/s3782293.htm - 'Interpol shortens asylum-seeker's charge sheet', SBS World News Radio, 14 June 2013, Patrick Emerton interviewed
http://www.sbs.com.au/podcasts/Podcasts/radionews/episode/272323/Interpol-shortens-asylum-seeker-s-charge-sheet - 'Sparse memoir of a stolen life', review of Ali Cobby Eckermann 'Too afraid to Cry', Weekend Australian Review, 1 June 2013, Stephen Gray
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/sparse-memoir-of-a-stolen-life/story-fn9n8gph-1226653905261 - 'International students targeted by human traffickers', ABC Newsline, 24 May 2013, Susan Kneebone interviewed
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-24/international-students-targeted-by-human/4711782
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUrfJLetahg - 'The ethics of enforced child vaccinations', Crikey, 23 May 2013, Paula Gerber
http://media.crikey.com.au/dm/newsletter/dailymail_da292655c05f6e1174bfbd1c2c27ea4d.html#article_24508 - 'International students targeted by human traffickers', Australia Network News interview, 17 May 2013, Susan Kneebone
- Radio interview with Radio National 'UNCritical of Australia's lax ID policy', 6 May 2013, Paula Gerber
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/un-critical-of-australias-lax-id-policy/4671254 - Radio interview on 2SER on gay marriage, 1 May 2013, Paula Gerber
- 'Is Abbott wrong to talk of 'illegals'?', SBS, 26 April 2013, Susan Kneebone quoted
http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/african/highlight/page/id/264302/t/Is-Abbott-wrong-to-talk-of-illegals/in/english - 'Shell Has No Case To Answer On Nigeria', The New Matilda, 24 April 2013, Joanna Kyriakakis
http://newmatilda.com/2013/04/24/shell-has-no-case-answer-nigeria - Radio interview with Barry Nicholls on the Drive program, ABC South West WA to discuss asylum seekers arriving in Geraldton on 15 April 2013, Azadeh Dastyari
- 'Refugee tribunal a check against the culture of no', The Drum, 21 March 2013, Adam McBeth
- 'Violence, feminism and criminal justice', Overland, 13 March 2013, Bronwyn Naylor quoted
http://overland.org.au/blogs/loudspeaker/2013/03/violence-feminism-and-criminal-justice/ - Interview with Sunanda Creagh, News Editor, The Conversation, Julie Debeljak quoted in article New Laws Clamp Down on Forced Labour and Forced Marriage, 27 February 2013
http://theconversation.edu.au/new-laws-clamp-down-on-forced-labour-and-forced-marriage-12515 - Radio interview with 3CR on Women's Reproductive Rights, Discrimination and CEDAW, 12 February 2013, Ronli Sifris
http://www.3cr.org.au/women%E2%80%99s-reproductive-rights-discrimination-and-cedaw-12-february-2013 - Radio recording by Triple J of evidence provided to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on the current inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012, 31 January 2013, Tania Penovic (also played on Radio National)
- 'The Whitehaven hoax: ratbag act or legitimate protest?', The Conversation, 15 January 2013, Sarah Joseph
http://theconversation.com/the-whitehaven-hoax-ratbag-act-or-legitimate-protest-11604 - 'The Media is Offended by the new Discrimination Bill', The Conversation, 10 January 2013, Sarah Joseph
http://theconversation.com/the-media-is-offended-by-the-new-discrimination-bill-11550
